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Should I ship a Noir Precision Platformer?
Precision Platformer + Noir
Only 4 developers shipped a Noir Precision Platformer in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 10 did: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $300 against a market of $480. 9 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $955 (exactly $955) |
| Top 25% | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) |
| Top 5% | $74k (exactly $73,814) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 29 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue too few recent games to read momentum, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Noir
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Precision Platformer
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 2,804 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 9 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Precision Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + DemonsFair
- + FPSFair
- + GothicFair
- + HorrorFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Action RoguelikeFair
- + Time ManipulationFair
- + SandboxFair
- + Procedural GenerationFair
- + RPGFair
Comparable games
TTV2 2017 · $223k 
GravNewton 2017 · $114k 
Master Spy 2015 · $83k 
On Rusty Trails 2016 · $79k 
Desvelado 2024 · $74k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TTV2 | older | $4.99 | 1,487 86% | 45k | $223k (exactly $222,604) | Walter Machado |
| | GravNewton | older | $9.99 | 379 78% | 11k | $114k (exactly $113,586) | JOZGamer, Hatus Quemuel |
| | Master Spy | older | $9.99 | 278 77% | 8.3k | $83k (exactly $83,317) | TURBOGUN |
| | On Rusty Trails | older | $14.99 | 176 87% | 5.3k | $79k (exactly $79,147) | Black Pants Studio |
| | Desvelado | older | $6.99 | 352 98% | 11k | $74k (exactly $73,814) | Valentín Zacarías, Pablo Cuello, Joacoy… (Valentín Zacarías, Pablo Cuello, Joacoyco) |
 | Tails Noir: Rebel Rush | older | $4.94 | 78 98% | 2.3k | $12k (exactly $11,560) | Soup with Friends, Eggnut |
 | Trash Bandits | older | $14.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) | Crab Bucket Software |
 | Impulsow | older | $9.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | JOZGamer, Hatus Quemuel |
 | DARK MINUTE: Kira's Adventure | older | $12.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $4.7k (exactly $4,676) | KovalGames |
 | Unwell Known | older | $9.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | BoxCutter Game Studio |
 | Ropeman | $5.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | 1K Project | |
 | KAPIBAROV | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | STUDIYATEHNOLOGIJ-RV | |
 | Balloon Full of Love | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Klas Holmlund, Robert Bünsow, Chris Kin… (Klas Holmlund, Robert Bünsow, Chris Kingdon) | |
 | Cursed Ghost | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Tugay Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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