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Parkour + Rhythm
Of 23 developers who shipped a Rhythm Parkour game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 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., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $250 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 14 developers shipped in the last year and 22 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 5% | $46k (exactly $45,720) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 60 |
| Announced | 22 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 155% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Parkour, Rhythm; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Platformer
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.00 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.00 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 506 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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- + ModernPoor odds
- + CatsPoor odds
- + DestructionPoor odds
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Melody's Escape 2 2026 · $128k 
CYBRID 2021 · EA · $63k 
CYBERMATRIX 2026 · $46k 
Speed Stars 2020 · $20k 
Fech The Ferret 2022 · EA · $14k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Melody's Escape 2 | $14.99 | 284 95% | 8.5k | $128k (exactly $127,715) | Icetesy | |
| | CYBRID | · EA older | $14.99 | 139 89% | 4.2k | $63k (exactly $62,508) | Tom Reason |
| | CYBERMATRIX | $12.00 | 127 89% | 3.8k | $46k (exactly $45,720) | Tim Murich | |
| | Speed Stars | older | $2.99 | 227 79% | 6.8k | $20k (exactly $20,362) | Luke Doukakis |
| | Fech The Ferret | · EA older | $24.99 | 19 78% | 570 | $14k (exactly $14,244) | aucritas |
 | BeachRun | older | $24.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $8.2k (exactly $8,247) | Gamesforgames |
 | BandRoll | · EA older | $1.99 | 98 85% | 2.9k | $5.9k (exactly $5,851) | Bluespy Studios |
 | Rhythm Rush! | older | $0.99 | 156 66% | 4.7k | $4.6k (exactly $4,633) | KFriske Studios |
 | Froggie | older | $0.99 | 152 93% | 4.6k | $4.5k (exactly $4,514) | Vergiu |
 | 10 Seconds to Win! | older | $0.99 | 138 94% | 4.1k | $4.1k (exactly $4,099) | Vergiu |
 | CYBERSLAYER: No Time to Regret | $4.99 | 25 92% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | KAEV Games | |
 | Scuttle | $6.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $3.1k (exactly $3,146) | Altered Self Games | |
 | Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM | $2.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $1.9k (exactly $1,884) | Piece Of Voxel, Gamesforfarm | |
 | Who move my key? | $4.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) | 与众第九艺术 | |
 | Aria:|| | $3.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $718 (exactly $718) | Mangetsuya | |
 | Frog & Roll | $4.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Drunk Frog Studio | |
 | 浪尖舞动 Surf Dance | $1.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $418 (exactly $418) | Youliang Wuhan Network Technology Co.,… (Youliang Wuhan Network Technology Co., Ltd.) | |
 | Floppy Dick | $1.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $418 (exactly $418) | MaCoGAME |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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