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Parkour + Tactical
Of 25 developers who shipped a Parkour Tactical 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.. 37 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $17k, ×28 the market median. Revenue is up 275% on the market; 37 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $600 (exactly $600) |
| Top 25% | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) |
| Top 5% | $17k (exactly $17,498) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 69 |
| Announced | 37 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 275% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, 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, Tactical; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, 2D Platformer, Platformer
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Family Friendly, Stylized
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 441 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Parkour with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Combat RacingFair
- + Precision PlatformerLong shot
- + MetroidvaniaPoor odds
- + SkateboardingPoor odds
- + SwordplayPoor odds
- + Hack and SlashPoor odds
- + Dark FantasyPoor odds
- + ModernPoor odds
- + CatsPoor odds
- + DestructionPoor odds
- + StealthPoor odds
Comparable games
Assassin's Creed® Unity 2014 · $71M 
DEATHLOOP 2021 · $36M 
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist 2013 · $12M 
Goofy Gorillas 2023 · $196k 
Relooted 2026 · $116k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Assassin's Creed® Unity | older | $29.99 | 79,116 77% | 2.4M | $71M (exactly $71,180,665) | Ubisoft |
| | DEATHLOOP | older | $59.99 | 19,910 76% | 597k | $36M (exactly $35,832,027) | Arkane Studios |
| | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist | older | $19.99 | 19,309 78% | 579k | $12M (exactly $11,579,607) | Ubisoft Toronto |
| | Goofy Gorillas | older | $7.99 | 819 93% | 25k | $196k (exactly $196,314) | sponge |
| | Relooted | $14.99 | 257 87% | 7.7k | $116k (exactly $115,573) | Nyamakop | |
 | Time To Stop Time | older | $9.99 | 161 71% | 4.8k | $48k (exactly $48,252) | Sicarius |
 | Only Up ! | older | $6.99 | 216 26% | 6.5k | $45k (exactly $45,295) | WGI GAMING |
 | Parkour Tag | older | $7.99 | 170 87% | 5.1k | $41k (exactly $40,749) | Loopnova Studio |
 | SPECTRE | · EA older | $9.99 | 76 55% | 2.3k | $23k (exactly $22,777) | Symbiosis Games |
 | Bauhaus Bonk | $7.99 | 73 100% | 2.2k | $17k (exactly $17,498) | Spoonful Games | |
 | SPEEDSHOT | $14.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $12k (exactly $12,142) | karmacode | |
 | Battle Squares | $9.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Feesh Studio | |
 | Fruits Vs Veggies | $6.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) | Ishbull Studios | |
 | Doggy Up! | $3.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $2.4k (exactly $2,394) | Feas | |
 | RAD: Repeat After Death | $12.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) | Exploding Soes | |
 | Cow | $4.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | ZDEsy | |
 | Only Up 3 | $4.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | WGI GAMING | |
 | Stress Ball | $3.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | Analiz Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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