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Split Screen + Platformer
Of 44 developers who shipped a Split Screen Platformer 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.. 66 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×2.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $2.5M, ×4076 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 66 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 25% | $12k (exactly $11,994) |
| Top 5% | $2.6M (exactly $2,559,646) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 44 |
| Released games | 158 |
| Announced | 66 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 down 10% on the market, supply 95% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Split Screen
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Split Screen, Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Co-op, Action, Adventure
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 92,609 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 66 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Split Screen with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
Comparable games
It Takes Two 2021 · $262M 
Split Fiction 2025 · $118M 
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes 2013 · $14M 
Little Nightmares III 2025 · $12M 
Sonic Adventure 2 2012 · $7.1M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | It Takes Two | older | $39.99 | 218,492 95% | 6.6M | $262M (exactly $262,124,852) | Hazelight Studios |
| | Split Fiction | $49.99 | 78,378 97% | 2.4M | $118M (exactly $117,543,487) | Hazelight Studios | |
| | LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes | older | $19.99 | 22,663 95% | 680k | $14M (exactly $13,591,001) | Traveller's Tales |
| | Little Nightmares III | $39.99 | 10,165 46% | 305k | $12M (exactly $12,194,950) | Supermassive Games | |
| | Sonic Adventure 2 | older | $9.99 | 23,755 90% | 713k | $7.1M (exactly $7,119,374) | SEGA |
 | LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ | older | $19.99 | 9,575 90% | 287k | $5.7M (exactly $5,742,128) | Traveller's Tales |
 | Sackboy™: A Big Adventure | older | $59.99 | 2,822 83% | 85k | $5.1M (exactly $5,078,753) | Sumo Digital |
 | Unravel Two | older | $19.99 | 7,480 78% | 224k | $4.5M (exactly $4,485,756) | Coldwood Interactive |
 | Distance | older | $24.99 | 5,832 93% | 175k | $4.4M (exactly $4,372,250) | Refract |
 | Biped | older | $14.99 | 9,025 85% | 271k | $4.1M (exactly $4,058,542) | NEXT Studios |
 | Revenge of the Savage Planet | $29.99 | 2,845 86% | 85k | $2.6M (exactly $2,559,646) | Raccoon Logic Studios Inc. | |
 | WheelMates | $19.99 | 496 75% | 15k | $297k (exactly $297,451) | Firevolt | |
 | Head's Adventures:chibichibi | $7.99 | 334 97% | 10k | $80k (exactly $80,060) | ManaWanderer | |
 | Teeto | $17.99 | 90 94% | 2.7k | $49k (exactly $48,573) | Eat Pant Games | |
 | Tasty Planet: Final Bite | $12.99 | 100 90% | 3.0k | $39k (exactly $38,970) | Dingo Games | |
 | Together in Forgotten Lands | $7.99 | 104 90% | 3.1k | $25k (exactly $24,929) | Vellichor Games | |
 | Running Fable Petite Party | $13.99 | 51 100% | 1.5k | $21k (exactly $21,405) | Seashell Studio | |
 | Lost Twins 2 | $14.99 | 46 86% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $20,686) | Playdew |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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