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Should I ship a Vampire Platformer?
Platformer + Vampires
Of 30 developers who shipped a Vampire 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.. 36 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 $2.2k, ×3.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $250k, ×404 the market median. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 36 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) |
| Top 25% | $16k (exactly $15,884) |
| Top 5% | $254k (exactly $253,673) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 30 |
| Released games | 78 |
| Announced | 36 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 15% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Vampires
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Retro
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 3,939 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 36 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimStrong odds
- + PinballStrong odds
- + Combat RacingFair
- + FMVFair
- + SimulationFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + SkateboardingPoor odds
Comparable games
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019 · $35M 
The Last Faith 2023 · $3.9M 
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered 2024 · $2.7M 
Castlevania Dominus Collection 2024 · $1.8M 
DEADBOLT 2016 · $1.5M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | older | $39.99 | 29,588 93% | 888k | $35M (exactly $35,496,724) | ArtPlay |
| | The Last Faith | older | $27.99 | 4,661 83% | 140k | $3.9M (exactly $3,913,842) | Kumi Souls Games |
| | Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered | $29.99 | 3,042 90% | 91k | $2.7M (exactly $2,736,887) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
| | Castlevania Dominus Collection | older | $24.99 | 2,362 94% | 71k | $1.8M (exactly $1,770,791) | KONAMI |
| | DEADBOLT | older | $9.99 | 4,852 96% | 146k | $1.5M (exactly $1,454,144) | Hopoo Games |
 | Castlevania Advance Collection | older | $19.99 | 2,149 91% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,288,755) | KONAMI |
 | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon | older | $9.99 | 3,823 94% | 115k | $1.1M (exactly $1,145,753) | INTI CREATES CO., LTD. |
 | Castlevania Anniversary Collection | older | $19.99 | 1,798 80% | 54k | $1.1M (exactly $1,078,261) | KONAMI |
 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD | older | $14.99 | 2,161 84% | 65k | $972k (exactly $971,802) | MercurySteam |
 | Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity | older | $14.99 | 1,219 91% | 37k | $548k (exactly $548,184) | Ankake Spa |
 | Legacy of Kain: Ascendance | $19.99 | 423 27% | 13k | $254k (exactly $253,673) | Bit Bot Media | |
 | Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™ | $39.99 | 82 71% | 2.5k | $98k (exactly $98,375) | Petoons Studio, Casual Brothers Ltd. | |
 | Beyond the Ice Palace 2 | $19.99 | 77 63% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $46,177) | STORYBIRD Studio | |
 | VELASTER | · EA | $10.99 | 83 87% | 2.5k | $27k (exactly $27,365) | ODYSSEYER |
 | VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood | $14.99 | 42 57% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | Ash Jackson | |
 | Janosik 2 | $8.99 | 70 95% | 2.1k | $19k (exactly $18,879) | Onix Games | |
 | PizzaBoy | $9.99 | 53 94% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,884) | Breadless | |
 | Castle of Vania | $10.99 | 35 48% | 1.1k | $12k (exactly $11,540) | Succubus Factory | |
 | Stone 4 Souls | $9.99 | 32 78% | 960 | $9.6k (exactly $9,590) | Adeilson S Vieira |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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