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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Psychological Precision Platformer?

Precision Platformer + Psychological

Of 22 developers who shipped a Psychological Precision 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.. 34 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 34 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 85% on the market, 34 announced, ×3.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Precision Platformer + Psychological
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 22
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $594 → $1.7k → $2.5k → $135 → $418 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Precision Platformer + Psychological: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 22
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $150 (exactly $150)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,650)
Top 5% $2.9k (exactly $2,876)
Developers, 2 yr 22
Released games 50
Announced 34
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 down 85% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Psychological
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Precision Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, 2D Platformer, Adventure
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Philosophical, Story Rich
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 708 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $150, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $2.8k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Precision Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + DemonsFair15 devs · median $2.4k · 21 announced
  2. + FPSFair37 devs · median $1.6k · 38 announced
  3. + GothicFair15 devs · median $1.4k · 17 announced
  4. + HorrorFair68 devs · median $1.0k · 69 announced
  5. + Character CustomizationFair103 devs · median $748 · 116 announced
  6. + Perma DeathFair46 devs · median $719 · 31 announced
  7. + IdlerFair12 devs · median $657 · 6 announced
  8. + Action RoguelikeFair36 devs · median $629 · 38 announced
  9. + Time ManipulationFair22 devs · median $598 · 20 announced
  10. + SandboxFair30 devs · median $537 · 21 announced
  11. + Procedural GenerationFair49 devs · median $449 · 42 announced
  12. + RPGFair41 devs · median $449 · 43 announced

All 123 pairs on the Precision Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

PEPPERED: an existential platformer 2025 · $271k Krimson 2024 · $34k LOST EGG 2: Be together 2021 · $18k Philophobia: The Fear of Love 2020 · $16k Doodle Adventure of Chameleon 2024 · $16k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
PEPPERED: an existential platformer $14.99 603 96% 18k $271k (exactly $271,169) Mostly Games
Krimson older $9.99 115 99% 3.5k $34k (exactly $34,466) CryingPsycho
LOST EGG 2: Be together older $2.99 206 85% 6.2k $18k (exactly $18,478) KIMIDORI SOFT
Philophobia: The Fear of Love older $11.99 44 95% 1.3k $16k (exactly $15,827) Tim Ruswick
Doodle Adventure of Chameleon older $8.99 58 94% 1.7k $16k (exactly $15,643) Cube of Cube
Animaddicts 4 older $19.99 16 37% 480 $9.6k (exactly $9,595) Crossplatform
The prisoner of the Night older $16.99 13 100% 390 $6.6k (exactly $6,626) RMAL
Dobo's Heroes older $5.99 20 100% 600 $3.6k (exactly $3,594) Colossus Game Studio
Skyward Dream older $5.99 17 76% 510 $3.1k (exactly $3,055) KEFROST MANUFACTURE
This is Love $7.99 12 100% 360 $2.9k (exactly $2,876) Monsterdium Games
Shelldom $2.99 32 96% 960 $2.9k (exactly $2,870) RoteMandarinen
Yet Another Climbing Game $4.99 17 100% 510 $2.5k (exactly $2,545) RAZE GAMES
THE DARUMA CHALLENGE $5.99 14 100% 420 $2.5k (exactly $2,516) Mūn Mūn Games
Alpha and Iota $5.00 11 100% 330 $1.7k (exactly $1,650) Alpha and Iota Games
LightQb $9.99 5 80% 150 $1.5k (exactly $1,498) RobDoesStuff
PsyUp: A Psychological Physics Puzzle $1.99 7 85% 210 $418 (exactly $418) N2kStudio
Fruit Switch $5.99 2 100% 60 $359 (exactly $359) Fruitdish
ONLYUP SNOW $1.99 5 100% 150 $298 (exactly $298) Gever Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.