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Precision Platformer + Puzzle Platformer
Of 335 developers who shipped a Precision Platformer Puzzle 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.. 421 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×0.9 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $35k, ×75 the market median. Revenue is down 40% on the market; 421 games are announced against 181 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $148 (exactly $148) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,591) |
| Top 5% | $35k (exactly $35,476) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 335 |
| Released games | 1,081 |
| Announced | 421 |
| 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 40% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Puzzle Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Precision Platformer, Puzzle Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 11,198 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 187 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 421 games are announced against 181 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Precision Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + GothicFair
- + HorrorFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Action RoguelikeFair
- + Time ManipulationFair
- + SandboxFair
- + Procedural GenerationFair
- + RPGFair
Comparable games
Celeste 2018 · $79M 
Heavenly Bodies 2021 · $2.2M 
Aeterna Noctis 2021 · $1.5M 
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC 2022 · $1.5M 
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered 2025 · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Celeste | older | $19.99 | 132,072 97% | 4.0M | $79M (exactly $79,203,578) | Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Ga… (Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.) |
| | Heavenly Bodies | older | $19.99 | 3,741 95% | 112k | $2.2M (exactly $2,243,478) | 2pt Interactive |
| | Aeterna Noctis | older | $29.99 | 1,699 76% | 51k | $1.5M (exactly $1,528,590) | Aeternum Game Studios S.L |
| | PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC | older | $29.99 | 1,644 92% | 49k | $1.5M (exactly $1,479,107) | NOW PRODUCTION |
| | Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered | $29.99 | 1,507 89% | 45k | $1.4M (exactly $1,355,848) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
 | N++ (NPLUSPLUS) | older | $14.99 | 2,825 95% | 85k | $1.3M (exactly $1,270,402) | Metanet Software Inc. |
 | Thomas Was Alone | older | $9.99 | 4,144 92% | 124k | $1.2M (exactly $1,241,957) | Bithell Games |
 | Monument Valley 3 | $14.99 | 2,155 93% | 65k | $969k (exactly $969,104) | ustwo games | |
 | SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell | older | $14.99 | 2,050 95% | 62k | $922k (exactly $921,885) | Pine Studio |
 | Monument Valley 2 | older | $7.99 | 3,526 93% | 106k | $845k (exactly $845,182) | ustwo games |
 | Fever Meme | $4.20 | 4,358 91% | 131k | $549k (exactly $549,108) | Aimbok | |
 | Level Devil | $6.99 | 1,304 91% | 39k | $273k (exactly $273,449) | Unept | |
 | PEPPERED: an existential platformer | $14.99 | 603 96% | 18k | $271k (exactly $271,169) | Mostly Games | |
 | Bat to the Heavens | $14.99 | 407 95% | 12k | $183k (exactly $183,028) | ceroro | |
 | LOVE ETERNAL | $9.99 | 453 96% | 14k | $136k (exactly $135,764) | brlka | |
 | NODE | $24.99 | 146 91% | 4.4k | $109k (exactly $109,456) | Lapsus Games | |
 | Brave Escape | $19.99 | 145 97% | 4.4k | $87k (exactly $86,956) | Hit Start Studios | |
 | Lovish | $14.99 | 120 85% | 3.6k | $54k (exactly $53,964) | LABS Works |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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