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PvP + Precision Platformer
Of 67 developers who shipped a PvP 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.. 81 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240. 81 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper, while revenue is up 10% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) |
| Top 5% | $49k (exactly $48,957) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 67 |
| Released games | 208 |
| Announced | 81 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 25%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- PvP
- effort 8 / 10 · low · authoritative servers, latency compensation, cheating
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP, Precision Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, 2D Platformer
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, 2D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 3,330 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 38 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 81 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
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Golfie 2023 · $148k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ultimate Chicken Horse | older | $14.99 | 41,060 95% | 1.2M | $18M (exactly $18,464,682) | Clever Endeavour Games |
| | Hot Lava | older | $19.99 | 5,335 92% | 160k | $3.2M (exactly $3,199,399) | Klei Entertainment |
| | JUMP KING QUEST | $14.99 | 1,202 88% | 36k | $541k (exactly $540,539) | Nexile | |
| | Level Devil | $6.99 | 1,304 91% | 39k | $273k (exactly $273,449) | Unept | |
| | Golfie | older | $17.99 | 275 66% | 8.3k | $148k (exactly $148,418) | Triheart Studio |
 | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
 | Vectronom | older | $9.99 | 263 96% | 7.9k | $79k (exactly $78,821) | Ludopium, ARTE France |
 | No More Rainbows | older | $19.99 | 120 90% | 3.6k | $72k (exactly $71,964) | Squido Studio, Robot Teddy |
 | Flat Heroes | older | $9.99 | 231 94% | 6.9k | $69k (exactly $69,231) | Parallel Circles |
 | Aeon Drive | older | $14.99 | 136 76% | 4.1k | $61k (exactly $61,159) | 2Awesome Studio |
 | 4Wheel Challenge | $3.99 | 409 57% | 12k | $49k (exactly $48,957) | LJ3D STUDIOS | |
 | Let's Cook Together 2 | $23.99 | 37 75% | 1.1k | $27k (exactly $26,629) | Yellow Dot | |
 | Free For Fall | $7.99 | 44 81% | 1.3k | $11k (exactly $10,547) | Baboon Digital, Hamuno | |
 | Galactic Thunderdome | $9.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Pansimula | |
 | Slam and Roll | $7.99 | 39 100% | 1.2k | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) | KaleidoGames | |
 | Swiftrace Canyon | $11.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $6.5k (exactly $6,475) | Optimotter | |
 | Knuckle Jet | $14.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | Rain Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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