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Should I ship a Precision Platformer RPG?
RPG + Precision Platformer
Of 41 developers who shipped a Precision Platformer RPG 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.. 43 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×0.7 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $59. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 43 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,870) |
| Top 5% | $12k (exactly $11,688) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 41 |
| Released games | 105 |
| Announced | 43 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 45% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- RPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- RPG, Precision Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Platformer, 2D Platformer
- 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 86% positive over 1,514 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 43 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
JUMP KING QUEST 2026 · $541k 
Lumione 2021 · $150k 
WarriOrb 2020 · $49k 
Kandria 2023 · $44k 
Aggelos 2 2026 · $37k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | JUMP KING QUEST | $14.99 | 1,202 88% | 36k | $541k (exactly $540,539) | Nexile | |
| | Lumione | older | $11.99 | 418 73% | 13k | $150k (exactly $150,355) | Glimmer Studio |
| | WarriOrb | older | $12.99 | 127 77% | 3.8k | $49k (exactly $49,492) | Not Yet |
| | Kandria | older | $19.99 | 74 91% | 2.2k | $44k (exactly $44,378) | Shirakumo Games |
| | Aggelos 2 | $19.99 | 61 73% | 1.8k | $37k (exactly $36,582) | WONDERBOY BOBI | |
 | Ageless | older | $14.99 | 56 69% | 1.7k | $25k (exactly $25,183) | One More Dream Studios |
 | Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin | older | $4.99 | 163 79% | 4.9k | $24k (exactly $24,401) | Serkan Bakar |
 | Star Leaping Story | older | $6.99 | 97 98% | 2.9k | $20k (exactly $20,341) | ZerovHao |
 | Doodle Adventure of Chameleon | older | $8.99 | 58 94% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $15,643) | Cube of Cube |
 | Wild Journey | older | $2.99 | 156 59% | 4.7k | $14k (exactly $13,993) | Reaper Games |
 | LarsGadiel | $9.99 | 39 82% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $11,688) | Diabolical Mind | |
 | SwooshCat | $4.99 | 46 86% | 1.4k | $6.9k (exactly $6,886) | PixelForestStudio | |
 | The Path of Ren | $14.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Shaped by Rain Studios | |
 | Good Luck | $4.99 | 42 69% | 1.3k | $6.3k (exactly $6,287) | Happybara Games | |
 | 鸿运修仙传 | $5.99 | 34 76% | 1.0k | $6.1k (exactly $6,110) | 玉米工作室 | |
 | Gem Venture | $11.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $4.3k (exactly $4,316) | Jetrosoft | |
 | Amata | $9.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Zxyyr | |
 | Spibee | $1.99 | 51 78% | 1.5k | $3.0k (exactly $3,045) | QZ Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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