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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Time Attack Precision Platformer?

Precision Platformer + Time Attack

Of 45 developers who shipped a Time Attack 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.. 57 more are announced, ×2.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $22k, ×46 the market median. Revenue is up 20% on the market; 57 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 20% on the market, 57 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Precision Platformer + Time Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 45
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.1k → $1.2k → $1.9k → $748 → $449 → $1.5k → $3.0k (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Precision Platformer + Time Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 45
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $2.2k (exactly $2,246)
Top 5% $22k (exactly $22,018)
Developers, 2 yr 45
Released games 128
Announced 57
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.00

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 20% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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
Time Attack
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, Time Attack; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, 3D Platformer
Price point
$5.00 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Difficult, Fast-Paced, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.00.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,167 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $600, 1 in 4 over $2.2k, 1 in 20 over $22k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 57 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Precision Platformer with a different second tag, 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

Super Meat Boy 2010 · $14M Hot Lava 2019 · $3.2M Cyber Hook 2020 · $1.4M Penny’s Big Breakaway 2024 · $955k Super Meat Boy 3D 2026 · $621k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Super Meat Boy older $14.99 30,031 93% 901k $14M (exactly $13,504,941) Team Meat
Hot Lava older $19.99 5,335 92% 160k $3.2M (exactly $3,199,399) Klei Entertainment
Cyber Hook older $14.99 3,102 95% 93k $1.4M (exactly $1,394,969) Blazing Stick
Penny’s Big Breakaway older $29.99 1,062 79% 32k $955k (exactly $955,481) Evening Star
Super Meat Boy 3D $24.99 828 87% 25k $621k (exactly $620,752) Sluggerfly, Team Meat
Dustforce DX older $9.99 1,214 93% 36k $364k (exactly $363,836) Hitbox Team
BZZZT older $11.99 952 93% 29k $342k (exactly $342,434) KO.DLL
Remnants of Naezith older $9.99 440 95% 13k $132k (exactly $131,868) Tolga Ay
Mutant Mudds Deluxe older $9.99 399 79% 12k $120k (exactly $119,580) Atooi
10 Second Ninja X older $9.99 306 84% 9.2k $92k (exactly $91,708) Four Circle Interactive
Hoverflow $14.99 150 93% 4.5k $67k (exactly $67,455) Simon In Motion
Abyss Runner $6.99 105 86% 3.2k $22k (exactly $22,018) Asuwawagami
Raccoon Roller $14.99 16 100% 480 $7.2k (exactly $7,195) Ribcat Games
Marble Champions $14.99 9 66% 270 $4.0k (exactly $4,047) Luc Versleijen, Neonchimp Games
Three Bulky Bears $9.99 13 100% 390 $3.9k (exactly $3,896) Storytime Games
Don't Drown $4.99 23 100% 690 $3.4k (exactly $3,443) Snoutical
Monochrome Heights $14.99 7 100% 210 $3.1k (exactly $3,148) One Frog Games
The Confinement $9.99 10 100% 300 $3.0k (exactly $2,997) Mr. Dev Studio
Elemgate $12.99 6 100% 180 $2.3k (exactly $2,338) CWPGames

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