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Should I ship a Precision Platformer Walking Simulator?
Walking Simulator + Precision Platformer
Of 36 developers who shipped a Precision Platformer Walking Simulator 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.. 30 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 20 developers shipped in the last year and 30 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $269 (exactly $269) |
| Top 25% | $987 (exactly $987) |
| Top 5% | $8.7k (exactly $8,683) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 82 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 70% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Walking Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Walking Simulator, Precision Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, 3D Platformer
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $4.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Minimalist
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $4.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 4,574 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. Nearly all of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Walking Simulator with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ThrillerFair
- + MusicFair
- + SupernaturalFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
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Comparable games
Fever Meme 2025 · $549k 
ALTF42 2024 · $119k 
Attempt[42] 2016 · $31k 
Super Indie Square 2019 · $9.2k 
Stick Tongue 2025 · $8.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fever Meme | $4.20 | 4,358 91% | 131k | $549k (exactly $549,108) | Aimbok | |
| | ALTF42 | older | $7.99 | 495 75% | 15k | $119k (exactly $118,652) | PUMPKIM |
| | Attempt[42] | older | $4.99 | 208 63% | 6.2k | $31k (exactly $31,138) | ThinkOfGames |
| | Super Indie Square | older | $16.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $9.2k (exactly $9,175) | Eternal One Games |
| | Stick Tongue | $4.99 | 58 98% | 1.7k | $8.7k (exactly $8,683) | Hunt Games | |
 | Super Clown: Lost Diamonds | older | $4.99 | 56 82% | 1.7k | $8.4k (exactly $8,383) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackth… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackthug, NTStudios) |
 | Bambas! | $14.99 | 15 86% | 450 | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) | DevilishGames | |
 | Good Luck | $4.99 | 42 69% | 1.3k | $6.3k (exactly $6,287) | Happybara Games | |
 | Super Clown Adventures | older | $4.99 | 37 72% | 1.1k | $5.5k (exactly $5,539) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
 | Lazy Climbers | $4.99 | 35 68% | 1.1k | $5.2k (exactly $5,240) | Cool Car Studio | |
 | ULTRA VERTIGO | $4.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | TEAGHER STUDIO | |
 | 4番線 | Platform 4 | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA | |
 | Grave Bros | $4.99 | 8 50% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Editmode | |
 | Pirate Guy | $2.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $987 (exactly $987) | Cow Games | |
 | Trump Trade War | $1.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $776 (exactly $776) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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