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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Quick-Time Events Puzzle Platformer?

Quick-Time Events + Puzzle Platformer

Of 24 developers who shipped a Quick-Time Events 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.. 29 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. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 29 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 40% on the market, 29 announced, ×1.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Quick-Time Events + Puzzle Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 24
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $0 → $239 → $330 → $0 → $300 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Quick-Time Events + Puzzle Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 24
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $269 (exactly $269)
Top 25% $358 (exactly $358)
Top 5% $3.4k (exactly $3,352)
Developers, 2 yr 24
Released games 53
Announced 29
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $3.99

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 40% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Quick-Time Events
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Puzzle Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Quick-Time Events, Puzzle Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 3D Platformer, Action, Adventure
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $3.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $3.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 102 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $270, 1 in 4 over $350, 1 in 20 over $3.3k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Quick-Time Events with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimFair17 devs · median $15k · 16 announced
  2. + Shoot 'Em UpFair8 devs · median $1.2k · 12 announced
  3. + Life SimFair28 devs · median $958 · 33 announced
  4. + SimulationFair116 devs · median $748 · 133 announced
  5. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $720 · 18 announced
  6. + Resource ManagementFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced
  7. + FlightFair9 devs · median $657 · 9 announced
  8. + AliensFair12 devs · median $628 · 14 announced
  9. + SpaceFair16 devs · median $597 · 24 announced
  10. + Bullet TimeLong shot10 devs · median $390 · 15 announced
  11. + DemonsLong shot17 devs · median $300 · 22 announced
  12. + Bullet HellLong shot27 devs · median $239 · 25 announced

All 110 pairs on the Quick-Time Events page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Bad Kids 2023 · $138k Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan 2021 · $88k Angry Penguin 2024 · $20k Gold Drill 2022 · $14k The Mensional 2022 · $9.0k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Bad Kids older $7.99 577 75% 17k $138k (exactly $138,307) Aluba Van+
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan older $19.99 147 91% 4.4k $88k (exactly $88,156) ManaVoid Entertainment
Angry Penguin older $1.99 328 92% 9.8k $20k (exactly $19,582) PAIN PEPPER
Gold Drill older $4.99 92 85% 2.8k $14k (exactly $13,772) Edge Games
The Mensional older $4.99 60 91% 1.8k $9.0k (exactly $8,982) Delil Timurtaş
Let It Go - How to realize your dreams older $9.99 20 100% 600 $6.0k (exactly $5,994) Philozofia Studio
2 Bows 1 Arrow $6.99 28 100% 840 $5.9k (exactly $5,872) SKL Games
Be a Pirate older $9.99 18 77% 540 $5.4k (exactly $5,395) Amfich
15th Prison $3.99 28 92% 840 $3.4k (exactly $3,352) Zettanium
Out of Bounds older $4.99 22 95% 660 $3.3k (exactly $3,293) Tobías Rusjan
Dr Voss’ Escape Room $2.99 13 53% 390 $1.2k (exactly $1,166) Vexos Games
Tick Hop 2 $3.99 7 42% 210 $838 (exactly $838) 小磊又饿又困
Fumpers: Dual Realms $1.99 10 100% 300 $597 (exactly $597) Fırat Kurt, KurtSoft
The Long Fall Home $1.99 6 83% 180 $358 (exactly $358) NFG
Together We Move $1.99 6 100% 180 $358 (exactly $358) KiraKami Games
どきどきシャッターチャンス～恋のパズルを組み立てて♡～ $10.99 1 100% 30 $330 (exactly $330) Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., Systemsoft… (Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., Systemsoft beta, Inc.)
Silent Ward: Forever Lost $9.99 1 0% 30 $300 (exactly $300) 月下辉煌
Yin Yang Fun $4.99 2 100% 60 $299 (exactly $299) Lao Lai Le Studios

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