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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Puzzle Platformer Roguelike?

Puzzle Platformer + Roguelike

Of 39 developers who shipped a Puzzle Platformer Roguelike 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.. 47 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $90 in the last 2 years and $210 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 28 developers shipped in the last year and 47 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 355% on the market, 47 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Puzzle Platformer + Roguelike
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 39
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $449 → $839 → $897 → $59 → $30 → $958 → $719 (still earning) → $90 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Puzzle Platformer + Roguelike: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 39
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $90 (exactly $90)
Top 25% $1.2k (exactly $1,198)
Top 5% $12k (exactly $11,691)
Developers, 2 yr 39
Released games 98
Announced 47
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 355% on the market, supply 155% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 4%, 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.

Puzzle Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Roguelike
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
Puzzle Platformer, Roguelike; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 2D Platformer, Platformer, Action
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Comedy
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 236 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 $90, 1 in 4 over $1.1k, 1 in 20 over $11k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 47 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Puzzle Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomanceFair41 devs · median $1.5k · 38 announced
  2. + Inventory ManagementFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 26 announced
  3. + Life SimFair20 devs · median $657 · 21 announced
  4. + SimulationFair216 devs · median $479 · 181 announced
  5. + Grid-Based MovementFair62 devs · median $449 · 56 announced
  6. + SokobanFair51 devs · median $358 · 49 announced
  7. + LovecraftianPoor odds11 devs · median $9.3k · 22 announced
  8. + Co-op CampaignPoor odds26 devs · median $9.0k · 53 announced
  9. + MetroidvaniaPoor odds91 devs · median $5.3k · 264 announced
  10. + SwordplayPoor odds8 devs · median $4.2k · 19 announced
  11. + Split ScreenPoor odds24 devs · median $3.6k · 35 announced
  12. + Hack and SlashPoor odds18 devs · median $3.0k · 80 announced

All 169 pairs on the Puzzle Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Mosa Lina 2023 · $483k Spider Queen cave 2023 · $91k Ancient Abyss 2021 · EA · $73k Jet Kave Adventure 2021 · $55k THE GOOD OLD DAYS 2025 · $36k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Mosa Lina older $7.99 2,014 95% 60k $483k (exactly $482,756) Stuffed Wombat, Silkersoft, Lukke, Roll… (Stuffed Wombat, Silkersoft, Lukke, Rollin'Barrel)
Spider Queen cave older $18.99 159 40% 4.8k $91k (exactly $90,582) 帅宅快乐屋
Ancient Abyss · EA older $14.99 163 64% 4.9k $73k (exactly $73,301) Screambox Studio
Jet Kave Adventure older $14.99 122 85% 3.7k $55k (exactly $54,863) 7Levels
THE GOOD OLD DAYS $19.99 60 85% 1.8k $36k (exactly $35,982) ヨコゴシステムズ
Vandals older $4.99 81 76% 2.4k $12k (exactly $12,126) Cosmografik, Novelab, Ex Nihilo, ARTE F… (Cosmografik, Novelab, Ex Nihilo, ARTE France)
Atomic Owl $12.99 30 90% 900 $12k (exactly $11,691) Monster Theater
Get Up In The Night $6.99 52 98% 1.6k $11k (exactly $10,904) GUITN Studio
Night Lights older $4.99 62 79% 1.9k $9.3k (exactly $9,281) ·
Bucket Knight older $4.99 47 82% 1.4k $7.0k (exactly $7,036) PigeonDev
Mimir’s Roulette $4.99 28 96% 840 $4.2k (exactly $4,192) Momentum Games
Dialoop -Roguelite Puzzle- $7.99 16 81% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) Byking Inc.
Neon Sunset $9.99 11 100% 330 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) Gamesforgames
Joe and the Lost Pixels $5.99 10 100% 300 $1.8k (exactly $1,797) RetroBlade Studios
There's Nothing Underground $7.99 7 100% 210 $1.7k (exactly $1,678) Palomar Games AB
IQ Under Construction $2.99 14 50% 420 $1.3k (exactly $1,256) PoseidonPlay
QPopGirl $4.99 8 100% 240 $1.2k (exactly $1,198) Emotion Dynamics

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