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Should I ship a Puzzle Platformer Sports game?
Sports + Puzzle Platformer
Of 33 developers who shipped a Puzzle Platformer Sports game 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.. 21 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.5 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $60. Revenue is down 45% on the market, with 21 games announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 25% | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Top 5% | $27k (exactly $26,820) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 120 |
| Announced | 21 |
| 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 down 45% on the market, supply 85% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Sports
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Puzzle 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
- Sports, Puzzle Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, Arcade
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Family Friendly, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 600 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Wordle 2021 · $1.1M 
Wordle 3 2020 · $560k 
Wordle 2 2020 · $362k 
OVERPASS™ 2021 · $94k 
Jet Kave Adventure 2021 · $55k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Wordle | older | $30.62 | 1,147 80% | 34k | $1.1M (exactly $1,053,634) | PreoNus Games |
| | Wordle 3 | older | $30.62 | 610 78% | 18k | $560k (exactly $560,346) | PreoNus Games |
| | Wordle 2 | older | $30.62 | 394 61% | 12k | $362k (exactly $361,928) | PreoNus Games |
| | OVERPASS™ | older | $29.99 | 104 51% | 3.1k | $94k (exactly $93,569) | Zordix Racing |
| | Jet Kave Adventure | older | $14.99 | 122 85% | 3.7k | $55k (exactly $54,863) | 7Levels |
 | Mind Spheres | older | $4.99 | 309 83% | 9.3k | $46k (exactly $46,257) | Microblast Games |
 | No Fair Play | older | $2.99 | 452 90% | 14k | $41k (exactly $40,544) | Self MADev |
 | FALL GIRLS | older | $6.99 | 187 49% | 5.6k | $39k (exactly $39,214) | Squid Developer |
 | Galumb | $7.99 | 148 28% | 4.4k | $35k (exactly $35,476) | OB | |
 | Perfect Partner | older | $8.99 | 107 79% | 3.2k | $29k (exactly $28,858) | RD Studio |
 | Stardust Skate | $2.99 | 299 98% | 9.0k | $27k (exactly $26,820) | VchiBan, Aetha | |
 | Seafrog | $14.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $16k (exactly $15,740) | OhMyMe Games | |
 | Skullbreaker | $29.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $12k (exactly $11,696) | Sharkgame | |
 | Balling Up | $3.99 | 39 79% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | RedKar Devs | |
 | Hamster Ballers | $3.99 | 30 73% | 900 | $3.6k (exactly $3,591) | SCH Games, Weird Dog Games | |
 | Neon Sunset | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Gamesforgames | |
 | Nickelodeon Splat Pack | $14.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $2.7k (exactly $2,698) | Mighty Rabbit Studios | |
 | Cyber Volley | $4.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Helixtar Games | |
 | Muscle Ninja VR | $7.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | Marudice |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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