Should I ship a 2D Platformer?

Can AI deliver it?

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

2D Platformer

effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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What it takes

Effort

3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems

Systems

2D Platformer

Price point

$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 91% positive over 84,915 reviews.

What kills games here

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 2,128 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 4,630 games are announced against 1,986 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

All pairs with 2D Platformer

1. 2D Platformer + Vampires Fair $1.9k 47 devs
2. 2D Platformer + Mechs Fair $1.8k 33 devs
3. 2D Platformer + Western Fair $1.3k 10 devs
4. 2D Platformer + Psychological Horror Fair $1.0k 178 devs
5. 2D Platformer + Dogs Fair $538 46 devs
6. 2D Platformer + Steampunk Poor odds $4.0k 16 devs
7. 2D Platformer + Romance Poor odds $2.9k 157 devs
8. 2D Platformer + Female Protagonist Poor odds $2.2k 455 devs
9. 2D Platformer + LGBTQ+ Poor odds $1.7k 79 devs
10. 2D Platformer + Demons Poor odds $1.4k 71 devs
11. 2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy Poor odds $1.3k 210 devs
12. 2D Platformer + Lovecraftian Poor odds $1.3k 20 devs
13. 2D Platformer + Mythology Poor odds $1.2k 71 devs
14. 2D Platformer + Dystopian Poor odds $1.2k 62 devs
15. 2D Platformer + Underground Poor odds $1.2k 52 devs
16. 2D Platformer + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds $1.1k 100 devs
17. 2D Platformer + Historical Poor odds $1.0k 97 devs
18. 2D Platformer + Horror Poor odds $1.0k 170 devs
19. 2D Platformer + Supernatural Poor odds $1.0k 56 devs
20. 2D Platformer + Dinosaurs Poor odds $959 20 devs
21. 2D Platformer + Magic Poor odds $899 263 devs
22. 2D Platformer + Medieval Poor odds $838 183 devs
23. 2D Platformer + Time Travel Poor odds $750 19 devs
24. 2D Platformer + Mystery Poor odds $748 226 devs
25. 2D Platformer + Capitalism Poor odds $718 22 devs
26. 2D Platformer + Alternate History Poor odds $657 30 devs
27. 2D Platformer + Thriller Poor odds $600 37 devs
28. 2D Platformer + Music Poor odds $600 26 devs
29. 2D Platformer + Fantasy Poor odds $599 764 devs
30. 2D Platformer + Robots Poor odds $599 102 devs
31. 2D Platformer + Modern Poor odds $599 64 devs
32. 2D Platformer + Gothic Poor odds $599 44 devs
33. 2D Platformer + Crime Poor odds $539 33 devs
34. 2D Platformer + Hacking Poor odds $537 13 devs
35. 2D Platformer + Military Poor odds $505 31 devs
36. 2D Platformer + Cyberpunk Poor odds $479 106 devs
37. 2D Platformer + Sci-fi Poor odds $450 345 devs
38. 2D Platformer + Cats Poor odds $449 109 devs
39. 2D Platformer + Psychological Poor odds $449 80 devs
40. 2D Platformer + Martial Arts Poor odds $419 47 devs
41. 2D Platformer + Noir Poor odds $356 39 devs
42. 2D Platformer + Pirates Dead $1.5k 9 devs
43. 2D Platformer + Conspiracy Dead $959 15 devs
44. 2D Platformer + Aliens Dead $479 105 devs
45. 2D Platformer + Dragons Dead $450 43 devs
46. 2D Platformer + Detective Dead $449 79 devs
47. 2D Platformer + Futuristic Dead $360 169 devs
48. 2D Platformer + War Dead $360 53 devs
49. 2D Platformer + Snow Dead $359 17 devs
50. 2D Platformer + Science Dead $300 21 devs