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Should I ship a Precision Platformer?

Precision Platformer

Of 1,262 developers who shipped a Precision 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.. 1,409 more are announced, ×2.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $450, ×0.9 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $32k, ×68 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 1,409 games are announced against 701 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.9 times the market baseline, revenue down 10% on the market, 1,409 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Precision Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 1,262
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $896 → $599 → $538 → $748 → $597 → $479 → $418 (still earning) → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Precision Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 1,262
Bottom 30% $120 (exactly $120)
Median $449 (exactly $449)
Top 25% $2.4k (exactly $2,394)
Top 5% $32k (exactly $32,224)
Developers, 2 yr 1,262
Released games 3,733
Announced 1,409
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 down 10% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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.

Precision 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
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Precision Platformer
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 32,488 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $450, 1 in 4 over $2.3k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 694 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,409 games are announced against 701 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Precision Platformer

124 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Precision Platformer + Supernatural Dead $298 19 devs
  2. Precision Platformer + Runner Dead $269 181 devs
  3. Walking Simulator + Precision Platformer Dead $269 36 devs
  4. Precision Platformer + Snow Dead $240 9 devs
  5. Strategy + Precision Platformer Dead $239 82 devs
  6. Quick-Time Events + Precision Platformer Dead $239 37 devs
  7. Precision Platformer + Science Dead $239 9 devs
  8. Precision Platformer + Logic Dead $210 72 devs
  9. Precision Platformer + Hidden Object Dead $180 48 devs
  10. 6DOF + Precision Platformer Dead $180 12 devs
  11. Immersive Sim + Precision Platformer Dead $180 12 devs
  12. Stealth + Precision Platformer Dead $180 11 devs
  13. Precision Platformer + Alternate History Dead $180 7 devs
  14. Precision Platformer + Cyberpunk Dead $179 48 devs
  15. Third-Person Shooter + Precision Platformer Dead $179 20 devs
  16. Grid-Based Movement + Precision Platformer Dead $179 9 devs
  17. Precision Platformer + Rhythm Dead $150 26 devs
  18. Precision Platformer + Psychological Dead $150 22 devs
  19. Mystery Dungeon + Precision Platformer Dead $150 5 devs
  20. Flight + Precision Platformer Dead $120 29 devs
  21. Precision Platformer + Time Management Dead $90 19 devs
  22. Tactical + Precision Platformer Dead $30 25 devs
  23. Precision Platformer + Point & Click Dead $30 16 devs
  24. Precision Platformer + Ninja Dead $0 8 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Geometry Dash 2014 · $89M Celeste 2018 · $79M SANABI 2023 · $19M Ultimate Chicken Horse 2016 · $18M BlazBlue Entropy Effect 2024 · $18M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Geometry Dash older $4.99 595,606 93% 18M $89M (exactly $89,162,218) RobTop Games
Celeste older $19.99 132,072 97% 4.0M $79M (exactly $79,203,578) Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Ga… (Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.)
SANABI older $14.99 41,700 97% 1.3M $19M (exactly $18,752,490) WONDER POTION
Ultimate Chicken Horse older $14.99 41,060 95% 1.2M $18M (exactly $18,464,682) Clever Endeavour Games
BlazBlue Entropy Effect older $19.99 30,410 94% 912k $18M (exactly $18,236,877) 91Act
Super Meat Boy older $14.99 30,031 93% 901k $14M (exactly $13,504,941) Team Meat
Neon White older $24.99 17,259 97% 518k $13M (exactly $12,939,072) Angel Matrix
White Knuckle · EA $16.99 13,356 98% 401k $6.8M (exactly $6,807,553) Dark Machine Games
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown older $29.99 6,754 84% 203k $6.1M (exactly $6,076,574) Ubisoft Montpellier
Jump King older $12.99 12,342 90% 370k $4.8M (exactly $4,809,677) Nexile
MIO: Memories in Orbit $19.99 4,300 83% 129k $2.6M (exactly $2,578,710) Douze Dixièmes
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered $29.99 1,507 89% 45k $1.4M (exactly $1,355,848) Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics
Get To Work $12.99 3,456 88% 104k $1.3M (exactly $1,346,803) Isto Inc.
Monument Valley 3 $14.99 2,155 93% 65k $969k (exactly $969,104) ustwo games
Luna Abyss $29.99 923 86% 28k $830k (exactly $830,423) Kwalee Labs
Super Meat Boy 3D $24.99 828 87% 25k $621k (exactly $620,752) Sluggerfly, Team Meat
Fever Meme $4.20 4,358 91% 131k $549k (exactly $549,108) Aimbok
JUMP KING QUEST $14.99 1,202 88% 36k $541k (exactly $540,539) Nexile
LEGO® Horizon Adventures™ $39.99 403 60% 12k $483k (exactly $483,479) Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo

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