Lifespan

How long do games like this hold their players, and where is this one on that curve? · 30 platformer games on a curve

Export CSV How this is computedComputed 12 Sep 2026, 15:26 UTC

CohortPlatformerEvery game30 games at launch, 30 by month 60

Platformer games, every price and launch size · pick a price and a size to narrow it; a cohort needs 20 games for its own curve

Games on a curve

30 tracked a year or more; 6 months of averages needed

Median half-life

1 month

of 30 games that fell under half; 0 never have

Above half at month 12

of 30 games that reached month 12; median game at 24.3%

Above half at month 24

of 30 games that reached month 24; median game at 14.8%

Above half at month 36

of 30 games that reached month 36; median game at 11.5%

Share of the launch level, by month since launch · platformer games

How platformer games hold their players

Median gameMiddle half, 25th to 75th percentileHalf of the launch level

A game’s launch level is the best of its first three monthly averages; every later month is a share of it, so the curve reads as a share of launch, not as players. The band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the cohort’s games at each month, drawn wherever 20 games have reached that month (30 at launch, 30 at month 12, 30 at month 36). Month 0 is the launch month, which usually holds the launch spike, so most games are under half by month 1 or 2. Monthly averages come from the imported archive back to 2012 and SteamPeaks’ own daily rollups after it. Recomputed weekly, last on 12 Sep 2026. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.

A month after the first year above 1.5× the previous six-month median · games launched at 100 average players or more

The biggest revivals among platformer games

Longest half-lives Biggest revivals (13)

#	Game	Revival	Players	Multiple	Share now	Tracked
1	LOVElaunched Feb 2014 at 106 average playersLOVElaunched Feb 2014 at 106 average players	Nov 20173 revival months	1,784average that month	×324the prior six months	0.0%of launch	152 monthshalf-life 1 month
2	Super Panda Adventureslaunched Jul 2014 at 167 average playersSuper Panda Adventureslaunched Jul 2014 at 167 average players	Nov 2025one revival month	368average that month	×184the prior six months	0.5%of launch	147 monthshalf-life 1 month
3	Adventures of Shuggylaunched Jul 2012 at 104 average playersAdventures of Shuggylaunched Jul 2012 at 104 average players	Jun 20142 revival months	420average that month	×52.5the prior six months	0.0%of launch	171 monthshalf-life 2 months
4	SteamWorld Diglaunched Dec 2013 at 169 average playersSteamWorld Diglaunched Dec 2013 at 169 average players	Jun 20253 revival months	414average that month	×17.7the prior six months	20.4%of launch	153 monthshalf-life 1 month
5	Shovel Knight: Treasure Trovelaunched Jun 2014 at 717 average playersShovel Knight: Treasure Trovelaunched Jun 2014 at 717 average players	Dec 20195 revival months	664average that month	×10.1the prior six months	7.9%of launch	147 monthshalf-life 2 months
6	Teslagradlaunched Dec 2013 at 169 average playersTeslagradlaunched Dec 2013 at 169 average players	Nov 20183 revival months	132average that month	×7.8the prior six months	0.0%of launch	153 monthshalf-life 1 month
7	Volgarr the Vikinglaunched Sep 2013 at 332 average playersVolgarr the Vikinglaunched Sep 2013 at 332 average players	Jan 20154 revival months	274average that month	×7.6the prior six months	0.2%of launch	157 monthshalf-life 2 months
8	Striderlaunched Feb 2014 at 122 average playersStriderlaunched Feb 2014 at 122 average players	Oct 2015one revival month	108average that month	×6.7the prior six months	4.1%of launch	151 monthshalf-life 1 month
9	DeadCorelaunched Oct 2014 at 113 average playersDeadCorelaunched Oct 2014 at 113 average players	Oct 2016one revival month	109average that month	×4.6the prior six months	0.0%of launch	144 monthshalf-life 4 months
10	Angry Video Game Nerd Adventureslaunched Sep 2013 at 420 average playersAngry Video Game Nerd Adventureslaunched Sep 2013 at 420 average players	Sep 2014one revival month	104average that month	×2.5the prior six months	0.0%of launch	157 monthshalf-life 1 month
11	Rayman Legendslaunched Sep 2013 at 407 average playersRayman Legendslaunched Sep 2013 at 407 average players	Jan 20185 revival months	105average that month	×2.4the prior six months	21.9%of launch	156 monthshalf-life 1 month
12	Spelunkylaunched Aug 2013 at 989 average playersSpelunkylaunched Aug 2013 at 989 average players	Jun 20175 revival months	421average that month	×1.9the prior six months	7.2%of launch	157 monthshalf-life 1 month
13	Rogue Legacylaunched Jun 2013 at 2,834 average playersRogue Legacylaunched Jun 2013 at 2,834 average players	Jun 2014one revival month	1,141average that month	×1.8the prior six months	3.2%of launch	159 monthshalf-life 2 months

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A revival is a month after the first year whose average is above 1.5 times the median of the six months before it and at least a fifth of the launch level (never under a hundred players); the board keeps games that launched at 100 average players or more, so that a multiple is a multiple of something, and ranks them by their biggest revival month. Recomputed weekly. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.