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Should I ship a 3D Platformer 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + 3D Platformer
Of 108 developers who shipped a 3D Platformer 3D Fighter 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.. 157 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 54 developers shipped in the last year and 157 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $240 (exactly $240) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 5% | $60k (exactly $60,014) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 108 |
| Released games | 387 |
| Announced | 157 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 125% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 3D Fighter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · 3D hit volumes plus the fighting-game tuning load
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, 3D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Action RPG
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $11.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $11.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 5,316 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 83 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 157 games are announced against 54 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + ManagementFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Choose Your Own AdventureLong shot
- + RhythmLong shot
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + ModernLong shot
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
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Bloodthief 2025 · $610k 
Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World 2025 · $231k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash | older | $59.99 | 3,051 60% | 92k | $5.5M (exactly $5,490,885) | Byking Inc. |
| | Fight Angel Special Edition | older | $19.99 | 1,776 75% | 53k | $1.1M (exactly $1,065,067) | Red Fox |
| | 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau | $9.99 | 2,780 92% | 83k | $833k (exactly $833,166) | Noto Muteki | |
| | Bloodthief | $19.99 | 1,017 95% | 31k | $610k (exactly $609,895) | Blargis | |
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 | Redemption of Liuyin | $18.99 | 137 83% | 4.1k | $78k (exactly $78,049) | kingnagame | |
 | Twelves:Shadow | $12.99 | 154 35% | 4.6k | $60k (exactly $60,014) | JuLu Studio | |
 | Liuyin's world | $18.99 | 79 89% | 2.4k | $45k (exactly $45,006) | kingnagame | |
 | Innocent Assault SS | $10.99 | 79 84% | 2.4k | $26k (exactly $26,046) | ひみつ結社キジネコ | |
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 | CICADA | $9.99 | 40 92% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $11,988) | daimaGAME |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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