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Should I ship an Asynchronous Multiplayer 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Asynchronous Multiplayer
Only 8 developers shipped a paid Asynchronous Multiplayer 3D Platformer in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, VHOLUME, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 4 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 19 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $17k, ×26 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $330; 1 in 20 cleared $710k, ×1143 the market median. Revenue is down 95% on the market; 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $330 (exactly $330) |
|---|---|
| Median | $17k (exactly $16,553) |
| Top 25% | $623k (exactly $623,001) |
| Top 5% | $718k (exactly $718,080) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $10.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 44%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- effort 5 / 10 · low · a backend with accounts and persistent turns
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Price point
- $10.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 4,527 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $330. 6 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
VHOLUME 2026 · $718k 
Demon Tides 2026 · $623k 
Rocket Boots Mania 2025 · $103k 
Mass Exodus Redux 2017 · $59k 
Pogo3D 2023 · $28k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | VHOLUME | $8.00 | 2,992 97% | 90k | $718k (exactly $718,080) | Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre, Niels… (Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre, Niels Tiercelin) | |
| | Demon Tides | $24.99 | 831 96% | 25k | $623k (exactly $623,001) | Fabraz | |
| | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
| | Mass Exodus Redux | older | $6.99 | 280 72% | 8.4k | $59k (exactly $58,716) | Altaire |
| | Pogo3D | older | $7.99 | 116 97% | 3.5k | $28k (exactly $27,805) | HEDGEWIZARDS |
 | Codename: Terranova | $23.99 | 23 69% | 690 | $17k (exactly $16,553) | ACGames | |
 | DanSparkling | · EA older | $17.99 | 13 46% | 390 | $7.0k (exactly $7,016) | Uniflex Co., Ltd. |
 | Lost Marbles | · EA older | $9.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Cabbeast Games |
 | Goosey Guess | older | $4.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Gas Lantern Games |
 | To The Top, Mammoth! | $4.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | isTom Games Kft. | |
 | Doll Hero Thirty-Six | $10.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $330 (exactly $330) | 文山工作室 | |
 | Ancient Maze | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | aro. | |
 | GolFall: Make Your Way Up | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | tesakiza |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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