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3D Platformer + Board Game
Of 31 developers who shipped a Board Game 3D 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.. 34 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 16 developers shipped in the last year and 34 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $180 (exactly $180) |
| Top 25% | $598 (exactly $598) |
| Top 5% | $25k (exactly $24,746) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 31 |
| Released games | 104 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 55% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Board Game; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Strategy, Tabletop
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Family Friendly, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 896 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Just Go 2022 · $967k 
Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns 2026 · $666k 
Akimbot 2024 · $456k 
Richman 4 2022 · $290k 
富豪派对重制版 2023 · EA · $153k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Just Go | older | $9.99 | 3,227 92% | 97k | $967k (exactly $967,132) | Studio Amateur |
| | Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns | $29.99 | 740 80% | 22k | $666k (exactly $665,778) | ILLUMINATION | |
| | Akimbot | older | $19.99 | 761 82% | 23k | $456k (exactly $456,372) | Evil Raptor |
| | Richman 4 | older | $5.99 | 1,614 74% | 48k | $290k (exactly $290,036) | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
| | 富豪派对重制版 | · EA older | $6.99 | 728 85% | 22k | $153k (exactly $152,662) | Tianmu Games |
 | Gomoku Let's Go | older | $2.99 | 883 88% | 26k | $79k (exactly $79,205) | Studio Amateur |
 | Fritz 19 SE | older | $69.99 | 28 71% | 840 | $59k (exactly $58,792) | ChessBase GmbH |
 | Switchball HD | older | $12.99 | 145 88% | 4.4k | $57k (exactly $56,506) | Atomic Elbow |
 | Richman 8 | older | $7.99 | 214 64% | 6.4k | $51k (exactly $51,296) | SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY(BEIJING)CO.LTD |
 | Fritz Chess 20 Steam Edition | $54.99 | 15 46% | 450 | $25k (exactly $24,746) | ChessBase GmbH | |
 | Running Fable Petite Party | $13.99 | 51 100% | 1.5k | $21k (exactly $21,405) | Seashell Studio | |
 | Heroic Aegisio: Origins | $7.99 | 27 77% | 810 | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) | Vview Games | |
 | Carnival Heroes - Super party minigames | $3.99 | 39 97% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | LAN - GAMES LTD | |
 | Fritz - Dein Schachtrainer 2 | $19.99 | 5 0% | 150 | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) | ChessBase GmbH | |
 | Roll & Win CASINO PARTY | $11.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $2.9k (exactly $2,878) | SAT-BOX | |
 | Diamond Painting | $7.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | LeiZna | |
 | Sugoroku New Year's Party | $11.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $719 (exactly $719) | SAT-BOX | |
 | アネモネ / Anemone | $3.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $598 (exactly $598) | Jloo |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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