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Should I ship a Bullet Hell 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Bullet Hell
Of 49 developers who shipped a Bullet Hell 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.. 69 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 26 developers shipped in the last year and 69 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $119 (exactly $119) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) |
| Top 5% | $20k (exactly $20,390) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 49 |
| Released games | 164 |
| Announced | 69 |
| 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 115% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Bullet Hell; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Combat
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 1,198 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 34 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 69 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + TransportationFair
- + MiningFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + GolfFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SokobanFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
- + OffroadLong shot
- + Looter ShooterLong shot
- + CatsLong shot
Comparable games
Luna Abyss 2026 · $830k 
Bears In Space 2024 · $286k 
UNDER DEFEAT 2025 · $49k 
2076 - Midway Multiverse 2022 · $24k 
CosmicGalaxyWars 2026 · $20k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Luna Abyss | $29.99 | 923 86% | 28k | $830k (exactly $830,423) | Kwalee Labs | |
| | Bears In Space | older | $19.99 | 477 87% | 14k | $286k (exactly $286,057) | Broadside Games |
| | UNDER DEFEAT | $19.99 | 81 95% | 2.4k | $49k (exactly $48,576) | CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF | |
| | 2076 - Midway Multiverse | older | $19.99 | 40 80% | 1.2k | $24k (exactly $23,988) | Ivanovich Games |
| | CosmicGalaxyWars | $19.99 | 34 76% | 1.0k | $20k (exactly $20,390) | YOSHITSUNA INC. | |
 | Escape from Terror City | older | $9.99 | 36 75% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $10,789) | Renegade Sector Games |
 | Savage: Ultimate Boss Fight | older | $4.99 | 64 98% | 1.9k | $9.6k (exactly $9,581) | SavageDev |
 | Holy Shot | $5.99 | 53 84% | 1.6k | $9.5k (exactly $9,524) | LoneWolf Digital Arts | |
 | Touhou: Blossom Blade | $5.99 | 47 91% | 1.4k | $8.4k (exactly $8,446) | Ankake Spa | |
 | Thunder Kid | older | $7.99 | 30 96% | 900 | $7.2k (exactly $7,191) | Renegade Sector Games |
 | Hyperstacks | $19.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $6.6k (exactly $6,597) | Squirrel Bytes | |
 | Gelatina is Hungry | $14.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Under Castle | |
 | Dark Erosion: Endless Siege | $6.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $3.1k (exactly $3,146) | LaoLiang | |
 | Galatico | · EA | $7.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | Galatico Studios |
 | Starfield Battlegrounds | $6.99 | 13 69% | 390 | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) | 谭浩翔 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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