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Should I ship a Bullet Time 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Bullet Time
Of 33 developers who shipped a Bullet Time 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.. 46 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 $240, ×0.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 46 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper, while revenue is down 40% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $239 (exactly $239) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
| Top 5% | $12k (exactly $12,142) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 98 |
| Announced | 46 |
| 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 down 40% on the market, supply 45% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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 Time
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Bullet Time; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, Parkour
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 1,081 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. Nearly all of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 46 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Shady Knight | $19.99 | 898 93% | 27k | $539k (exactly $538,531) | Alexey 'cptnsigh' | |
| | Espire 1: VR Operative | older | $19.99 | 381 54% | 11k | $228k (exactly $228,486) | Digital Lode Immersive Media |
| | Ary and the Secret of Seasons | older | $39.99 | 134 64% | 4.0k | $161k (exactly $160,760) | eXiin, Fishing Cactus |
| | Warstride Challenges | older | $19.99 | 242 89% | 7.3k | $145k (exactly $145,127) | Dream Powered Games |
| | Recompile | older | $19.99 | 145 67% | 4.4k | $87k (exactly $86,956) | Phigames |
 | Rocket Assault: Downhill Rush | older | $7.99 | 209 92% | 6.3k | $50k (exactly $50,097) | Giovanni Elgert |
 | Grapple Hoops | older | $11.99 | 75 73% | 2.3k | $27k (exactly $26,978) | Andreas Georgiou |
 | Parkour Labs | older | $12.99 | 56 92% | 1.7k | $22k (exactly $21,823) | SoyKhaler |
 | Presentiment of Death | older | $14.99 | 45 71% | 1.4k | $20k (exactly $20,236) | XOCUS |
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 | SPEEDSHOT | $14.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $12k (exactly $12,142) | karmacode | |
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 | Spear | $9.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Andrea Cavuoto | |
 | Deedlee Doo! Carkour! | $3.99 | 29 96% | 870 | $3.5k (exactly $3,471) | Just Purkey Games | |
 | Sleembo | $4.99 | 23 69% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Sleembo Games | |
 | DOSTAVKA | $2.99 | 38 92% | 1.1k | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) | SASHADEV, SASHA | |
 | Dark Erosion: Endless Siege | $6.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $3.1k (exactly $3,146) | LaoLiang | |
 | LightQb | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | RobDoesStuff | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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