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Should I ship a Capitalist 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Capitalism
Of 21 developers who shipped a Capitalist 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.. 33 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×1.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $25k, ×41 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 33 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 25% | $6.2k (exactly $6,203) |
| Top 5% | $26k (exactly $25,774) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 21 |
| Released games | 45 |
| Announced | 33 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 50% on the market, supply 10% fewer 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
- Capitalism
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Management, Action, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Realistic, Third Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 3,734 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 33 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different setting or mood, 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
Get To Work 2024 · $1.3M 
Real estate tycoon 2022 · EA · $138k 
Laundry & Supermarket Simulator 2025 · $26k 
Magical Bakery 2024 · $26k 
Bombing!! 2: A Graffiti Paradise 2023 · $22k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Get To Work | $12.99 | 3,456 88% | 104k | $1.3M (exactly $1,346,803) | Isto Inc. | |
| | Real estate tycoon | · EA older | $10.99 | 418 63% | 13k | $138k (exactly $137,815) | Double Eggs |
| | Laundry & Supermarket Simulator | $9.99 | 86 77% | 2.6k | $26k (exactly $25,774) | SmartPlayGames | |
| | Magical Bakery | $14.99 | 57 77% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $25,633) | SUPERLUMEN | |
| | Bombing!! 2: A Graffiti Paradise | older | $19.99 | 37 94% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $22,189) | Devon Wiersma |
 | D-Corp | older | $19.99 | 36 77% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $21,589) | Frogsong Studios |
 | Unaccessible | $9.99 | 55 94% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | REMBOT GAMES | |
 | Designated Driver Simulator | · EA | $17.99 | 16 62% | 480 | $8.6k (exactly $8,635) | PostSIM |
 | 18Hell:Lost | older | $7.99 | 35 91% | 1.1k | $8.4k (exactly $8,390) | DWall Games |
 | Timeworks | older | $4.99 | 51 100% | 1.5k | $7.6k (exactly $7,635) | Starworks Studios |
 | Liquor And Wine Shop Simulator - Store Simulator | $8.99 | 23 47% | 690 | $6.2k (exactly $6,203) | Mascot Bro Studio, PixelHixel Games | |
 | Konbini Simulator | $4.99 | 16 37% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | mobaroid | |
 | Crude Oil | $12.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $2.3k (exactly $2,338) | Elfsend | |
 | Bad Goys | $4.99 | 11 72% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Silvercrest Studios | |
 | The King of Wall Street | $4.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Yogo Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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