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Should I ship a Cat 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Cats
Of 66 developers who shipped a Cat 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.. 74 more are announced.
Verdict: long shot, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $420, ×0.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $360k, ×585 the market median. Revenue is up 15% on the market; 74 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $420 (exactly $420) |
| Top 25% | $5.4k (exactly $5,398) |
| Top 5% | $368k (exactly $367,616) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 66 |
| Released games | 151 |
| Announced | 74 |
| 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 15% on the market, supply 35% 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
- Cats
- 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; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Exploration, Action
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Colorful, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 8,629 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 32 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 74 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds
Comparable games
Little Kitty, Big City 2024 · $7.8M 
In Sound Mind 2021 · $5.7M 
My Little Puppy 2025 · $3.3M 
Gori: Cuddly Carnage 2024 · $946k 
New Super Lucky's Tale 2020 · $610k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Little Kitty, Big City | older | $24.99 | 10,423 96% | 313k | $7.8M (exactly $7,814,123) | Double Dagger Studio |
| | In Sound Mind | older | $34.99 | 5,467 95% | 164k | $5.7M (exactly $5,738,710) | We Create Stuff |
| | My Little Puppy | $24.99 | 4,435 97% | 133k | $3.3M (exactly $3,324,920) | Dreamotion Inc. | |
| | Gori: Cuddly Carnage | older | $21.99 | 1,434 96% | 43k | $946k (exactly $946,010) | Angry Demon Studio |
| | New Super Lucky's Tale | older | $29.99 | 678 94% | 20k | $610k (exactly $609,997) | Playful Corp. |
 | Kristala | $39.99 | 485 71% | 15k | $582k (exactly $581,854) | Astral Clocktower Studios | |
 | Bubsy 4D | $19.99 | 777 92% | 23k | $466k (exactly $465,967) | Fabraz | |
 | Schrodinger's Cat Burglar | $19.99 | 613 97% | 18k | $368k (exactly $367,616) | Abandoned Sheep | |
 | Catlateral Damage | older | $9.99 | 1,006 88% | 30k | $301k (exactly $301,498) | Manekoware, Fire Hose Games |
 | Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel | $19.99 | 395 96% | 12k | $237k (exactly $236,881) | SalsaShark Studios | |
 | Catto's Post Office | $4.99 | 1,203 97% | 36k | $180k (exactly $180,089) | In Shambles Studio | |
 | Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection | $19.99 | 216 84% | 6.5k | $130k (exactly $129,535) | Limited Run Games | |
 | Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game | $9.99 | 220 96% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $65,934) | DarkBear Studios, iNightGaming LLC | |
 | Only Way is Down | $9.99 | 137 63% | 4.1k | $41k (exactly $41,059) | Jilted Generation Productions | |
 | Jumping Jazz Cats | $8.99 | 148 74% | 4.4k | $40k (exactly $39,916) | Le Catnip Collective |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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