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Should I ship a Choices Matter 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Choices Matter
Of 122 developers who shipped a Choices Matter 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.. 141 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 63 developers shipped in the last year and 141 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $4.5k (exactly $4,496) |
| Top 5% | $79k (exactly $78,718) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 122 |
| Released games | 301 |
| Announced | 141 |
| 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 as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 13%, 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
- Choices Matter
- 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, Choices Matter; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Platformer, Action
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Emotional
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $15.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 3,473 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 9 in 10 of the 67 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 141 games are announced against 63 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Chained Together 2024 · $8.2M 
Sable 2021 · $4.0M 
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed 2024 · $1.5M 
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ 2023 · $1.3M 
BUNNY GARDEN 2024 · $922k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Chained Together | older | $4.99 | 54,747 89% | 1.6M | $8.2M (exactly $8,195,626) | Anegar Games, Lab42 |
| | Sable | older | $24.99 | 5,365 86% | 161k | $4.0M (exactly $4,022,140) | Shedworks |
| | Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | $39.99 | 1,275 93% | 38k | $1.5M (exactly $1,529,618) | Purple Lamp | |
| | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ | older | $49.99 | 839 41% | 25k | $1.3M (exactly $1,258,248) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| | BUNNY GARDEN | older | $24.99 | 1,230 92% | 37k | $922k (exactly $922,131) | qureate |
 | Stardom 3 | older | $12.99 | 1,600 94% | 48k | $624k (exactly $623,520) | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
 | Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | older | $19.99 | 973 78% | 29k | $584k (exactly $583,508) | Junction Point |
 | Voodoo Fishin' | · EA | $9.99 | 800 81% | 24k | $240k (exactly $239,760) | Lost Arcade |
 | VARLET | $59.99 | 121 47% | 3.6k | $218k (exactly $217,764) | FURYU CORPORATION | |
 | 7th Sector | older | $10.99 | 643 72% | 19k | $212k (exactly $211,997) | Носков Сергей |
 | Flee, My Elven Ninja! 3D | $14.99 | 347 85% | 10k | $156k (exactly $156,046) | Barance Studio | |
 | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
 | WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure | $29.99 | 92 78% | 2.8k | $83k (exactly $82,772) | althi Inc. | |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City | $24.99 | 105 76% | 3.2k | $79k (exactly $78,718) | Cortopia Studios | |
 | Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game | $9.99 | 220 96% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $65,934) | DarkBear Studios, iNightGaming LLC | |
 | Sex Wishes 🔮 | $14.99 | 145 68% | 4.4k | $65k (exactly $65,206) | Dirty Adventures 🖤 | |
 | Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn | $13.99 | 139 64% | 4.2k | $58k (exactly $58,338) | Celestial Novel |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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