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Should I ship a Cooking 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Cooking
Of 26 developers who shipped a Cooking 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.. 39 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $82k, ×132 the market median. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 39 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $18,473) |
| Top 5% | $83k (exactly $82,772) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 63 |
| Announced | 39 |
| 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 up 80% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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
- Cooking
- 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, Cooking; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Exploration, Character Customization
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Family Friendly, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 6,285 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. Nearly all of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Dating SimFair
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- + Survival HorrorFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
- + OffroadLong shot
- + Looter ShooterLong shot
- + CatsLong shot
Comparable games
Starsand Island 2026 · $7.1M 
Thirsty Suitors 2023 · $210k 
WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure 2025 · $83k 
Duck Life 9: The Flock 2024 · $57k 
Dosa Divas 2026 · $34k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Starsand Island | $39.99 | 5,898 76% | 177k | $7.1M (exactly $7,075,831) | Seed Sparkle Lab | |
| | Thirsty Suitors | older | $29.99 | 233 96% | 7.0k | $210k (exactly $209,630) | Outerloop Games |
| | WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure | $29.99 | 92 78% | 2.8k | $83k (exactly $82,772) | althi Inc. | |
| | Duck Life 9: The Flock | older | $9.99 | 190 83% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,943) | Wix Games |
| | Dosa Divas | $19.99 | 56 94% | 1.7k | $34k (exactly $33,583) | Outerloop Games | |
 | Magical Bakery | $14.99 | 57 77% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $25,633) | SUPERLUMEN | |
 | Umami Grove | $19.99 | 42 92% | 1.3k | $25k (exactly $25,187) | Pomshine Games | |
 | Foodslingers | $9.99 | 83 96% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Ardent Games | |
 | RippleIsland Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant | $27.99 | 22 68% | 660 | $18k (exactly $18,473) | SUNSOFT | |
 | Brasil Simuleitor | · EA older | $19.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $6.6k (exactly $6,597) | Rikardo |
 | Pizza Man Simulator | $9.99 | 20 50% | 600 | $6.0k (exactly $5,994) | Mamma Mia Studio | |
 | Rascal's Escape | $29.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $5.4k (exactly $5,398) | the Good Evil GmbH | |
 | Pardon My French Toast | · EA | $19.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $5.4k (exactly $5,397) | ReRolled Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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