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Should I ship a 3D Platformer CRPG?
CRPG + 3D Platformer
Of 24 developers who shipped a 3D Platformer CRPG 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.. 41 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240. 41 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper, while revenue is down 50% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,050) |
| Top 5% | $60k (exactly $60,014) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 103 |
| Announced | 41 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.00 |
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 as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 25%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- CRPG
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- CRPG, 3D Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, Action RPG
- Price point
- $5.00 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.00.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 1,485 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 41 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
CRPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + TabletopFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + IncrementalLong shot
- + FMVPoor odds
- + Card BattlerPoor odds
- + Grid-Based MovementPoor odds
- + SpacePoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Souls-likePoor odds
Comparable games
Chinese Online Game 2024 · $2.0M 
沙雕之路 2026 · $312k 
Twelves:Shadow 2025 · $60k 
XiuzhenWorld2 2024 · $52k 
Xuan-Yuan Sword V 2023 · $44k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Chinese Online Game | older | $9.99 | 6,610 82% | 198k | $2.0M (exactly $1,981,017) | 648工作室 |
| | 沙雕之路 | $10.00 | 1,039 96% | 31k | $312k (exactly $311,700) | 馆叔 | |
| | Twelves:Shadow | $12.99 | 154 35% | 4.6k | $60k (exactly $60,014) | JuLu Studio | |
| | XiuzhenWorld2 | $12.99 | 134 67% | 4.0k | $52k (exactly $52,220) | Noforgetit | |
| | Xuan-Yuan Sword V | older | $9.99 | 147 60% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $44,056) | DOMO Studio, SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
 | Another Crusade | older | $19.99 | 39 79% | 1.2k | $23k (exactly $23,388) | Dragon Vein Studios |
 | Your Cute Wife | older | $18.99 | 41 78% | 1.2k | $23k (exactly $23,358) | 1UP Games |
 | 仙途世界 | older | $29.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $14k (exactly $14,395) | Deep Cave |
 | Run Pizza Run | older | $4.99 | 83 86% | 2.5k | $12k (exactly $12,425) | IZI Games |
 | Ice and Fire of Maiden | older | $9.99 | 38 57% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | Erogenous Moonlight |
 | PLAYNESE: Master Japanese | · EA | $19.95 | 17 94% | 510 | $10k (exactly $10,174) | Wynand Smit |
 | 古咒迷途 (lost curse) | $3.99 | 68 95% | 2.0k | $8.1k (exactly $8,140) | 拙画翁 | |
 | Mush Dash | · EA | $2.99 | 34 82% | 1.0k | $3.1k (exactly $3,050) | 笨笨Bon, CrazyDog, 邻居家的猫 |
 | SaveShe | $69.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $2.1k (exactly $2,100) | shibahuax | |
 | Another World Guardian | $4.99 | 13 30% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | HHgame | |
 | Maldives in Dream | $3.99 | 11 63% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | MDIDGame | |
 | Goblin: Mutation | $3.00 | 14 21% | 420 | $1.3k (exactly $1,260) | richard |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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