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Should I ship a Dating Sim 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Dating Sim
Of 36 developers who shipped a Dating Sim 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.. 29 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $750, ×1.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $360. Revenue is flat on the market; 29 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 25% | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) |
| Top 5% | $666k (exactly $665,778) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 129 |
| Announced | 29 |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- Dating Sim
- 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, Dating Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Simulation, Visual Novel
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $49.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $49.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 2,564 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + TransportationFair
- + MiningFair
- + GolfFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SokobanFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
- + OffroadLong shot
- + Looter ShooterLong shot
- + CatsLong shot
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds
Comparable games
Neon White 2022 · $13M 
HoneySelect2Libido DX 2022 · $2.7M 
SHUTEN ORDER 2025 · $1.1M 
BUNNY GARDEN 2024 · $922k 
Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns 2026 · $666k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Neon White | older | $24.99 | 17,259 97% | 518k | $13M (exactly $12,939,072) | Angel Matrix |
| | HoneySelect2Libido DX | older | $69.99 | 1,283 82% | 38k | $2.7M (exactly $2,693,915) | ILLUSION |
| | SHUTEN ORDER | $49.99 | 712 80% | 21k | $1.1M (exactly $1,067,786) | Neilo Inc. | |
| | BUNNY GARDEN | older | $24.99 | 1,230 92% | 37k | $922k (exactly $922,131) | qureate |
| | Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns | $29.99 | 740 80% | 22k | $666k (exactly $665,778) | ILLUMINATION | |
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 | Love Mansion | $10.99 | 184 88% | 5.5k | $61k (exactly $60,665) | Tsunmayo | |
 | Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn | $13.99 | 139 64% | 4.2k | $58k (exactly $58,338) | Celestial Novel | |
 | AICOMI | $69.99 | 23 78% | 690 | $48k (exactly $48,293) | ILLGAMES | |
 | Monmusu Paradise ~Visitors~ | $4.99 | 66 74% | 2.0k | $9.9k (exactly $9,880) | Siluman Soft | |
 | 彼氏の周りにいたら嫌な女友達を拳でわからせるゲーム | $4.99 | 32 87% | 960 | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) | 園児ニア |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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