Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog 3D Platformer?

3D Platformer + Dogs

Of 23 developers who shipped a Dog 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.. 30 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×3.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $37k, ×60 the market median. Revenue is up 55% on the market; 30 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 55% on the market, 30 announced, ×3.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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3D Platformer + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $359 → $718 → $7.7k → $898 → $4.5k → $9.1k → $1.0k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 3D Platformer + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $239 (exactly $239)
Median $2.1k (exactly $2,097)
Top 25% $8.6k (exactly $8,572)
Top 5% $38k (exactly $37,781)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 73
Announced 30
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 55% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Dogs
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
3D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Open World
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cute, Family Friendly
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 4,740 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $2.1k, 1 in 4 over $8.5k, 1 in 20 over $37k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

3D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + TransportationFair13 devs · median $3.1k · 12 announced
  2. + MiningFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 11 announced
  3. + Dating SimFair36 devs · median $748 · 29 announced
  4. + GolfFair16 devs · median $719 · 16 announced
  5. + Visual NovelFair44 devs · median $716 · 39 announced
  6. + SokobanFair12 devs · median $599 · 9 announced
  7. + Survival HorrorFair111 devs · median $539 · 104 announced
  8. + Perma DeathFair36 devs · median $537 · 36 announced
  9. + AutomationFair25 devs · median $450 · 21 announced
  10. + OffroadLong shot14 devs · median $478 · 12 announced
  11. + Looter ShooterLong shot23 devs · median $449 · 16 announced
  12. + CatsLong shot66 devs · median $420 · 74 announced

All 216 pairs on the 3D Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

My Little Puppy 2025 · $3.3M PHOGS! 2020 · $878k METAL DOGS 2023 · $459k Paw Patrol: On A Roll! 2018 · $310k PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay 2020 · $122k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
My Little Puppy $24.99 4,435 97% 133k $3.3M (exactly $3,324,920) Dreamotion Inc.
PHOGS! older $24.99 1,171 78% 35k $878k (exactly $877,899) Bit Loom Games
METAL DOGS older $19.99 766 81% 23k $459k (exactly $459,370) 24Frame,inc.
Paw Patrol: On A Roll! older $29.99 345 84% 10k $310k (exactly $310,396) Torus Games
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay older $29.99 136 72% 4.1k $122k (exactly $122,359) DRAKHAR STUDIO
A Corgi's Cozy Hike $19.99 63 100% 1.9k $38k (exactly $37,781) Scalisco
Along Together older $14.99 55 90% 1.7k $25k (exactly $24,734) Turbo Button
Animal Doctor older $19.99 27 25% 810 $16k (exactly $16,192) Caipirinha Games
Nomyou $11.99 39 56% 1.2k $14k (exactly $14,028) Kudalyn's Creations
My Lovely Dog Adventure older $9.99 42 95% 1.3k $13k (exactly $12,587) EpiXR Games UG
Ollie-Oop $12.99 24 91% 720 $9.4k (exactly $9,353) Almost Playable Games
Lighthaze World $18.99 16 100% 480 $9.1k (exactly $9,115) Radiobush
Sands of Hope $10.99 26 84% 780 $8.6k (exactly $8,572) Guateke Studios
The PARADOGX Incident $10.99 25 92% 750 $8.2k (exactly $8,242) Artibex
たんぼ $1.99 79 72% 2.4k $4.7k (exactly $4,716) VoVora Games
Cat & Capy · EA $4.99 30 100% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) Matato Games
Nick Jr. Party Adventure $39.99 3 100% 90 $3.6k (exactly $3,599) Melbot Studios

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.