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Should I ship a Farming Sim 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Farming Sim
Of 25 developers who shipped a Farming 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.. 40 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $750, ×1.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $330; 1 in 20 cleared $91k, ×145 the market median. Revenue is up 1460% on the market; 40 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $330 (exactly $330) |
|---|---|
| Median | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 25% | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) |
| Top 5% | $91k (exactly $91,289) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 64 |
| Announced | 40 |
| 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 1460% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Farming Sim
- 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, Farming Sim; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Immersive Sim, Life Sim, Simulation
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $27.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $27.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 6,356 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $330. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + TransportationFair
- + MiningFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + GolfFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SokobanFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
- + OffroadLong shot
- + Looter ShooterLong shot
- + CatsLong shot
Comparable games
Starsand Island 2026 · $7.1M 
Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey 2022 · $409k 
我的钓鱼世界 2026 · EA · $91k 
Duck Life 9: The Flock 2024 · $57k 
Magical Bakery 2024 · $26k | 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 | |
| | Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey | older | $29.99 | 455 81% | 14k | $409k (exactly $409,364) | Neos Corporation |
| | 我的钓鱼世界 | · EA | $14.99 | 203 60% | 6.1k | $91k (exactly $91,289) | 华幸 |
| | Duck Life 9: The Flock | older | $9.99 | 190 83% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,943) | Wix Games |
| | Magical Bakery | $14.99 | 57 77% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $25,633) | SUPERLUMEN | |
 | RippleIsland Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant | $27.99 | 22 68% | 660 | $18k (exactly $18,473) | SUNSOFT | |
 | Chang'an: The capital of Tang Dynasty | older | $9.99 | 58 70% | 1.7k | $17k (exactly $17,383) | Romulus |
 | Garbage Packer | $6.99 | 56 82% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,743) | Trash Games Studios | |
 | Farm Supply Simulator 25 | · EA | $11.99 | 26 84% | 780 | $9.4k (exactly $9,352) | Superwolf Game Studio, Lycan Arts |
 | Weed Store Simulator | $9.99 | 25 80% | 750 | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) | Nons Games | |
 | Capri Care | · EA | $12.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $5.1k (exactly $5,066) | Jdfskitz, Kiyoshirei, Dark_KissQ121 |
 | Man Made | · EA | $19.99 | 8 37% | 240 | $4.8k (exactly $4,798) | Rule51 |
 | The Dandelion Endures. | $2.99 | 48 95% | 1.4k | $4.3k (exactly $4,306) | 無限オーリーゲームズ |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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