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Should I ship a Historical 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Historical
Of 25 developers who shipped a Historical 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.. 51 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $960, ×1.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×601 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 51 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $955 (exactly $955) |
| Top 25% | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) |
| Top 5% | $377k (exactly $377,211) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 114 |
| Announced | 51 |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, 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
- Historical
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Platformer, Action
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Story Rich, Stylized
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 14,148 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 51 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different setting or mood, 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
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 2024 · $27M 
Peaks of Yore 2023 · $2.0M 
SAMURAI MAIDEN 2022 · $1.2M 
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX 2024 · $712k 
The Forgotten Concluder 2023 · $670k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | $69.99 | 13,058 89% | 392k | $27M (exactly $27,417,883) | MachineGames | |
| | Peaks of Yore | older | $18.99 | 3,587 97% | 108k | $2.0M (exactly $2,043,514) | Anders Grube Jensen |
| | SAMURAI MAIDEN | older | $59.99 | 648 60% | 19k | $1.2M (exactly $1,166,206) | SHADE Inc. |
| | SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX | older | $49.99 | 475 85% | 14k | $712k (exactly $712,358) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | The Forgotten Concluder | older | $24.99 | 894 74% | 27k | $670k (exactly $670,232) | Kunpo Games |
 | Gecko Gods | $19.99 | 629 96% | 19k | $377k (exactly $377,211) | Inresin | |
 | 下一站江湖Ⅰ | older | $19.99 | 581 72% | 17k | $348k (exactly $348,426) | 白玉京工作室 |
 | Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection | $19.99 | 216 84% | 6.5k | $130k (exactly $129,535) | Limited Run Games | |
 | Mulaka | older | $19.99 | 171 91% | 5.1k | $103k (exactly $102,549) | Lienzo |
 | Gomoku Let's Go | older | $2.99 | 883 88% | 26k | $79k (exactly $79,205) | Studio Amateur |
 | The House of Hikmah | $19.99 | 61 98% | 1.8k | $37k (exactly $36,582) | Lunacy Studios | |
 | Pyramidion | · EA | $4.99 | 71 85% | 2.1k | $11k (exactly $10,629) | TechDevAYDIN |
 | Three Kingdoms: Shu-Han Chronicles | $12.99 | 20 45% | 600 | $7.8k (exactly $7,794) | QianFan Game | |
 | Derby Heroines: Run, Bet, Win! | $14.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | SHINISE GAMES, MFC STUDIO | |
 | Balling Up | $3.99 | 39 79% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | RedKar Devs | |
 | Flames of Freedom: 1821 | · EA | $4.99 | 31 80% | 930 | $4.6k (exactly $4,641) | NOUMENON |
 | Wukong Fight in Kaoria | $8.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.6k (exactly $1,618) | 圣工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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