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Should I ship an Idler 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Idler
Of 35 developers who shipped an Idler 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.. 24 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 18 developers shipped in the last year and 24 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $119 (exactly $119) |
|---|---|
| Median | $302 (exactly $302) |
| Top 25% | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) |
| Top 5% | $108k (exactly $107,557) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 35 |
| Released games | 97 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.35 |
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 255% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 15%, 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
- Idler
- effort 1 / 10 · high · number growth curves and a UI
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Idler; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Automation, Simulation, Adventure
- Price point
- $3.35 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $3.35.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 1,012 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
Haydee 3 2025 · $289k 
Cultivation Magic World 2026 · EA · $108k 
A guard walks into a tavern 2023 · $99k 
XiuzhenWorld2 2024 · $52k 
Fun Park Simulator 2026 · EA · $25k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Haydee 3 | $29.99 | 321 84% | 9.6k | $289k (exactly $288,804) | Haydee Interactive | |
| | Cultivation Magic World | · EA | $12.99 | 276 78% | 8.3k | $108k (exactly $107,557) | DMG Studio |
| | A guard walks into a tavern | older | $7.99 | 415 83% | 12k | $99k (exactly $99,476) | SuQing |
| | XiuzhenWorld2 | $12.99 | 134 67% | 4.0k | $52k (exactly $52,220) | Noforgetit | |
| | Fun Park Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 63 58% | 1.9k | $25k (exactly $24,551) | Flugames |
 | Mars Rover Simulator | older | $19.99 | 24 25% | 720 | $14k (exactly $14,393) | DexterCoding |
 | Bottle Can Float | $3.99 | 91 89% | 2.7k | $11k (exactly $10,893) | Kayla.Z | |
 | Farm Supply Simulator 25 | · EA | $11.99 | 26 84% | 780 | $9.4k (exactly $9,352) | Superwolf Game Studio, Lycan Arts |
 | RUNNER RTX | older | $24.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Piece Of Voxel |
 | Dungeon Warriors | · EA older | $5.99 | 25 52% | 750 | $4.5k (exactly $4,492) | FireStone Studio |
 | Hardcore and Death | $1.99 | 64 84% | 1.9k | $3.8k (exactly $3,821) | ZERO5GAMES | |
 | Bottomless Pit Supervisor | $4.99 | 17 58% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | sudo make | |
 | Forest Factory Simulator | $3.99 | 17 41% | 510 | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) | Samle Indie Studio | |
 | Only Straight and Up! | $19.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | AF Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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