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Should I ship a 3D Platformer Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + 3D Platformer
Of 121 developers who shipped a 3D Platformer Immersive Sim 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.. 147 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $810, ×0.5 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180. 147 games are announced against 65 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper, while revenue is down 35% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $178 (exactly $178) |
|---|---|
| Median | $807 (exactly $807) |
| Top 25% | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) |
| Top 5% | $58k (exactly $58,007) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 121 |
| Released games | 338 |
| Announced | 147 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 down 35% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, 3D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 30,167 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 77 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 147 games are announced against 65 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Trading Card GameStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + WesternStrong odds
- + BoxingStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Split ScreenFair
Comparable games
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 2024 · $27M 
Starsand Island 2026 · $7.1M 
Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game 2025 · $5.0M 
The Break-In 2025 · $1.2M 
THE 4 SINS 2024 · $1.0M | 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 | |
| | Starsand Island | $39.99 | 5,898 76% | 177k | $7.1M (exactly $7,075,831) | Seed Sparkle Lab | |
| | Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game | $24.99 | 6,638 94% | 199k | $5.0M (exactly $4,976,509) | MLMEDIA | |
| | The Break-In | $19.99 | 2,040 87% | 61k | $1.2M (exactly $1,223,388) | jorgen games Ltd, Oliver Josh | |
| | THE 4 SINS | older | $9.99 | 3,377 23% | 101k | $1.0M (exactly $1,012,087) | 奇门互娱 |
 | Just Go | older | $9.99 | 3,227 92% | 97k | $967k (exactly $967,132) | Studio Amateur |
 | Twisted Tower | $14.99 | 1,827 93% | 55k | $822k (exactly $821,602) | Atmos Games | |
 | Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | older | $19.99 | 973 78% | 29k | $584k (exactly $583,508) | Junction Point |
 | Quadrilateral Cowboy | older | $19.99 | 897 92% | 27k | $538k (exactly $537,931) | Blendo Games |
 | 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 |
 | Glider Simulator | $7.99 | 242 97% | 7.3k | $58k (exactly $58,007) | HFRK. | |
 | Completely Stretchy | $18.99 | 63 87% | 1.9k | $36k (exactly $35,891) | Warp Digital, Dan Ferguson | |
 | Casino Island Simulator | · EA | $8.99 | 120 61% | 3.6k | $32k (exactly $32,364) | Clap Games |
 | GLUM | · EA | $12.49 | 78 64% | 2.3k | $29k (exactly $29,227) | CinderCat Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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