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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Inventory Management 3D Platformer?

3D Platformer + Inventory Management

Of 29 developers who shipped an Inventory Management 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, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 18 developers shipped in the last year and 40 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 255% on the market, 40 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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3D Platformer + Inventory Management
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 29
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.1k → $90 → $89 → $150 → $898 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 3D Platformer + Inventory Management: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 29
Bottom 30% $89 (exactly $89)
Median $179 (exactly $179)
Top 25% $1.5k (exactly $1,497)
Top 5% $10k (exactly $10,195)
Developers, 2 yr 29
Released games 56
Announced 40
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 255% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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
Inventory Management
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, Inventory Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Resource Management, Simulation
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $11.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, First-Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $11.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 78% positive over 277 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $89, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $10k.

3 in 10 developers made under $89. All of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

3D Platformer with a different second tag, 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

Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER 2023 · $48k Warden: Melody of the Undergrowth 2016 · $28k Laundry & Supermarket Simulator 2025 · $26k Machina of the Planet Tree -Unity Unions- 2020 · $24k Alien Hallway 2011 · $18k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER older $5.99 268 64% 8.0k $48k (exactly $48,160) Ash Game Studio
Warden: Melody of the Undergrowth older $19.99 46 78% 1.4k $28k (exactly $27,586) Cardboard Keep
Laundry & Supermarket Simulator $9.99 86 77% 2.6k $26k (exactly $25,774) SmartPlayGames
Machina of the Planet Tree -Unity Unions- older $18.99 42 66% 1.3k $24k (exactly $23,927) Denneko Yuugi
Alien Hallway older $4.99 122 72% 3.7k $18k (exactly $18,263) Sigma Team Inc.
EXELIO · EA $19.99 17 64% 510 $10k (exactly $10,195) AI Frog Interactive, Inc.
Farm Supply Simulator 25 · EA $11.99 26 84% 780 $9.4k (exactly $9,352) Superwolf Game Studio, Lycan Arts
Dystopian Pet Simulator · EA $5.99 49 93% 1.5k $8.8k (exactly $8,805) dinca.team
Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator $6.99 34 61% 1.0k $7.1k (exactly $7,130) Violet Soft
Magurele Mystery older $3.99 55 78% 1.7k $6.6k (exactly $6,584) Street Art Studios
Isekai Mage Girl Gacha Pull Simulator: Elemental Card Collection $6.99 27 74% 810 $5.7k (exactly $5,662) Violet Soft
Mirage: Ignis Fatuus $16.99 7 85% 210 $3.6k (exactly $3,568) Illam
babe-lathe $6.99 11 100% 330 $2.3k (exactly $2,307) tjern
Hexfactory $4.99 10 60% 300 $1.5k (exactly $1,497) Aquila Industrial
Toony's Daycare $4.99 10 80% 300 $1.5k (exactly $1,497) Little Ghost Games

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