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Should I ship a Life Sim 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Life Sim
Of 84 developers who shipped a Life 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.. 95 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 46 developers shipped in the last year and 95 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 25% | $4.8k (exactly $4,798) |
| Top 5% | $83k (exactly $82,772) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 84 |
| Released games | 221 |
| Announced | 95 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 20% on the market, supply 10% 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
- Life 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, Life Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Adventure
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 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 $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 8,003 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 56 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 95 games are announced against 46 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
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Comparable games
Starsand Island 2026 · $7.1M 
Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered 2021 · $3.6M 
Chinese Online Game 2024 · $2.0M 
Cozy Caravan 2026 · $748k 
Stardom 3 2022 · $624k | 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 | |
| | Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered | older | $29.99 | 3,968 73% | 119k | $3.6M (exactly $3,570,010) | Deep Silver Volition, Sperasoft |
| | Chinese Online Game | older | $9.99 | 6,610 82% | 198k | $2.0M (exactly $1,981,017) | 648工作室 |
| | Cozy Caravan | $19.99 | 1,247 93% | 37k | $748k (exactly $747,826) | 5 Lives Studios | |
| | Stardom 3 | older | $12.99 | 1,600 94% | 48k | $624k (exactly $623,520) | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
 | 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 |
 | Sex Trainer's Diary: Hidden Kink | $19.99 | 184 70% | 5.5k | $110k (exactly $110,345) | 老二打鐵舖, 072 Localize, NOVA CONCEPT | |
 | A guard walks into a tavern | older | $7.99 | 415 83% | 12k | $99k (exactly $99,476) | SuQing |
 | 我的钓鱼世界 | · EA | $14.99 | 203 60% | 6.1k | $91k (exactly $91,289) | 华幸 |
 | WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure | $29.99 | 92 78% | 2.8k | $83k (exactly $82,772) | althi Inc. | |
 | Casino Island Simulator | · EA | $8.99 | 120 61% | 3.6k | $32k (exactly $32,364) | Clap Games |
 | Laundry & Supermarket Simulator | $9.99 | 86 77% | 2.6k | $26k (exactly $25,774) | SmartPlayGames | |
 | Umami Grove | $19.99 | 42 92% | 1.3k | $25k (exactly $25,187) | Pomshine Games | |
 | Fun Park Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 63 58% | 1.9k | $25k (exactly $24,551) | Flugames |
 | Tech Market Simulator | $9.99 | 68 60% | 2.0k | $20k (exactly $20,380) | Clap Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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