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Should I ship a Magic 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Magic
Of 113 developers who shipped a Magic 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.. 231 more are announced, ×4.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $310k, ×494 the market median. Revenue is up 140% on the market; 231 games are announced against 53 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) |
| Top 5% | $310k (exactly $310,396) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 113 |
| Released games | 352 |
| Announced | 231 |
| 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 up 140% on the market, supply 10% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 27%, 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
- Magic
- 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; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Story Rich, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 11,803 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 77 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 231 games are announced against 53 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.4 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
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE 2022 · $52M 
Kena: Bridge of Spirits 2022 · $20M 
CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION 2022 · $10M 
South of Midnight 2025 · $5.3M 
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power 2015 · $4.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE | older | $39.99 | 43,473 87% | 1.3M | $52M (exactly $52,154,558) | Square Enix |
| | Kena: Bridge of Spirits | older | $39.99 | 16,701 91% | 501k | $20M (exactly $20,036,190) | Ember Lab |
| | CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION | older | $49.99 | 6,949 89% | 208k | $10M (exactly $10,421,415) | Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. |
| | South of Midnight | $39.99 | 4,382 94% | 131k | $5.3M (exactly $5,257,085) | Compulsion Games | |
| | Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power | older | $21.99 | 7,301 63% | 219k | $4.8M (exactly $4,816,470) | Frozenbyte |
 | LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | older | $19.99 | 6,458 85% | 194k | $3.9M (exactly $3,872,863) | TT Games |
 | Pseudoregalia | older | $5.99 | 16,978 96% | 509k | $3.1M (exactly $3,050,947) | rittzler |
 | Valley | older | $14.99 | 6,276 91% | 188k | $2.8M (exactly $2,822,317) | Blue Isle Studios |
 | Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered | $29.99 | 3,042 90% | 91k | $2.7M (exactly $2,736,887) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
 | LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection | $39.99 | 1,464 82% | 44k | $1.8M (exactly $1,756,361) | TT Games, Double Eleven | |
 | Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | $39.99 | 1,275 93% | 38k | $1.5M (exactly $1,529,618) | Purple Lamp | |
 | Kristala | $39.99 | 485 71% | 15k | $582k (exactly $581,854) | Astral Clocktower Studios | |
 | Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut | $29.99 | 345 82% | 10k | $310k (exactly $310,396) | VEA Games | |
 | The Smurfs – Dreams | $29.99 | 174 92% | 5.2k | $157k (exactly $156,548) | Ocellus Studio | |
 | PsiloSybil | $12.99 | 232 85% | 7.0k | $90k (exactly $90,410) | bad_vertex | |
 | Night Stones | $9.99 | 259 93% | 7.8k | $78k (exactly $77,622) | Advance Nine | |
 | Sex Wishes 🔮 | $14.99 | 145 68% | 4.4k | $65k (exactly $65,206) | Dirty Adventures 🖤 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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