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Should I ship a Multiple Endings 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Multiple Endings
Of 105 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings 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.. 167 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $750, ×1.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $69k, ×110 the market median. Revenue is down 45% on the market; 167 games are announced against 53 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $358 (exactly $358) |
|---|---|
| Median | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 25% | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) |
| Top 5% | $69k (exactly $69,034) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 105 |
| Released games | 286 |
| Announced | 167 |
| 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 down 45% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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
- Multiple Endings
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Multiple Endings; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Action
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Story Rich, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 5,203 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 9 in 10 of the 68 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 167 games are announced against 53 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Mirror 2: Project X 2022 · EA · $6.6M 
Sable 2021 · $4.0M 
Chinese Online Game 2024 · $2.0M 
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed 2024 · $1.5M 
THE 4 SINS 2024 · $1.0M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mirror 2: Project X | · EA older | $1.99 | 111,251 24% | 3.3M | $6.6M (exactly $6,641,685) | KAGAMI Ⅱ WORKs |
| | Sable | older | $24.99 | 5,365 86% | 161k | $4.0M (exactly $4,022,140) | Shedworks |
| | Chinese Online Game | older | $9.99 | 6,610 82% | 198k | $2.0M (exactly $1,981,017) | 648工作室 |
| | Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | $39.99 | 1,275 93% | 38k | $1.5M (exactly $1,529,618) | Purple Lamp | |
| | THE 4 SINS | older | $9.99 | 3,377 23% | 101k | $1.0M (exactly $1,012,087) | 奇门互娱 |
 | Stardom 3 | older | $12.99 | 1,600 94% | 48k | $624k (exactly $623,520) | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
 | Funi Raccoon Game | $11.99 | 1,683 99% | 50k | $605k (exactly $605,375) | Crayon, Kit | |
 | Sword and Fairy 3 | older | $7.99 | 1,936 84% | 58k | $464k (exactly $464,059) | SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY(SHANGHAI) |
 | 下一站江湖Ⅰ | older | $19.99 | 581 72% | 17k | $348k (exactly $348,426) | 白玉京工作室 |
 | 7th Sector | older | $10.99 | 643 72% | 19k | $212k (exactly $211,997) | Носков Сергей |
 | Cirno! Lifts a Boulder | $5.99 | 993 97% | 30k | $178k (exactly $178,442) | Alexander Golke | |
 | Retrace the Light | $17.99 | 170 85% | 5.1k | $92k (exactly $91,749) | Xiaming Game | |
 | WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure | $29.99 | 92 78% | 2.8k | $83k (exactly $82,772) | althi Inc. | |
 | Valkyrie Saga | $7.99 | 288 92% | 8.6k | $69k (exactly $69,034) | Public Void | |
 | Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game | $9.99 | 220 96% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $65,934) | DarkBear Studios, iNightGaming LLC | |
 | Campus Fantasy | $9.99 | 208 69% | 6.2k | $62k (exactly $62,338) | 聂宇星 | |
 | PROGRESS ORDERS | $19.99 | 77 36% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $46,177) | HAKAMA Inc. | |
 | Playing House | $6.99 | 197 94% | 5.9k | $41k (exactly $41,311) | 鬱薔薇檸檬(UtubaraLemon) |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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