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Should I ship an On-Rails Shooter 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + On-Rails Shooter
Only 2 developers shipped an On-Rails Shooter 3D Platformer in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 10 did: 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.. 7 more are announced, ×7.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 1 developer shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $1.5k against a market of $630. 7 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) |
| Top 5% | $6.6k (exactly $6,638) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 7 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- On-Rails Shooter
- 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, On-Rails Shooter
- Price point
- $2.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 185 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 games are announced against 1 developer who shipped in the last year, ×7.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Escape from Terror City 2021 · $11k 
Zombie Shooting Star: ARCADE 2022 · $6.6k 
Metal Gunner 2020 · $5.7k 
Wild Gun 2020 · $3.9k 
Defentron 2020 · $3.3k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Escape from Terror City | older | $9.99 | 36 75% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $10,789) | Renegade Sector Games |
| | Zombie Shooting Star: ARCADE | older | $2.99 | 74 64% | 2.2k | $6.6k (exactly $6,638) | Twins Halo |
| | Metal Gunner | older | $9.99 | 19 73% | 570 | $5.7k (exactly $5,694) | KIMYS STUDIO |
| | Wild Gun | older | $9.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | KIMYS STUDIO |
| | Defentron | older | $9.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Planetfall Studios |
 | Atlantis Adventure VR | older | $24.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $3.0k (exactly $2,999) | AstonVisionSoft Inc. |
 | Rooftop Renegade | older | $17.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.6k (exactly $1,619) | Melonhead Games Pty Ltd |
 | Star Rabbits | $6.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | ZeroToTenB | |
 | No zombie land: Lucy | older | $1.99 | 15 40% | 450 | $896 (exactly $896) | 2024-NGame |
 | King of the Arcade | $7.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | Super Villain Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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