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Should I ship a 3D Platformer Tactical game?
Tactical + 3D Platformer
Of 67 developers who shipped a 3D Platformer Tactical game 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.. 62 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 37 developers shipped in the last year and 62 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $179 (exactly $179) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 5% | $16k (exactly $15,750) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 67 |
| Released games | 189 |
| Announced | 62 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 25% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Tactical
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Tactical, 3D Platformer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Strategy, Adventure
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 828 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 40 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 62 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Just Go 2022 · $967k 
Espire 1: VR Operative 2019 · $228k 
Goofy Gorillas 2023 · $196k 
Gomoku Let's Go 2021 · $79k 
Only Up ! 2024 · $45k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Just Go | older | $9.99 | 3,227 92% | 97k | $967k (exactly $967,132) | Studio Amateur |
| | Espire 1: VR Operative | older | $19.99 | 381 54% | 11k | $228k (exactly $228,486) | Digital Lode Immersive Media |
| | Goofy Gorillas | older | $7.99 | 819 93% | 25k | $196k (exactly $196,314) | sponge |
| | Gomoku Let's Go | older | $2.99 | 883 88% | 26k | $79k (exactly $79,205) | Studio Amateur |
| | Only Up ! | older | $6.99 | 216 26% | 6.5k | $45k (exactly $45,295) | WGI GAMING |
 | The AC130 slays the zombies. | $3.99 | 377 63% | 11k | $45k (exactly $45,127) | 汪双羽 | |
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 | Fritz Chess 20 Steam Edition | $54.99 | 15 46% | 450 | $25k (exactly $24,746) | ChessBase GmbH | |
 | Brain Break | older | $4.99 | 164 75% | 4.9k | $25k (exactly $24,551) | Astralis Games |
 | Last Stand: Defense | $5.99 | 116 81% | 3.5k | $21k (exactly $20,845) | ZiiTech Games | |
 | FMTC | $7.00 | 75 78% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $15,750) | FMTC | |
 | SPEEDSHOT | $14.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $12k (exactly $12,142) | karmacode | |
 | Break The Chain | · EA | $4.99 | 63 39% | 1.9k | $9.4k (exactly $9,431) | Devlo Games |
 | Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator | $6.99 | 34 61% | 1.0k | $7.1k (exactly $7,130) | Violet Soft | |
 | AURORA FLIGHT (オーロラ・フライト) | $10.99 | 17 41% | 510 | $5.6k (exactly $5,605) | すたじおわかる | |
 | Hero Guider | $1.99 | 87 98% | 2.6k | $5.2k (exactly $5,194) | BestQ | |
 | Just Skill Shooter 4 | $9.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Gamesforgames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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