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Third-Person Shooter + 3D Platformer
Of 109 developers who shipped a 3D Platformer Third-Person Shooter 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.. 153 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 58 developers shipped in the last year and 153 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,120) |
| Top 5% | $833k (exactly $833,166) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 109 |
| Released games | 342 |
| Announced | 153 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- 3D Platformer
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, 3D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 17,851 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 71 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 153 games are announced against 58 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RhythmStrong odds
- + WesternFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + Time ManagementLong shot
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Creature CollectorPoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Level EditorPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2023 · $21M 
Sunset Overdrive 2018 · $7.2M 
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft 2024 · $6.2M 
Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered 2021 · $3.6M 
Voidling Bound 2026 · $2.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | older | $59.99 | 11,529 90% | 346k | $21M (exactly $20,748,741) | Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software |
| | Sunset Overdrive | older | $19.99 | 12,082 90% | 362k | $7.2M (exactly $7,245,575) | Insomniac Games, Blind Squirrel Games |
| | Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | older | $29.99 | 6,877 85% | 206k | $6.2M (exactly $6,187,237) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics |
| | Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered | older | $29.99 | 3,968 73% | 119k | $3.6M (exactly $3,570,010) | Deep Silver Volition, Sperasoft |
| | Voidling Bound | $24.99 | 3,126 92% | 94k | $2.3M (exactly $2,343,562) | Hatchery Games | |
 | I Am Bread | older | $12.99 | 4,793 78% | 144k | $1.9M (exactly $1,867,832) | Bossa Studios |
 | Squirrel with a Gun | older | $19.99 | 3,112 86% | 93k | $1.9M (exactly $1,866,266) | Dee Dee Creations LLC |
 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | older | $8.99 | 6,644 81% | 199k | $1.8M (exactly $1,791,887) | Crystal Dynamics |
 | Tomb Raider: Underworld | older | $8.99 | 6,173 76% | 185k | $1.7M (exactly $1,664,858) | Crystal Dynamics |
 | s&box | $9.99 | 5,118 46% | 154k | $1.5M (exactly $1,533,865) | Facepunch Studios | |
 | IfSunSets | · EA | $19.99 | 2,284 74% | 69k | $1.4M (exactly $1,369,715) | POLYMORPH |
 | Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered | $29.99 | 1,507 89% | 45k | $1.4M (exactly $1,355,848) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
 | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED BATTLE DESTINY REMASTERED | $39.99 | 757 77% | 23k | $908k (exactly $908,173) | Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc. | |
 | 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau | $9.99 | 2,780 92% | 83k | $833k (exactly $833,166) | Noto Muteki | |
 | Onirism | $17.99 | 1,337 82% | 40k | $722k (exactly $721,579) | Crimson Tales | |
 | Haydee 3 | $29.99 | 321 84% | 9.6k | $289k (exactly $288,804) | Haydee Interactive | |
 | The Ghost’s Intimate Cure | $10.99 | 437 70% | 13k | $144k (exactly $144,079) | 雪山雞白郎, SnowGBL | |
 | 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 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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