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Should I ship a War 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + War
Of 27 developers who shipped a War 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.. 45 more are announced, ×4.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $220k, ×356 the market median. Revenue is up 1850% on the market; 45 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $7.8k (exactly $7,794) |
| Top 5% | $223k (exactly $223,455) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 101 |
| Announced | 45 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 1850% on the market, supply 40% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- War
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- 3D Platformer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, RPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 3,238 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + TransportationFair
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- + Dating SimFair
- + GolfFair
- + Visual NovelFair
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- + Survival HorrorFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + AutomationFair
- + OffroadLong shot
- + Looter ShooterLong shot
- + CatsLong shot
Comparable games
Sonic Forces 2017 · $8.1M 
近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau 2024 · $833k 
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX 2024 · $712k 
Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate 2025 · $223k 
Citadels 2013 · $169k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sonic Forces | older | $39.99 | 6,742 61% | 202k | $8.1M (exactly $8,088,377) | Sonic Team, Hardlight |
| | 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau | $9.99 | 2,780 92% | 83k | $833k (exactly $833,166) | Noto Muteki | |
| | SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX | older | $49.99 | 475 85% | 14k | $712k (exactly $712,358) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate | $49.99 | 149 62% | 4.5k | $223k (exactly $223,455) | Mighty Eyes | |
| | Citadels | older | $14.99 | 375 13% | 11k | $169k (exactly $168,638) | Games Distillery s.r.o. |
 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Clouds Faraway | older | $9.99 | 210 70% | 6.3k | $63k (exactly $62,937) | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT, DOMO Studio |
 | UNDER DEFEAT | $19.99 | 81 95% | 2.4k | $49k (exactly $48,576) | CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF | |
 | KAMiBAKO - Mythology of Cube - | $29.99 | 37 64% | 1.1k | $33k (exactly $33,289) | GRAVITY GAME ARISE | |
 | 2076 - Midway Multiverse | older | $19.99 | 40 80% | 1.2k | $24k (exactly $23,988) | Ivanovich Games |
 | Last Stand: Defense | $5.99 | 116 81% | 3.5k | $21k (exactly $20,845) | ZiiTech Games | |
 | FZ: Formation Z | $29.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $14k (exactly $14,395) | Granzella Inc. | |
 | Three Kingdoms: Shu-Han Chronicles | $12.99 | 20 45% | 600 | $7.8k (exactly $7,794) | QianFan Game | |
 | 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 | |
 | Just Skill Shooter 4 | $9.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Gamesforgames | |
 | Legend of the Wargod | · EA | $22.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $3.4k (exactly $3,448) | Revelen |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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