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Should I ship a Wargame 3D Platformer?
3D Platformer + Wargame
Only 16 developers shipped a Wargame 3D Platformer in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 29 more are announced, ×5.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $830k, ×1327 the market median. Revenue is up 435% on the market; 29 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $5.6k (exactly $5,605) |
| Top 5% | $833k (exactly $833,166) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 63 |
| Announced | 29 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 435% on the market, supply 55% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 22%, 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
- Wargame
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 3D Platformer, Wargame
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 2,967 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau 2024 · $833k 
Last Stand: Defense 2025 · $21k 
J15 Jet Fighter VR (歼15舰载机) 2018 · EA · $13k 
Desert Special Forces 2024 · $12k 
Planet TD 2023 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau | $9.99 | 2,780 92% | 83k | $833k (exactly $833,166) | Noto Muteki | |
| | Last Stand: Defense | $5.99 | 116 81% | 3.5k | $21k (exactly $20,845) | ZiiTech Games | |
| | J15 Jet Fighter VR (歼15舰载机) | · EA older | $9.99 | 44 47% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $13,187) | Magicvalley Studio |
| | Desert Special Forces | older | $19.99 | 20 65% | 600 | $12k (exactly $11,994) | Gamesforgames |
| | Planet TD | older | $2.99 | 124 73% | 3.7k | $11k (exactly $11,123) | MD Games |
 | EagleRoad:WorldRise | $9.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) | XuJie | |
 | 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 | |
 | Skeletos Sword | older | $8.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $4.6k (exactly $4,585) | Gamesforfarm |
 | Starfield Battlegrounds | $6.99 | 13 69% | 390 | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) | 谭浩翔 | |
 | Fly Fly Tank | older | $11.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) | Cmos Studio |
 | Korean War | $1.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $716 (exactly $716) | 丁近恒 | |
 | Bodycam:Adrenaline | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Rocket Game | |
 | CodeWar Kingdom | $8.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $539 (exactly $539) | NULL. | |
 | The Little World | $5.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | KS Studio | |
 | BlackLaceAssassins | $1.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | VirtualDelightsPro |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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