Should I ship a Logic 6DOF game?
6DOF + Logic
Only 16 developers shipped a Logic 6DOF game 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, LiveStream: Chapter One, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×2.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $720; 1 in 20 cleared $16k, ×26 the market median. Revenue is up 50% on the market; 26 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $718 (exactly $718) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) |
| Top 25% | $2.4k (exactly $2,394) |
| Top 5% | $16k (exactly $16,170) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 64 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 50% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 6DOF, Logic; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Dialogue Heavy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 176 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $720. All of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
6DOF with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RoguelikeFair
- + TacticalFair
- + RobotsFair
- + WarFair
- + Dark FantasyFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + RhythmPoor odds
- + CyberpunkPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + Post-apocalypticPoor odds
- + RomancePoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
Comparable games
Airport Ground Handling Simulator VR 2022 · EA · $109k 
Project Third Eye 2023 · EA · $60k 
A Wake Inn 2021 · $22k 
The Prism 2015 · $19k 
LiveStream: Chapter One 2026 · $16k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Airport Ground Handling Simulator VR | · EA older | $29.99 | 121 61% | 3.6k | $109k (exactly $108,864) | AVIAR B.V. |
| | Project Third Eye | · EA older | $11.99 | 166 74% | 5.0k | $60k (exactly $59,710) | YueWorks |
| | A Wake Inn | older | $19.99 | 36 58% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $21,589) | VR Bros |
| | The Prism | older | $4.99 | 127 68% | 3.8k | $19k (exactly $19,012) | Nikhil. T, Gabriel. H |
| | LiveStream: Chapter One | $7.00 | 77 89% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $16,170) | Artflux_Games | |
 | EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds | older | $8.99 | 49 73% | 1.5k | $13k (exactly $13,215) | Five Mind Creations, Sourcenity |
 | LyraVR | · EA older | $14.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $11k (exactly $11,242) | LyraVR |
 | Puzzle Park | older | $8.99 | 37 64% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $9,979) | SVGames |
 | Another Door: Escape Room | $19.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $4.8k (exactly $4,798) | SKONEC Entertainment, YOUCANSTAR | |
 | The Holy City | older | $19.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) | Holy City VR, Nimrod Shanit, Sean Thoma… (Holy City VR, Nimrod Shanit, Sean Thomas Evans) |
 | Family Friends: Beyond Home | $7.99 | 13 30% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | eroverse | |
 | Doggy Up! | $3.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $2.4k (exactly $2,394) | Feas | |
 | CINESCAPE VR | $14.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $2.2k (exactly $2,248) | SUPER AC | |
 | Oldest Golden Treasure | $14.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Vasil4N | |
 | Neptune Island | $1.99 | 29 68% | 870 | $1.7k (exactly $1,731) | B0GWALK Labs | |
 | Ambulance Driver Life VR | $7.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | İNİTİUM STUDİO | |
 | 6 rooms | $7.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | UUE | |
 | Glow Cubes | $4.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Ross' Toybox |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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