Should I ship a Modern-Day 6DOF game?
6DOF + Modern
Only 13 developers shipped a Modern-Day 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, Zero Caliber 2 Remastered, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×3.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $320k, ×517 the market median. Revenue is down 45% on the market; 15 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $600 (exactly $600) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) |
| Top 25% | $9.0k (exactly $8,992) |
| Top 5% | $325k (exactly $324,620) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 45% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, 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; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Immersive Sim, Physics, Simulation
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Realistic, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 665 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
6DOF with a different setting or mood, 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
Zero Caliber 2 Remastered 2025 · $325k 
Laptop Tycoon 2021 · $96k 
Lucky's Tale 2021 · $44k 
Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 2021 · $39k 
Hop Step Sing! Astral Piece 2019 · $25k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Zero Caliber 2 Remastered | $24.99 | 433 79% | 13k | $325k (exactly $324,620) | XREAL Games | |
| | Laptop Tycoon | older | $7.99 | 400 74% | 12k | $96k (exactly $95,880) | Roastery Games |
| | Lucky's Tale | older | $19.99 | 73 89% | 2.2k | $44k (exactly $43,778) | Playful Corp. |
| | Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 | older | $29.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $39k (exactly $38,687) | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab |
| | Hop Step Sing! Astral Piece | older | $9.99 | 85 98% | 2.6k | $25k (exactly $25,474) | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab |
 | Grand MALL Simulator | · EA | $5.99 | 134 79% | 4.0k | $24k (exactly $24,080) | Minds2Bros |
 | Hop Step Sing! VR Live Hop☆Summer 2nd | older | $29.99 | 24 100% | 720 | $22k (exactly $21,593) | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab |
 | ШХД: ЛЕТО / IT'S SUMMER | older | $9.99 | 57 68% | 1.7k | $17k (exactly $17,083) | ИЛЬЯМАЗО, GRüN STUDIO |
 | Hop Step Sing! Nozokanaide Naked Heart (HQ Edition) | older | $6.99 | 55 89% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,534) | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab, Lantis |
 | Human Within | $19.99 | 19 52% | 570 | $11k (exactly $11,394) | Signal Space Lab, Actrio Studio | |
 | Eco Volunteer | $11.99 | 25 92% | 750 | $9.0k (exactly $8,992) | Scope Creepers | |
 | Helicopter Simulator 2025 - Real Flight PC/VR | $17.99 | 14 42% | 420 | $7.6k (exactly $7,556) | Helicopter Simulator | |
 | Karting4Fun | $7.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | LukasH | |
 | Builder Simulator VR | $19.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | EpicVR | |
 | Just Futanari 3 | $24.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $2.2k (exactly $2,249) | AhrpuXR | |
 | Grand Donald Trump Simulator | $6.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Nuke Island Games | |
 | My Inner Ear Quartet | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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