Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Platformer 6DOF game?

6DOF + Platformer

Of 27 developers who shipped a Platformer 6DOF game 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.. 26 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180, ×0.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper, while revenue is down 100% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 26 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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6DOF + Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 27
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.5k → $4.0k → $899 → $299 → $150 → $0 (still earning) → $240 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 6DOF + Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 27
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $180 (exactly $180)
Top 25% $1.5k (exactly $1,498)
Top 5% $23k (exactly $22,789)
Developers, 2 yr 27
Released games 76
Announced 26
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

6DOF
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
6DOF, Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 3D Platformer, Action, Adventure
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with VR, 3D, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 80% positive over 318 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $22k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

6DOF with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RoguelikeFair15 devs · median $4.7k · 7 announced
  2. + TacticalFair14 devs · median $2.4k · 19 announced
  3. + RobotsFair10 devs · median $2.2k · 12 announced
  4. + WarFair11 devs · median $1.8k · 10 announced
  5. + Dark FantasyFair12 devs · median $1.8k · 12 announced
  6. + Walking SimulatorFair29 devs · median $958 · 39 announced
  7. + RhythmPoor odds12 devs · median $11k · 9 announced
  8. + CyberpunkPoor odds8 devs · median $9.6k · 17 announced
  9. + MilitaryPoor odds10 devs · median $7.6k · 17 announced
  10. + Post-apocalypticPoor odds12 devs · median $6.5k · 15 announced
  11. + RomancePoor odds13 devs · median $3.6k · 8 announced
  12. + SandboxPoor odds32 devs · median $3.6k · 69 announced

All 90 pairs on the 6DOF page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Gorilla Tag 2023 · $32M Eye of the Temple 2021 · $235k Panoptic 2020 · $143k STRIDE: Fates 2024 · $134k Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City 2026 · $79k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Gorilla Tag older $19.99 52,637 93% 1.6M $32M (exactly $31,566,409) Another Axiom Inc.
Eye of the Temple older $19.99 392 92% 12k $235k (exactly $235,082) Rune Skovbo Johansen
Panoptic older $16.99 281 96% 8.4k $143k (exactly $143,226) Team Panoptes
STRIDE: Fates older $29.99 149 51% 4.5k $134k (exactly $134,055) Joy Way
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City $24.99 105 76% 3.2k $79k (exactly $78,718) Cortopia Studios
Lucky's Tale older $19.99 73 89% 2.2k $44k (exactly $43,778) Playful Corp.
Max Mustard $19.99 38 94% 1.1k $23k (exactly $22,789) Toast Interactive
The Prism older $4.99 127 68% 3.8k $19k (exactly $19,012) Nikhil. T, Gabriel. H
STRAYLIGHT older $19.99 21 100% 630 $13k (exactly $12,594) Dr BLOC
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths · EA $2.99 116 75% 3.5k $10k (exactly $10,405) Quacky Games
Doggy Up! $3.99 20 90% 600 $2.4k (exactly $2,394) Feas
Vertigo Rush · EA $14.99 5 100% 150 $2.2k (exactly $2,248) Sumalab
My Monsters $19.99 3 100% 90 $1.8k (exactly $1,799) Ludact
Pixel Arcade · EA $9.99 5 100% 150 $1.5k (exactly $1,498) CJG Studio
Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper $6.99 5 100% 150 $1.0k (exactly $1,048) Storyan teaM
Gripper's 3D/VR Adventure $19.99 1 100% 30 $600 (exactly $600) Gripper's Studio
Skuf for altushki $0.99 20 80% 600 $594 (exactly $594) Skuf

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.