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Should I ship an Auto Battler 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Auto Battler
Only 16 developers shipped an Auto Battler 2D Fighter 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, Backpack Jianghu, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $110. Revenue is flat on the market; 19 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $105 (exactly $105) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $13k (exactly $13,187) |
| Top 5% | $237k (exactly $237,130) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 31 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 2D Fighter
- effort 5 / 10 · low · frame-precise animation and rollback netcode
- Auto Battler
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 2D Fighter, Auto Battler
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 942 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $110. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
2D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RomanceStrong odds
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + IdlerFair
- + RhythmFair
- + SimulationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ManagementFair
- + SuperheroLong shot
- + Resource ManagementLong shot
- + Twin Stick ShooterPoor odds
Comparable games
Backpack Jianghu 2026 · $237k 
Tower Walker: MMO Grind Simulator 2023 · $81k 
Shana - Priestess of Tona 2025 · $57k 
Pro Wrestler Story 2025 · $29k 
Heritage 2026 · $13k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Backpack Jianghu | $13.99 | 565 80% | 17k | $237k (exactly $237,130) | 背包工作室 | |
| | Tower Walker: MMO Grind Simulator | older | $9.99 | 270 77% | 8.1k | $81k (exactly $80,919) | Raptor Claw Games, Millendream |
| | Shana - Priestess of Tona | $9.99 | 190 74% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,943) | Lustration Team | |
| | Pro Wrestler Story | $8.99 | 109 49% | 3.3k | $29k (exactly $29,397) | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | |
| | Heritage | $9.99 | 44 72% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $13,187) | Big Three Games | |
 | Absorber | older | $3.00 | 71 76% | 2.1k | $6.4k (exactly $6,390) | Alexander Wick |
 | Dungeon and Craft | older | $6.99 | 25 92% | 750 | $5.2k (exactly $5,242) | Musa GUNGOR |
 | Gladihaters | · EA older | $11.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) | Aden Interactive |
 | Cat Survivors | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Ibon Studios | |
 | Little Fighters on Stream | $3.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | TEAM Black Hat Robot | |
 | Idle Squire | $4.99 | 6 50% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | White Cape Games | |
 | The Village Above the Well | $7.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | STREAM ON | |
 | Pixel Chess Idle RPG | $4.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | SHIFT. | |
 | PNG BATTLE | $4.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | marimori |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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