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Should I ship a Boxing 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Boxing
Only 14 developers shipped a Boxing 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, Baki Hanma: Blood Arena, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 23 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 $150; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×198 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 23 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $148 (exactly $148) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) |
| Top 25% | $9.3k (exactly $9,281) |
| Top 5% | $124k (exactly $124,159) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 56 |
| Announced | 23 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 down 100% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- Boxing
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 2D Fighter, Boxing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Sports, Arcade
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, 1980s
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 389 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
2D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Card BattlerFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + IdlerFair
- + RhythmFair
- + SimulationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ManagementFair
- + SuperheroLong shot
- + Resource ManagementLong shot
Comparable games
Punch Club 2016 · $3.6M 
Waifu Fighter 2022 · $642k 
Boxing School 2019 · $155k 
Baki Hanma: Blood Arena 2025 · $124k 
Thunder Ray 2023 · $121k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Punch Club | older | $9.99 | 12,098 81% | 363k | $3.6M (exactly $3,625,771) | Lazy Bear Games |
| | Waifu Fighter | older | $7.99 | 2,677 86% | 80k | $642k (exactly $641,677) | Happy Monster Studio |
| | Boxing School | older | $9.99 | 516 89% | 15k | $155k (exactly $154,645) | Raptor Claw Games |
| | Baki Hanma: Blood Arena | $29.99 | 138 76% | 4.1k | $124k (exactly $124,159) | Purple Tree S R L | |
| | Thunder Ray | older | $14.99 | 270 71% | 8.1k | $121k (exactly $121,419) | Purple Tree S R L |
 | Kandidatos | older | $0.99 | 3,461 90% | 104k | $103k (exactly $102,792) | Shaikonina Games |
 | Virtual Fighting Championship (VFC) | · EA older | $15.99 | 174 70% | 5.2k | $83k (exactly $83,468) | L&L Technology, Yang.L |
 | World Championship Boxing Manager™ 2 | older | $12.99 | 90 67% | 2.7k | $35k (exactly $35,073) | Mega Cat Studios |
 | Pato Box | older | $9.99 | 117 70% | 3.5k | $35k (exactly $35,065) | Bromio, 2think design studio |
 | Boxing School 2 | $14.99 | 41 80% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $18,438) | Raptor Claw Games | |
 | UnderGirl: Submission Path | $7.99 | 72 73% | 2.2k | $17k (exactly $17,258) | KadoDev | |
 | Creepy Creepy Love | $4.99 | 62 93% | 1.9k | $9.3k (exactly $9,281) | BYYONI Entertainment | |
 | Bare Knuckle Sandwich | $7.99 | 29 96% | 870 | $7.0k (exactly $6,951) | Raised By Screens | |
 | Knockout Battle | $4.99 | 24 70% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Dani Tikka Masala, Alvin Leon Dobric, A… (Dani Tikka Masala, Alvin Leon Dobric, Anton Ploetner) | |
 | Punch, Rest, Repeat | $3.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) | Gallop Forever Games | |
 | S.S.C. Rusted | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | Series Sun | |
 | Flame Up | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | Charming Moon | |
 | Boomer Brawler | $0.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | FzzyBzzy |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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