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Should I ship a Cyberpunk 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Cyberpunk
Only 11 developers shipped a Cyberpunk 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, Immortal Joan: Cyber Revolution, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 43 more are announced, ×5.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150, ×0.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $59. 43 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.4 per shipper, while revenue is down 10% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) |
| Top 5% | $9.9k (exactly $9,856) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 57 |
| Announced | 43 |
| 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 down 10% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- Cyberpunk
- 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
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 70% positive over 88 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 43 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
2D Fighter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RomanceStrong odds
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + IdlerFair
- + RhythmFair
- + SimulationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ManagementFair
- + SuperheroLong shot
- + Resource ManagementLong shot
Comparable games
BlazBlue Entropy Effect 2024 · $18M 
Anomaly Agent 2024 · $3.4M 
Punch Planet - Early Access 2017 · EA · $103k 
God of Rock 2023 · $49k 
Astro Duel 2 2024 · $35k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | BlazBlue Entropy Effect | older | $19.99 | 30,410 94% | 912k | $18M (exactly $18,236,877) | 91Act |
| | Anomaly Agent | older | $11.99 | 9,463 94% | 284k | $3.4M (exactly $3,403,841) | Phew Phew Games |
| | Punch Planet - Early Access | · EA older | $19.99 | 171 91% | 5.1k | $103k (exactly $102,549) | Sector-K Games |
| | God of Rock | older | $29.99 | 54 50% | 1.6k | $49k (exactly $48,584) | Maximum Entertainment |
| | Astro Duel 2 | older | $19.99 | 59 100% | 1.8k | $35k (exactly $35,382) | Rusty Moyher |
 | TERRORHYTHM (TRRT) - Rhythm driven action beat 'em up! | older | $19.99 | 47 72% | 1.4k | $28k (exactly $28,186) | EvilCoGames |
 | Battle Girls | older | $9.99 | 80 85% | 2.4k | $24k (exactly $23,976) | Dharker Studios |
 | Fight of Steel: Infinity Warrior | older | $12.99 | 60 93% | 1.8k | $23k (exactly $23,382) | Digital Crafter |
 | Immortal Joan: Cyber Revolution | $6.99 | 47 46% | 1.4k | $9.9k (exactly $9,856) | 康师傅红烧甜不辣 | |
 | Scrap Riders | older | $19.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) | Games For Tutti |
 | Heatwave | $10.00 | 21 95% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,300) | Monochromesoft | |
 | Lone Warrior's Fist | $5.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) | CreatiCell Games | |
 | The Ape Tales: An Epic Adventure Game | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Roker Games Studio | |
 | Cyber Girl 2.0: RUNNING | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | PsychoGameFan | |
 | Dash Duels | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | DIG Games | |
 | Shape Showdown | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | ZellyDev | |
 | QuickFighter | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Prime | |
 | Astray: Zero | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | Little Studio | |
 | 赛博杀手 Cyberkiller2049 | $7.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Finch Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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