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Should I ship a Logic 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Logic
Only 16 developers shipped a Logic 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, Skullbreaker, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $210 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 7 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) |
| Top 5% | $12k (exactly $11,696) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 7 |
| 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 up 2255% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Logic
- effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 2D Fighter, Logic; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 112 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 7 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
Nurose 2022 · EA · $27k 
3D Chess 2016 · $19k 
The Mythical City 4 2024 · $15k 
DOLPHIN HUSTLE 2022 · $12k 
Skullbreaker 2025 · $12k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nurose | · EA older | $9.99 | 90 87% | 2.7k | $27k (exactly $26,973) | Orongto |
| | 3D Chess | older | $4.99 | 130 52% | 3.9k | $19k (exactly $19,461) | bumblebee |
| | The Mythical City 4 | older | $49.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $15k (exactly $14,997) | Gamesforgames |
| | DOLPHIN HUSTLE | older | $24.99 | 16 75% | 480 | $12k (exactly $11,995) | Gamesforgames |
| | Skullbreaker | $29.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $12k (exactly $11,696) | Sharkgame | |
 | A Tale of Synapse : The Chaos Theories | older | $17.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $7.0k (exactly $7,016) | Souris Lab |
 | Match: Isekai Journey | $9.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | SpacePine Development | |
 | Emoji Wars | $9.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Total | |
 | Magic gems | older | $4.99 | 16 75% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Beneath the Night Productions |
 | FlashBoss | $4.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Odiin | |
 | CPU Invaders - Aim Hero | $0.99 | 53 100% | 1.6k | $1.6k (exactly $1,574) | Microblast Games | |
 | Chess Knightmare | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | RanDev Software | |
 | Apocalypse of the Universe | $6.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | v.a.c.u.u.m. | |
 | Astro Raid | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Coding Alpaka | |
 | Battle Street | $3.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | X Game Studio | |
 | I/O | · EA | $2.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | CES Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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