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Should I ship a Nature 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Nature
Only 19 developers shipped a Nature 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, Fruits Vs Veggies, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 12 developers shipped in the last year and 21 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $269 (exactly $269) |
| Top 25% | $389 (exactly $389) |
| Top 5% | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 49 |
| Announced | 21 |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, 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
- Nature
- 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; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Combat, 2D Platformer, Action
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Side Scroller, Hand-drawn
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 52 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
Tails of Glimmervale 2024 · $11k 
MoonWhite 2024 · $7.5k 
A Tale of Synapse : The Chaos Theories 2022 · $7.0k 
Grapplers: Relic Rivals 2024 · $5.0k 
Brave Survivor 2022 · $3.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tails of Glimmervale | older | $8.99 | 41 90% | 1.2k | $11k (exactly $11,058) | Corebreak Interactive |
| | MoonWhite | older | $0.99 | 254 97% | 7.6k | $7.5k (exactly $7,544) | MoonWhiteStudio |
| | A Tale of Synapse : The Chaos Theories | older | $17.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $7.0k (exactly $7,016) | Souris Lab |
| | Grapplers: Relic Rivals | older | $13.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $5.0k (exactly $5,036) | Ally Productions LLC |
| | Brave Survivor | older | $4.99 | 23 69% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Felio Stung ROG |
 | Count Pumpcula | older | $9.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Luke Edwards |
 | Fruits Vs Veggies | $6.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) | Ishbull Studios | |
 | Skullhunter A Worm's Tale | $7.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $2.4k (exactly $2,397) | Oliver Arett | |
 | Airship Killer | older | $4.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Jetstrike Justice |
 | Assassin Of Aliens | $3.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) | Saylor Games | |
 | Revolvermen | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Oskar Wetterbrandt | |
 | Maev | $6.49 | 2 100% | 60 | $389 (exactly $389) | Keepsake | |
 | Terra Fighters | $5.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $359 (exactly $359) | 74BIT | |
 | Cozy Fast Hanoï | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | Wi Lee Studio | |
 | Shadow Walker | $4.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | trying to code | |
 | JumpKin | $2.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Umut KAYA, Volkan USUĞLU, Emrah TORTUK | |
 | Walking Survival | $2.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Randomkey Inc., mttsus |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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