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Should I ship a Romance 2D Fighter?
2D Fighter + Romance
Only 8 developers shipped a Romance 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, DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.0k, ×6.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $1.1k. Revenue is up 95% on the market; 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.0k (exactly $3,957) |
| Top 25% | $29k (exactly $29,471) |
| Top 5% | $56k (exactly $56,372) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- Romance
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 2D Fighter
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $34.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 596 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
2D Fighter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + IdlerFair
- + RhythmFair
- + SimulationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ManagementFair
- + SuperheroLong shot
- + Resource ManagementLong shot
- + Twin Stick ShooterPoor odds
Comparable games
Himawari - The Sunflower - 2016 · $185k 
DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN 2025 · $56k 
极乐不羡仙 2025 · $29k 
Battle Girls 2017 · $24k 
Heatwave 2025 · $6.3k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Himawari - The Sunflower - | older | $34.99 | 176 88% | 5.3k | $185k (exactly $184,747) | blank-note & Frontwing |
| | DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN | $19.99 | 94 82% | 2.8k | $56k (exactly $56,372) | Team Arcana, Kizawaya | |
| | 极乐不羡仙 | $5.99 | 164 65% | 4.9k | $29k (exactly $29,471) | 仙常居ソフト | |
| | Battle Girls | older | $9.99 | 80 85% | 2.4k | $24k (exactly $23,976) | Dharker Studios |
| | Heatwave | $10.00 | 21 95% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,300) | Monochromesoft | |
 | 生命火热 / Desperate 1 | $11.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $4.0k (exactly $3,957) | 痴青游戏（Lunatico Game） | |
 | Nazar | $9.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Eray Dinc Studio, Recontact Games | |
 | Revenge on the Streets 3 | older | $4.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Del_Player |
 | Swing Hero | $3.99 | 10 70% | 300 | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) | 八口工作室 | |
 | DNA: Episode 1 | older | $1.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $955 (exactly $955) | INOA GAMES |
 | CatWoman - Adult Only | $2.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $628 (exactly $628) | TwoHoleStudio | |
 | 赤马 | $1.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | 玄逍工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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