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Should I ship a 2D Fighter RTS?
RTS + 2D Fighter
Only 9 developers shipped a 2D Fighter RTS 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, The Great Axe, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $0 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 5 developers shipped in the last year and 15 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $270 (exactly $270) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) |
| Top 5% | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 295% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 35%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- RTS
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- 2D Fighter
- effort 5 / 10 · low · frame-precise animation and rollback netcode
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- RTS, 2D Fighter; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Action, Real Time Tactics
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 7 games average 95% positive over 65 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
RTS with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + HorrorFair
- + NavalFair
- + TabletopFair
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- + PuzzleLong shot
- + World War IIPoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
Comparable games
Pixel Pirate 2022 · $10k 
The Great Axe 2025 · $7.8k 
Happy Piggy 2 2025 · $3.9k 
Emoji Wars 2026 · $3.6k 
Stepfight 2025 · $3.0k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Pixel Pirate | older | $24.99 | 14 78% | 420 | $10k (exactly $10,496) | Stas Paty9mkin |
| | The Great Axe | $19.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $7.8k (exactly $7,796) | Gamesforgames | |
| | Happy Piggy 2 | $9.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Gamesforgames | |
| | Emoji Wars | $9.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Total | |
| | Stepfight | $9.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Gamesforgames | |
 | Gangs Of Asia | · EA | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Moonpunch |
 | NEO: Commanders | older | $4.99 | 9 22% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | SZEINER |
 | COSMIC WARFRONT | $1.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $597 (exactly $597) | Gamesforfarm | |
 | 星界远航 Stellar Realm Voyage | · EA | $8.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $270 (exactly $270) | SGAIZFTX |
 | The Mission Exorcist | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Player Transform | |
 | 哨兵骑士Sentinel Knights | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | ZiU Game | |
 | Geo Defense | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | NIKEBA | |
 | Bloons Bomb Gem 3 Match | older | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Cy Game |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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