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Should I ship a 2D Fighter Turn-Based Tactics?
2D Fighter + Turn-Based Tactics
Of 25 developers who shipped a 2D Fighter Turn-Based Tactics in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 33 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 21 developers shipped in the last year and 33 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $270 (exactly $270) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) |
| Top 5% | $237k (exactly $237,130) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 68 |
| Announced | 33 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 290% on the market, supply 425% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 24%, 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
- Turn-Based Tactics
- 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, Turn-Based Tactics; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, RPG, Roguelite
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 1,912 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 33 games are announced against 21 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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- + RhythmFair
- + SimulationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ManagementFair
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Comparable games
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE 2023 · $5.8M 
Rune Coliseum 2024 · EA · $505k 
Swords and Sandals Immortals 2023 · $380k 
Backpack Jianghu 2026 · $237k 
Swords and Sandals 2 Redux 2017 · $165k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | older | $4.99 | 38,703 96% | 1.2M | $5.8M (exactly $5,793,839) | Ivy Sly |
| | Rune Coliseum | · EA | $18.99 | 886 79% | 27k | $505k (exactly $504,754) | Rafale Software |
| | Swords and Sandals Immortals | older | $11.99 | 1,056 84% | 32k | $380k (exactly $379,843) | Whiskeybarrel Studios |
| | Backpack Jianghu | $13.99 | 565 80% | 17k | $237k (exactly $237,130) | 背包工作室 | |
| | Swords and Sandals 2 Redux | older | $9.99 | 552 78% | 17k | $165k (exactly $165,434) | Whiskeybarrel Studios |
 | Checkmate Showdown | older | $19.99 | 192 80% | 5.8k | $115k (exactly $115,142) | BadRez Games |
 | Swords and Sandals 3 Redux | $9.99 | 233 87% | 7.0k | $70k (exactly $69,830) | Whiskeybarrel Studios | |
 | Shana - Priestess of Tona | $9.99 | 190 74% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,943) | Lustration Team | |
 | BANCHOU TACTICS | older | $19.99 | 93 78% | 2.8k | $56k (exactly $55,772) | SECRET CHARACTER, ITSARAAMATA |
 | New ZhaoYun | older | $29.99 | 25 44% | 750 | $22k (exactly $22,492) | XBZYZ Game |
 | Emoji Wars | $9.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Total | |
 | FlashBoss | $4.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Odiin | |
 | Cromania | · EA | $6.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) | Momoiu Cerasela Nicoleta |
 | Sheva | $6.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Goldtusks | |
 | FULL BET - FIGHTING CASINO - | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | FlatMountain | |
 | Shell of the coward | $9.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Jacquey Arthur |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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