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Should I ship a Cyberpunk 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Cyberpunk
Only 18 developers shipped a Cyberpunk 3D 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, Cyberpunk SFX, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 38 more are announced, ×4.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. 38 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.8 per shipper, while revenue is down 55% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $148 (exactly $148) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $6.1k (exactly $6,110) |
| Top 5% | $55k (exactly $54,845) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 72 |
| Announced | 38 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 down 55% on the market, supply 20% fewer 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.
- 3D Fighter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · 3D hit volumes plus the fighting-game tuning load
- Cyberpunk
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Spectacle fighter, 3D Platformer
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Cinematic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 466 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + ManagementFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Choose Your Own AdventureLong shot
- + RhythmLong shot
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + ModernLong shot
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
Comparable games
Hell Division 2022 · $80k 
Die by the Blade 2024 · $77k 
Cyberpunk SFX 2026 · $55k 
Liuyin's world 2025 · $45k 
FLASHOUT 3 2022 · $33k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hell Division | older | $13.99 | 191 83% | 5.7k | $80k (exactly $80,163) | Quacky Games |
| | Die by the Blade | older | $19.99 | 128 57% | 3.8k | $77k (exactly $76,762) | Grindstone, Triple Hill Interactive, To… (Grindstone, Triple Hill Interactive, Toko Midori Games) |
| | Cyberpunk SFX | $9.99 | 183 83% | 5.5k | $55k (exactly $54,845) | Whale Rock Games | |
| | Liuyin's world | $18.99 | 79 89% | 2.4k | $45k (exactly $45,006) | kingnagame | |
| | FLASHOUT 3 | older | $19.99 | 55 61% | 1.7k | $33k (exactly $32,984) | Jujubee S.A. |
 | I See Red | older | $9.99 | 106 90% | 3.2k | $32k (exactly $31,768) | Whiteboard Games |
 | Fighting Robots | older | $2.99 | 228 54% | 6.8k | $20k (exactly $20,452) | HFM Games |
 | Tales Of Glory 3 : Fists of Legend | $19.99 | 34 88% | 1.0k | $20k (exactly $20,390) | BlackTale Games | |
 | AI-deal-Rays [General Edition] | $5.99 | 112 58% | 3.4k | $20k (exactly $20,126) | Riez-ON | |
 | Whisper Trip | older | $4.99 | 90 60% | 2.7k | $13k (exactly $13,473) | Walnut LLC |
 | Quantum Beast | $5.99 | 34 100% | 1.0k | $6.1k (exactly $6,110) | RaidenV_00 | |
 | Metal Combat | $5.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) | Solar Studios | |
 | Bashtronaut | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | OrionGames Inc | |
 | Legend of the Moon 2 | $2.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $718 (exactly $718) | GozipGame | |
 | Deltascention | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | MRBartz | |
 | R.E.M. Rage | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Roger Eduardo de Couto |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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