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Should I ship a Demon 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Demons
Only 15 developers shipped a Demon 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, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $358 (exactly $358) |
| Top 25% | $900 (exactly $900) |
| Top 5% | $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 46 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 80% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Demons
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 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, Adventure, Action RPG
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $59.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cinematic, Linear, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $59.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 2,946 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 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
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2021 · $30M 
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 2025 · $5.2M 
Jacob The Farmer 2021 · $7.5k 
Save Daddy Trump 3: Rise Of Evil 2022 · $3.6k 
RPG: Squad battle 2021 · $3.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles | older | $59.99 | 16,545 87% | 496k | $30M (exactly $29,776,036) | CyberConnect2 |
| | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 | $59.99 | 2,879 83% | 86k | $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) | CyberConnect2 | |
| | Jacob The Farmer | older | $4.99 | 50 74% | 1.5k | $7.5k (exactly $7,485) | Quarlellle |
| | Save Daddy Trump 3: Rise Of Evil | older | $4.99 | 24 79% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, NTStudi… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, NTStudios, Blackthug) |
| | RPG: Squad battle | older | $4.99 | 23 60% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
 | Hidden Heir | $4.99 | 21 66% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | AYS CODE YAZILIM | |
 | FolcDark | older | $2.99 | 26 84% | 780 | $2.3k (exactly $2,332) | Julio Oliveira |
 | Bear Warrior | older | $4.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala software |
 | Oil Invasion | older | $4.99 | 13 53% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Ruskija game experience, Valkeala Softw… (Ruskija game experience, Valkeala Software) |
 | Assassin of Monsters | $3.99 | 14 78% | 420 | $1.7k (exactly $1,676) | Saylor games | |
 | Assassin of Monsters 2 Spacenator | $3.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) | Saylor Games | |
 | The Krampus Game | · EA | $29.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $900 (exactly $900) | Gaming Limited |
 | Hellfire Rampage VR | $9.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Nazar Korinnyi | |
 | BLEST | $6.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | Oedipe Games | |
 | Assassin Of Spider | $2.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | Saylor Games | |
 | Assassin of Demon | $3.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Saylor Games | |
 | Bones&Darks | $1.99 | 6 50% | 180 | $358 (exactly $358) | Ahnes Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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