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Should I ship a Life Sim 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Life Sim
Only 10 developers shipped a Life Sim 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, Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×1.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $450k, ×306 the market median. Revenue is up 65% on the market; 21 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,319) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) |
| Top 25% | $30k (exactly $29,617) |
| Top 5% | $459k (exactly $458,816) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 7 / 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 65% 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
- Life Sim
- 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, Life Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 1,016 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.4k. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, 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
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Spectacle fighterPoor odds
Comparable games
Gym Simulator 24 2024 · $986k 
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator 2026 · EA · $459k 
Fight School Simulator 2025 · $68k 
Trailer Shop Simulator 2021 · $40k 
Parking Tycoon 2: Business Simulator 2026 · EA · $30k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Gym Simulator 24 | older | $12.99 | 2,531 84% | 76k | $986k (exactly $986,331) | Red Axe Games |
| | Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator | · EA | $24.99 | 612 81% | 18k | $459k (exactly $458,816) | Contec Games |
| | Fight School Simulator | $9.99 | 227 88% | 6.8k | $68k (exactly $68,032) | Queen | |
| | Trailer Shop Simulator | older | $4.99 | 265 73% | 8.0k | $40k (exactly $39,670) | GidAzGames |
| | Parking Tycoon 2: Business Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 76 43% | 2.3k | $30k (exactly $29,617) | Geekon |
 | Drunkn Bar Fight 2 VR | · EA | $12.99 | 64 50% | 1.9k | $25k (exactly $24,941) | Yooperlite |
 | Hood Story: Kaito Yamazaki | older | $12.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | Kenzo Games |
 | Angry Putin | older | $0.99 | 140 91% | 4.2k | $4.2k (exactly $4,158) | Seito Games |
 | Lost Island | older | $4.99 | 17 70% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | Valkeala Software, Ruskija game experie… (Valkeala Software, Ruskija game experience) |
 | Glamour Riot | · EA | $9.99 | 7 28% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | AquaStudio, ValarFerys |
 | Money Theft 3 Last Mission | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software | |
 | Road To Champion: Boxing Simulator | · EA | $10.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $1.3k (exactly $1,319) | Gunersoft |
 | 牛马模拟器 | · EA | $5.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | BossyuGames |
 | Big Theft Valkeala 2: San Piritori | $2.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software | |
 | Build & Survive | $3.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | Esti Soft |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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