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Should I ship a Local Multiplayer 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Local Multiplayer
Of 52 developers who shipped a Local Multiplayer 3D Fighter 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.. 92 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×0.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $8.6M, ×5804 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 92 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 25% | $50k (exactly $50,375) |
| Top 5% | $8.7M (exactly $8,694,351) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 52 |
| Released games | 194 |
| Announced | 92 |
| 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 down 30% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, 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
- Local Multiplayer
- 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, Local Multiplayer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Action, Fighting
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $59.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $59.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 95,293 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 34 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 92 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
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- + RhythmLong shot
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + ModernLong shot
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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