Games › 3D Fighter › 3D Fighter + Magic
Should I ship a Magic 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Magic
Of 32 developers who shipped a Magic 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.. 69 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 $600, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $59. 69 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper, while revenue is up 115% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) |
| Top 5% | $62k (exactly $61,609) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 32 |
| Released games | 109 |
| Announced | 69 |
| 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 up 115% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 30%, 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
- Magic
- 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; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Combat, Spectacle fighter
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 735 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 8 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 69 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 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
RUMBLE 2022 · EA · $2.4M 
MageQuit 2019 · $464k 
TOUHOU SKY ARENA MATSURI CLIMAX 2020 · $120k 
Demon Sword: Incubus 2022 · $110k 
Blood Crawler 2025 · $109k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | RUMBLE | · EA older | $24.99 | 3,158 87% | 95k | $2.4M (exactly $2,367,553) | Buckethead Entertainment |
| | MageQuit | older | $14.99 | 1,032 94% | 31k | $464k (exactly $464,090) | Bowlcut Studios |
| | TOUHOU SKY ARENA MATSURI CLIMAX | older | $19.99 | 200 86% | 6.0k | $120k (exactly $119,940) | AREAZERO |
| | Demon Sword: Incubus | older | $19.99 | 184 76% | 5.5k | $110k (exactly $110,345) | Brianode |
| | Blood Crawler | $12.99 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $109k (exactly $108,726) | c3アート | |
 | Magical Battle Festa | older | $9.99 | 263 68% | 7.9k | $79k (exactly $78,821) | Fly System |
 | Elements Divided | $14.99 | 137 86% | 4.1k | $62k (exactly $61,609) | Loco Motion Devs | |
 | Firelight Fantasy: Resistance | older | $11.99 | 165 77% | 5.0k | $59k (exactly $59,350) | Quacky Games |
 | Obama Boss Fight | older | $2.99 | 640 95% | 19k | $57k (exactly $57,408) | xXx_Skipper_xXx |
 | Anima Gate of Memories: I&II Remaster | $24.99 | 50 90% | 1.5k | $37k (exactly $37,485) | Anima Project | |
 | Super Shout Showdown | · EA | $7.99 | 111 83% | 3.3k | $27k (exactly $26,607) | Rezero Studio |
 | Tales Of Glory 3 : Fists of Legend | $19.99 | 34 88% | 1.0k | $20k (exactly $20,390) | BlackTale Games | |
 | Sir Galgano - A Medieval Tale | $24.99 | 9 22% | 270 | $6.7k (exactly $6,747) | La Fucina del Granducato | |
 | 女神試煉 Quest of Goddess | $4.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | DNAXCAT CO., LTD. | |
 | InTheLake | $4.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | ZhiZhi | |
 | The Jiang Shi 2 ：Curse of Soul | $0.99 | 78 94% | 2.3k | $2.3k (exactly $2,317) | 谭浩翔 | |
 | Aurora's Awakening | $15.00 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.4k (exactly $1,350) | DJCat |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
Your address goes to Buttondown, which sends the letter, and nowhere else. Every issue has an unsubscribe link. No tracking beyond the open count Buttondown keeps.