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Should I ship a Modern-Day 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Modern
Only 12 developers shipped a Modern-Day 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, 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced.
Verdict: long shot, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $830k, ×556 the market median. Revenue is up 705% on the market; 10 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,638) |
| Top 5% | $833k (exactly $833,166) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 705% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, 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
- Modern
- 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
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 91% positive over 2,941 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Spectacle fighterPoor odds
Comparable games
Judgment 2022 · $11M 
Lost Judgment 2022 · $9.0M 
Gym Simulator 24 2024 · $986k 
近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau 2024 · $833k 
Obama Boss Fight 2021 · $57k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Judgment | older | $39.99 | 9,407 93% | 282k | $11M (exactly $11,285,578) | RGG Studio |
| | Lost Judgment | older | $39.99 | 7,461 93% | 224k | $9.0M (exactly $8,950,962) | RGG Studio |
| | Gym Simulator 24 | older | $12.99 | 2,531 84% | 76k | $986k (exactly $986,331) | Red Axe Games |
| | 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau | $9.99 | 2,780 92% | 83k | $833k (exactly $833,166) | Noto Muteki | |
| | Obama Boss Fight | older | $2.99 | 640 95% | 19k | $57k (exactly $57,408) | xXx_Skipper_xXx |
 | Fugitive Free Rider | $8.99 | 64 78% | 1.9k | $17k (exactly $17,261) | Moka Sphere, SCON | |
 | Guilty Loving Boxing | older | $19.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $13k (exactly $13,193) | 痛風舎 (tsufusha) |
 | Down and Out | older | $14.99 | 17 70% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | Zatun |
 | Great Tough Bikini 6 | $2.99 | 74 70% | 2.2k | $6.6k (exactly $6,638) | nStarcube | |
 | Backyard Beans | · EA older | $4.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | KevKev |
 | Bridge Hunter | · EA | $9.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Double Light |
 | Real RC: Flight Simulator Aircraft Remote Control 2026 | $29.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $2.7k (exactly $2,699) | Thetis Games | |
 | 牛马模拟器 | · EA | $5.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | BossyuGames |
 | Virtual Real Fight | $3.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Team Hibari | |
 | Remonstrator | $1.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | Rev Team | |
 | Tape Art | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | 2Pi Interactivee Pvt. Ltd | |
 | Battleship 2 | $8.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Priyam Jain, Matthew Lalande |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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