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Should I ship a Mythological 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Mythology
Only 17 developers shipped a Mythological 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.. 24 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 24 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper, while revenue is up 42940% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $45k (exactly $45,006) |
| Top 5% | $459k (exactly $458,816) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 24 |
| 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 42940% on the market, supply 85% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, 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
- Mythology
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action RPG, RPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 1,321 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 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
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator 2026 · EA · $459k 
Kromlech 2026 · EA · $122k 
Cultivation Magic World 2026 · EA · $108k 
Firelight Fantasy: Phoenix Crew 2021 · $73k 
Swords Fantasy: Battlefield 2023 · EA · $60k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator | · EA | $24.99 | 612 81% | 18k | $459k (exactly $458,816) | Contec Games |
| | Kromlech | · EA | $29.99 | 136 65% | 4.1k | $122k (exactly $122,359) | Perun Creative |
| | Cultivation Magic World | · EA | $12.99 | 276 78% | 8.3k | $108k (exactly $107,557) | DMG Studio |
| | Firelight Fantasy: Phoenix Crew | older | $13.99 | 173 78% | 5.2k | $73k (exactly $72,608) | Quacky Games |
| | Swords Fantasy: Battlefield | · EA older | $11.99 | 167 78% | 5.0k | $60k (exactly $60,070) | Quacky Games |
 | Twelves:Shadow | $12.99 | 154 35% | 4.6k | $60k (exactly $60,014) | JuLu Studio | |
 | Firelight Fantasy: Vengeance | older | $13.99 | 142 79% | 4.3k | $60k (exactly $59,597) | Quacky Games |
 | Firelight Fantasy: Force Energy | older | $11.99 | 140 77% | 4.2k | $50k (exactly $50,358) | Quacky Games |
 | Liuyin's world | $18.99 | 79 89% | 2.4k | $45k (exactly $45,006) | kingnagame | |
 | Vienkiemis | · EA | $12.99 | 44 100% | 1.3k | $17k (exactly $17,147) | dssob, SMEIVIS |
 | Tutien Path | $14.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $7.2k (exactly $7,195) | Truong Thanh Triet | |
 | The Krampus Game | · EA | $29.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $900 (exactly $900) | Gaming Limited |
 | Thor - God of Thunder | · EA | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Outlaw Games |
 | Mythopolis | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | EnkeBit Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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