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Should I ship a Parkour 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Parkour
Only 15 developers shipped a Parkour 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, Bloodthief, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 27 more are announced, ×9.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $450 against a market of $1.5k. 27 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) |
| Top 5% | $610k (exactly $609,895) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 46 |
| Announced | 27 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 975% on the market, supply 75% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 33%, 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
- Parkour
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, Parkour; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action-Adventure, 3D Platformer
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 1,314 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×9.0 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
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
Comparable games
Bloodthief 2025 · $610k 
Lugaru HD 2010 · $107k 
Knock'Em Out 2025 · $57k 
No Fair Play 2023 · $41k 
Stilt 2024 · $17k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Bloodthief | $19.99 | 1,017 95% | 31k | $610k (exactly $609,895) | Blargis | |
| | Lugaru HD | older | $9.99 | 356 83% | 11k | $107k (exactly $106,693) | Wolfire Games |
| | Knock'Em Out | $7.99 | 239 85% | 7.2k | $57k (exactly $57,288) | BBear Studio | |
| | No Fair Play | older | $2.99 | 452 90% | 14k | $41k (exactly $40,544) | Self MADev |
| | Stilt | older | $19.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $17k (exactly $17,391) | Rekt Games |
 | Flippin Misfits | older | $4.99 | 61 59% | 1.8k | $9.1k (exactly $9,132) | Behaviour Interactive Inc. |
 | Tenders Fight | older | $4.99 | 26 96% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | Isaac MENARD, Tom BOUTONNAT, Ethis CLAU… (Isaac MENARD, Tom BOUTONNAT, Ethis CLAUSS, Gabriel SOUSSI) |
 | Zilar: Empire Of The Underground | $4.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | Sthard Game | |
 | GAYA - The Mystery | $8.00 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) | Dunamis | |
 | Pinhead Adventures | · EA older | $14.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $1.3k (exactly $1,349) | Neversold |
 | RAGDOLL UNIVERSE | · EA | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | MageC |
 | Deadly Joy | $2.99 | 9 33% | 270 | $807 (exactly $807) | Napping Penguin | |
 | Hypercore | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | Hyperforg | |
 | Motor Racing Battle | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Liquid Meow | |
 | Haloo | $2.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | Ellelel | |
 | Dubai Chocolate Simulator | $2.78 | 4 75% | 120 | $334 (exactly $334) | Goldbay |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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