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Should I ship a Party Game 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Party Game
Only 19 developers shipped a Party Game 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, Knock'Em Out, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 59 more are announced, ×4.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180. 59 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.9 per shipper, while revenue is down 35% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) |
| Top 5% | $57k (exactly $57,288) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 52 |
| Announced | 59 |
| 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 down 35% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 29%, 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
- Party Game
- 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, Party Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Beat 'em up, Fighting
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 450 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 8 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 59 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.9 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
Party Animals 2023 · $34M 
Gang Beasts 2017 · $33M 
MageQuit 2019 · $464k 
A Gummy's Life 2018 · $116k 
Mad Streets 2022 · $90k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Party Animals | older | $19.99 | 56,043 81% | 1.7M | $34M (exactly $33,608,987) | Recreate Games |
| | Gang Beasts | older | $19.99 | 54,880 85% | 1.6M | $33M (exactly $32,911,536) | Boneloaf, Rocket Science |
| | MageQuit | older | $14.99 | 1,032 94% | 31k | $464k (exactly $464,090) | Bowlcut Studios |
| | A Gummy's Life | older | $19.99 | 194 81% | 5.8k | $116k (exactly $116,342) | EP Games® |
| | Mad Streets | older | $14.99 | 200 85% | 6.0k | $90k (exactly $89,940) | Craftshop Arts Inc. |
 | Knock'Em Out | $7.99 | 239 85% | 7.2k | $57k (exactly $57,288) | BBear Studio | |
 | Super Shout Showdown | · EA | $7.99 | 111 83% | 3.3k | $27k (exactly $26,607) | Rezero Studio |
 | Drunken Wrestlers 2 | · EA older | $3.99 | 206 77% | 6.2k | $25k (exactly $24,658) | Oleg Skutte |
 | Knockout Party | older | $6.99 | 111 70% | 3.3k | $23k (exactly $23,277) | Toxic Studio |
 | Foreskin Fury | older | $3.99 | 83 89% | 2.5k | $9.9k (exactly $9,935) | Stupid Industries |
 | Amer Fighting - عامر المشاجرة | $9.99 | 29 93% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | Mad Hook | |
 | Holiday Party: Mascot Brawl | $13.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $5.0k (exactly $5,036) | NAMSON Digital | |
 | Shaolin Bao | $8.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) | SCH Games | |
 | Hoover Heroes | · EA | $6.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.9k (exactly $2,936) | Kiki Games |
 | Mineral Madness | $7.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $2.6k (exactly $2,637) | Whacky Mole Studio | |
 | Elemental Showdown | $7.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Grumpy Duck Games | |
 | RAGDOLL UNIVERSE | · EA | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | MageC |
 | Trombone Rumble | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Biksari Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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