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Should I ship a Post-apocalyptic 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Post-apocalyptic
Only 14 developers shipped a Post-apocalyptic 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, Vienkiemis, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×6.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 5 developers shipped in the last year and 30 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 5% | $17k (exactly $17,147) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 50 |
| Announced | 30 |
| 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 10% on the market, supply 45% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 26%, 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
- Post-apocalyptic
- 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; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, FPS
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Dark
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 102 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. All of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.0 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
Vienkiemis 2026 · EA · $17k 
Wasteland with Robots 2026 · $10k 
The Cute Fighter 2022 · $3.0k 
不朽之刃/Blade of Immortality 2023 · $2.5k 
Dragon Simulator Multiplayer 2018 · $2.5k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Vienkiemis | · EA | $12.99 | 44 100% | 1.3k | $17k (exactly $17,147) | dssob, SMEIVIS |
| | Wasteland with Robots | $9.99 | 34 94% | 1.0k | $10k (exactly $10,190) | Gamesforgames | |
| | The Cute Fighter | older | $10.99 | 9 66% | 270 | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) | PRO PLAYA DEV |
| | 不朽之刃/Blade of Immortality | older | $6.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | Mr. Undead |
| | Dragon Simulator Multiplayer | older | $0.99 | 84 72% | 2.5k | $2.5k (exactly $2,495) | FreezeNova |
 | ellie on the ruins | older | $8.99 | 8 37% | 240 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | alg |
 | HUNDRED FIRES: The rising of red star - EPISODE 3 | older | $5.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) | David Amado Fernández |
 | CYCO | · EA older | $13.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | PHOSPHORUS |
 | Hunter Moonstrike : Ai NPCs version | $15.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $1.9k (exactly $1,919) | 10nstudio | |
 | Drunken Fist 2: Zombie Hangover | older | $7.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | DEKLAZON |
 | Mutant Rage | · EA | $19.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Animas Games |
 | Last Stand: Zombie Horde | $1.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $478 (exactly $478) | KOZGAMES | |
 | Kill Them All | $6.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Kickback Games | |
 | Deltascention | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | MRBartz | |
 | Escape From Lava | $1.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | Muhammet BAYRAKCI | |
 | The Christopher Redemption - I | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Secernate Games Private Limited | |
 | Trytka | $1.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Trytka Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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