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Should I ship a Precision Platformer 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Precision Platformer
Only 13 developers shipped a Precision Platformer 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, PathUp!, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 11 more are announced, ×3.7 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 $360 against a market of $1.5k. 11 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 5% | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 11 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 70% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, Precision Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 3D Platformer, Adventure, Platformer
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cute, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 50 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 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
Tenders Fight 2023 · $3.9k 
Flannel Amethyst 2021 · $3.0k 
Vigaro Runner 2023 · $1.9k 
Music Man 2: New land 2023 · $1.8k 
PathUp! 2025 · $1.5k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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) |
| | Flannel Amethyst | older | $4.99 | 20 65% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | Valkeala Software |
| | Vigaro Runner | older | $4.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
| | Music Man 2: New land | older | $4.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
| | PathUp! | $6.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Geghamyan Hrachya | |
 | Trouble In Paradise | $6.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | Vista Larga Games | |
 | Trump Searching Vigaro | $1.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $657 (exactly $657) | Valkeala software, Tero Lunkka | |
 | Sycamore | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | [untitledDev] | |
 | Beer Runner | $1.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $537 (exactly $537) | Bonittor Games | |
 | Assassin Of Spider | $2.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | Saylor Games | |
 | Unconventional Ragdoll Game | older | $4.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Bacchus |
 | Super Clown Ultimatum | $3.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Cow Games | |
 | Escape From Lava | $1.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | Muhammet BAYRAKCI | |
 | Apex Ascent | $3.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Avenax | |
 | Parkour Assassin: Sprint Run | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Apex Horizon |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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