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Should I ship a Real Time Tactics 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Real Time Tactics
Only 17 developers shipped a Real Time Tactics 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, Electro Bop Boxing League, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 28 more are announced, ×4.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240. 28 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.7 per shipper, while revenue is up 4070% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,429) |
| Top 5% | $38k (exactly $37,775) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 59 |
| Announced | 28 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 4070% on the market, supply 45% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 27%, 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
- Real Time Tactics
- 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, Real Time Tactics; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action RPG, Combat
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Realistic, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 500 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 28 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.7 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
武林志2 (Wushu Chronicles 2) 2021 · EA · $477k 
Tactic Boxing 2024 · $125k 
Boxing Club Manager 2022 · $104k 
Bloody Knuckles Street Boxing 2024 · EA · $94k 
Electro Bop Boxing League 2025 · $38k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 武林志2 (Wushu Chronicles 2) | · EA older | $19.99 | 795 41% | 24k | $477k (exactly $476,761) | JiangHu Studio |
| | Tactic Boxing | older | $9.99 | 416 77% | 12k | $125k (exactly $124,675) | Stately Eagle Games |
| | Boxing Club Manager | older | $39.99 | 87 57% | 2.6k | $104k (exactly $104,374) | Alternative Software Ltd |
| | Bloody Knuckles Street Boxing | · EA older | $14.99 | 210 52% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $94,437) | Luvseatshawty |
| | Electro Bop Boxing League | $14.99 | 84 79% | 2.5k | $38k (exactly $37,775) | Developer Dob | |
 | U.F.F.C - Ultra Fuckin’ Fuckable Championship | $8.99 | 135 75% | 4.1k | $36k (exactly $36,410) | WetWetGames | |
 | Tales Of Glory 4 : Ragnarok | · EA | $29.99 | 31 83% | 930 | $28k (exactly $27,891) | BlackTale Games |
 | Rise of a Legend | · EA | $17.99 | 49 77% | 1.5k | $26k (exactly $26,445) | Masquarade, Nicholas St. Germain |
 | Dynasty Protocol | $17.99 | 36 63% | 1.1k | $19k (exactly $19,429) | Ellipses Studios | |
 | Boxing Simulator | $7.99 | 79 79% | 2.4k | $19k (exactly $18,936) | Inogames | |
 | MEMOLOGY: ESCAPE OF MEMES | $0.99 | 35 91% | 1.1k | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) | Gamesforfarm, Piece Of Voxel | |
 | The Memological Dungeon | $0.99 | 33 90% | 990 | $980 (exactly $980) | Gamesforfarm | |
 | BLEST | $6.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | Oedipe Games | |
 | Battle Balls | · EA | $1.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $836 (exactly $836) | Fonderland Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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