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Should I ship a Rhythm 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Rhythm
Only 9 developers shipped a Rhythm 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.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: long shot, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $37k, ×25 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) |
| Top 5% | $38k (exactly $37,775) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 8 |
| 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 down 10% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Rhythm
- effort 3 / 10 · medium · audio sync, timing precision and music rights
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, Rhythm
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 729 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + ManagementFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Choose Your Own AdventureLong shot
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + ModernLong shot
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Spectacle fighterPoor odds
Comparable games
Hell Division 2022 · $80k 
The Wraith of the Galaxy 2023 · EA · $58k 
Electro Bop Boxing League 2025 · $38k 
Karateka 2012 · $24k 
Kongfusion 2020 · $6.3k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hell Division | older | $13.99 | 191 83% | 5.7k | $80k (exactly $80,163) | Quacky Games |
| | The Wraith of the Galaxy | · EA older | $11.99 | 161 81% | 4.8k | $58k (exactly $57,912) | Whale Rock Games |
| | Electro Bop Boxing League | $14.99 | 84 79% | 2.5k | $38k (exactly $37,775) | Developer Dob | |
| | Karateka | older | $3.99 | 203 77% | 6.1k | $24k (exactly $24,299) | Liquid Entertainment |
| | Kongfusion | older | $14.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | ZMVR |
 | Beatdown Brawler | older | $2.99 | 21 57% | 630 | $1.9k (exactly $1,884) | D.W. Software |
 | PathUp! | $6.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Geghamyan Hrachya | |
 | Captain Frogger | older | $2.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.1k (exactly $1,076) | flapper3 inc. |
 | MEMOLOGY: ESCAPE OF MEMES | $0.99 | 35 91% | 1.1k | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) | Gamesforfarm, Piece Of Voxel | |
 | Mosh Pit Mayhem | $29.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $900 (exactly $900) | Stoner Games | |
 | Trombone Rumble | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Biksari Studio | |
 | Boxing Machine VR | $7.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | Vnow Games | |
 | HAJIKI: Samurai Reflex Action | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | 電脳鈴木組 | |
 | GeoBoxer | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Phenomaker | |
 | 我的刀盾 | $0.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | 庇护所游戏公社 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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