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Should I ship an RPG 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + RPG
Of 85 developers who shipped an RPG 3D Fighter in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 133 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 48 developers shipped in the last year and 133 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $358 (exactly $358) |
| Top 25% | $6.7k (exactly $6,747) |
| Top 5% | $109k (exactly $108,726) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 85 |
| Released games | 315 |
| Announced | 133 |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, 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
- RPG
- 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, RPG; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action RPG, Combat
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $20.00 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $20.00 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 3,049 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 60 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 133 games are announced against 48 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 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
Lost Judgment 2022 · $9.0M 
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD 2013 · $6.4M 
One Piece Burning Blood 2016 · $5.6M 
ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS 2020 · $3.0M 
武林志2 (Wushu Chronicles 2) 2021 · EA · $477k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lost Judgment | older | $39.99 | 7,461 93% | 224k | $9.0M (exactly $8,950,962) | RGG Studio |
| | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD | older | $19.99 | 10,749 89% | 322k | $6.4M (exactly $6,446,175) | CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. |
| | One Piece Burning Blood | older | $49.99 | 3,751 81% | 113k | $5.6M (exactly $5,625,375) | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
| | ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS | older | $59.99 | 1,692 53% | 51k | $3.0M (exactly $3,045,092) | Spike Chunsoft Co. Ltd. |
| | 武林志2 (Wushu Chronicles 2) | · EA older | $19.99 | 795 41% | 24k | $477k (exactly $476,761) | JiangHu Studio |
 | Echoes of Yi : Samsara | $19.99 | 444 67% | 13k | $266k (exactly $266,267) | Runmeng | |
 | Legends of Hidden Sword | · EA older | $16.99 | 517 58% | 16k | $264k (exactly $263,515) | 神经刀游戏工作室 |
 | Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World | $11.99 | 642 78% | 19k | $231k (exactly $230,927) | LGaoGame | |
 | The Knight Girl And Dungeons | $11.99 | 397 67% | 12k | $143k (exactly $142,801) | こねこぼくし | |
 | Kromlech | · EA | $29.99 | 136 65% | 4.1k | $122k (exactly $122,359) | Perun Creative |
 | Blood Crawler | $12.99 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $109k (exactly $108,726) | c3アート | |
 | Cultivation Magic World | · EA | $12.99 | 276 78% | 8.3k | $108k (exactly $107,557) | DMG Studio |
 | Redemption of Liuyin | $18.99 | 137 83% | 4.1k | $78k (exactly $78,049) | kingnagame | |
 | Snow x Hime | $12.99 | 195 55% | 5.9k | $76k (exactly $75,992) | Kazuya, tensun3d | |
 | King of Bones | $7.99 | 316 85% | 9.5k | $76k (exactly $75,745) | Gluten Free Games | |
 | Fight School Simulator | $9.99 | 227 88% | 6.8k | $68k (exactly $68,032) | Queen |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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