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Should I ship a 3D Fighter RTS?
3D Fighter + RTS
Only 7 developers shipped a 3D Fighter RTS 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, Final Strategy, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $59 against a market of $1.5k. 9 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $59 (exactly $59) |
| Top 25% | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) |
| Top 5% | $2.3k (exactly $2,338) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $0.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, 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
- RTS
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, RTS
- Price point
- $0.99 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 $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 45% positive over 895 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 9 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 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 
Ruzar - The Dark Stones 2024 · $11k 
Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR 2022 · $9.0k 
Final Strategy 2026 · $2.3k 
War of the Fourteen Dynasties 2023 · $1.2k | 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 |
| | Ruzar - The Dark Stones | older | $17.99 | 21 76% | 630 | $11k (exactly $11,334) | Hammer Glass Studio Inc. |
| | Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR | older | $24.99 | 12 50% | 360 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Gaming 301 |
| | Final Strategy | $12.99 | 6 16% | 180 | $2.3k (exactly $2,338) | Final Strategy Studio | |
| | War of the Fourteen Dynasties | older | $7.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Nathan Montgomery |
 | Kings of Cratia | $4.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | eniscoskun | |
 | The Memological Dungeon | $0.99 | 33 90% | 990 | $980 (exactly $980) | Gamesforfarm | |
 | Battle 3D - Zombie Edition | older | $2.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $807 (exactly $807) | Luis Evaristo Rodriguez Campos |
 | FireFly(萤火) | · EA older | $5.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | Guanyan |
 | Eternal War | older | $3.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | MaGames |
 | Masters of the Air | $0.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | THE POWER OF GAMES | |
 | Detective Pig | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | Young Man | |
 | 汉末纷争三国 | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | LIGUANGSHUO | |
 | Buzz Wars | $4.20 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | DrunkenTurnip |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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