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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Stealth 3D Fighter?

3D Fighter + Stealth

Only 15 developers shipped a Stealth 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, 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.4k, level with the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $830k, ×556 the market median. Revenue is up 160% on the market; 22 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 160% on the market, 22 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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3D Fighter + Stealth
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 15
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.9k → $1.3k → $1.9k → $90 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 3D Fighter + Stealth: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 15
Bottom 30% $208 (exactly $208)
Median $1.4k (exactly $1,440)
Top 25% $55k (exactly $54,845)
Top 5% $833k (exactly $833,166)
Developers, 2 yr 15
Released games 44
Announced 22
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 up 160% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Stealth
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
3D Fighter, Stealth; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Spectacle fighter, 3D Platformer
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Cinematic
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 91% positive over 3,346 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $210, median $1.4k, 1 in 4 over $54k, 1 in 20 over $830k.

3 in 10 developers made under $210. 8 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + ManagementFair11 devs · median $3.1k · 15 announced
  2. + Female ProtagonistFair34 devs · median $2.1k · 42 announced
  3. + Walking SimulatorFair17 devs · median $1.2k · 3 announced
  4. + Choose Your Own AdventureLong shot17 devs · median $1.0k · 20 announced
  5. + RhythmLong shot9 devs · median $898 · 8 announced
  6. + CollectathonLong shot15 devs · median $598 · 6 announced
  7. + ModernLong shot12 devs · median $539 · 10 announced
  8. + SimulationLong shot83 devs · median $538 · 96 announced
  9. + FightingPoor odds55 devs · median $5.0k · 87 announced
  10. + WrestlingPoor odds11 devs · median $2.3k · 21 announced
  11. + Life SimPoor odds10 devs · median $2.1k · 21 announced
  12. + HistoricalPoor odds14 devs · median $1.6k · 25 announced

All 126 pairs on the 3D Fighter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau 2024 · $833k F-22: Air Dominance Fighter 2026 · $83k Redemption of Liuyin 2025 · $78k Cyberpunk SFX 2026 · $55k Whisper Trip 2021 · $13k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau $9.99 2,780 92% 83k $833k (exactly $833,166) Noto Muteki
F-22: Air Dominance Fighter $19.99 138 91% 4.1k $83k (exactly $82,759) Digital Image Design Ltd.
Redemption of Liuyin $18.99 137 83% 4.1k $78k (exactly $78,049) kingnagame
Cyberpunk SFX $9.99 183 83% 5.5k $55k (exactly $54,845) Whale Rock Games
Whisper Trip older $4.99 90 60% 2.7k $13k (exactly $13,473) Walnut LLC
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Roarr! The Adventures of Rampage Rex older $2.99 54 66% 1.6k $4.8k (exactly $4,844) Born Lucky Games
GunFu Fighter older $4.99 29 68% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,341) ZHANG FAN
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GAYA - The Mystery $8.00 6 100% 180 $1.4k (exactly $1,440) Dunamis
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.