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Should I ship a Strategy 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Strategy
Of 68 developers who shipped a Strategy 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.. 114 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 40 developers shipped in the last year and 114 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $239 (exactly $239) |
| Top 25% | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 5% | $19k (exactly $19,429) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 68 |
| Released games | 256 |
| Announced | 114 |
| 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 80% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, 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
- Strategy
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, Strategy; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Combat
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 1,766 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. Nearly all of the 47 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 114 games are announced against 40 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 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
DNF Duel 2022 · $5.5M 
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 2017 · $2.1M 
Troublemaker 2023 · $563k 
MageQuit 2019 · $464k 
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator 2026 · EA · $459k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DNF Duel | older | $49.99 | 3,693 64% | 111k | $5.5M (exactly $5,538,392) | NEOPLE Inc., Arc System Works, EIGHTING… (NEOPLE Inc., Arc System Works, EIGHTING Co., Ltd.) |
| | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 | older | $19.99 | 3,457 88% | 104k | $2.1M (exactly $2,073,163) | CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. |
| | Troublemaker | older | $19.99 | 938 89% | 28k | $563k (exactly $562,519) | Gamecom Team |
| | MageQuit | older | $14.99 | 1,032 94% | 31k | $464k (exactly $464,090) | Bowlcut Studios |
| | Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator | · EA | $24.99 | 612 81% | 18k | $459k (exactly $458,816) | Contec Games |
 | Wretch: Divine Ascent | $14.99 | 975 75% | 29k | $438k (exactly $438,458) | Ogopogo | |
 | 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 | |
 | Age of Gladiators II: Death League | older | $12.99 | 84 71% | 2.5k | $33k (exactly $32,735) | Creative Storm Entertainment |
 | Dynasty Protocol | $17.99 | 36 63% | 1.1k | $19k (exactly $19,429) | Ellipses Studios | |
 | Bridge Hunter | · EA | $9.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Double Light |
 | Hidden Heir | $4.99 | 21 66% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | AYS CODE YAZILIM | |
 | Bastion of Valor | · EA | $11.99 | 7 42% | 210 | $2.5k (exactly $2,518) | Badger Game Studios |
 | Final Strategy | $12.99 | 6 16% | 180 | $2.3k (exactly $2,338) | Final Strategy Studio | |
 | Tank Simulator | $8.99 | 8 12% | 240 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Imperian Online - Praha | |
 | Gore Sword | $9.99 | 5 20% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Gore Sword Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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