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Should I ship a Turn-Based Combat 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Turn-Based Combat
Only 9 developers shipped a Turn-Based Combat 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, Wretch: Divine Ascent, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 20 more are announced, ×6.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $1.5k against a market of $1.5k. 20 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $570 (exactly $570) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
| Top 25% | $22k (exactly $21,600) |
| Top 5% | $438k (exactly $438,458) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 20 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 26%, 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
- Turn-Based Combat
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 3D Fighter, Turn-Based Combat
- Price point
- $9.99 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 $6.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 1,524 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $570. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.7 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
Wretch: Divine Ascent 2025 · $438k 
Blood Crawler 2025 · $109k 
Age of Gladiators II: Death League 2017 · $33k 
Mark Out! The Wrestling Card Game 2023 · $22k 
Kinky Fight Club 2 2025 · $22k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Wretch: Divine Ascent | $14.99 | 975 75% | 29k | $438k (exactly $438,458) | Ogopogo | |
| | Blood Crawler | $12.99 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $109k (exactly $108,726) | c3アート | |
| | Age of Gladiators II: Death League | older | $12.99 | 84 71% | 2.5k | $33k (exactly $32,735) | Creative Storm Entertainment |
| | Mark Out! The Wrestling Card Game | older | $14.99 | 49 93% | 1.5k | $22k (exactly $22,035) | DIY Experiences LLC |
| | Kinky Fight Club 2 | $20.00 | 36 91% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $21,600) | Skyflare Studios, MrZGames | |
 | FAS: Fight Action Sandbox | older | $6.99 | 69 63% | 2.1k | $14k (exactly $14,469) | Vona Soft |
 | Elf Adventure: The Lost Castle | $6.99 | 14 28% | 420 | $2.9k (exactly $2,936) | 430Games | |
 | SaberStyle | older | $5.99 | 10 40% | 300 | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) | Lucky Cat studio |
 | Gore Sword | $9.99 | 5 20% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Gore Sword Games | |
 | DaiHaoY | $8.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Lucky Cat studio | |
 | eggboy | · EA | $18.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $570 (exactly $570) | sadboy |
 | Drone Fire | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | QplusQ | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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