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Should I ship a Walking Simulator 3D Fighter?
3D Fighter + Walking Simulator
Only 17 developers shipped a Walking Simulator 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, Project Three, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 3 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×0.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $360. Revenue is up 65% on the market; 3 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) |
| Top 5% | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 47 |
| Announced | 3 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Walking Simulator
- 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, Walking Simulator; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Hidden Object
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 65% positive over 162 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. All of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 3 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
3D Fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + ManagementFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Choose Your Own AdventureLong shot
- + RhythmLong shot
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + ModernLong shot
- + SimulationLong shot
- + FightingPoor odds
- + WrestlingPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Spectacle fighterPoor odds
Comparable games
Spider Queen cave 2023 · $91k 
Project Three 2025 · EA · $9.3k 
Gangsta Magic 2020 · $4.3k 
Assassin Of Dombardos 2026 · $3.0k 
Zilar: Empire Of The Underground 2025 · $2.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Spider Queen cave | older | $18.99 | 159 40% | 4.8k | $91k (exactly $90,582) | 帅宅快乐屋 |
| | Project Three | · EA | $7.99 | 39 23% | 1.2k | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) | The Only Way Out |
| | Gangsta Magic | older | $4.99 | 29 82% | 870 | $4.3k (exactly $4,341) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
| | Assassin Of Dombardos | $9.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Saylor Games | |
| | Zilar: Empire Of The Underground | $4.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | Sthard Game | |
 | Bear Warrior | older | $4.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala software |
 | Money Theft | $4.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Valkeala Software, Tero Lunkka | |
 | Money Theft 3 Last Mission | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software | |
 | Music Man 2: New land | older | $4.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
 | Assassin of Monsters | $3.99 | 14 78% | 420 | $1.7k (exactly $1,676) | Saylor games | |
 | Big Theft Valkeala | $2.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Kendall… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Kendall Studios) | |
 | Assassin Of Goblin | $3.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) | Saylor Games | |
 | Zombies In Valkeala | $2.99 | 15 66% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software | |
 | Master Knight | $3.99 | 11 72% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | DIG Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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