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Should I ship an Arcade Motocross game?
Motocross + Arcade
Only 9 developers shipped an Arcade Motocross game 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, WINCH IT OUT, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.8 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 $450 against a market of $1.5k. 15 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 5% | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 39 |
| Announced | 15 |
| 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 140% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Motocross, Arcade
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 6 games average 73% positive over 30 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Motocross with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + BikesLong shot
- + SportsLong shot
- + MotorbikeLong shot
- + PhysicsPoor odds
- + RacingPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + OffroadDead
- + ActionDead
- + DrivingDead
- + Automobile SimDead
Comparable games
MX vs ATV Legends 2022 · $5.4M 
Laika: Aged Through Blood 2023 · $3.6M 
MX vs. ATV Reflex 2010 · $1.7M 
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 6 2023 · $768k 
Motordoom 2024 · $73k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | MX vs ATV Legends | older | $39.99 | 4,524 82% | 136k | $5.4M (exactly $5,427,443) | Rainbow Studios |
| | Laika: Aged Through Blood | older | $19.99 | 5,938 91% | 178k | $3.6M (exactly $3,561,019) | Brainwash Gang |
| | MX vs. ATV Reflex | older | $19.99 | 2,904 88% | 87k | $1.7M (exactly $1,741,529) | Rainbow Studios, THQ Nordic |
| | Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 6 | older | $49.99 | 512 71% | 15k | $768k (exactly $767,846) | Milestone S.r.l. |
| | Motordoom | older | $13.99 | 174 94% | 5.2k | $73k (exactly $73,028) | Hobo Cat Games |
 | MX Nitro: Unleashed | older | $9.99 | 124 79% | 3.7k | $37k (exactly $37,163) | Saber Interactive |
 | Minit Fun Racer | older | $2.99 | 253 97% | 7.6k | $23k (exactly $22,694) | JW, Kitty, Jukio, Dom |
 | Shred! Remastered | older | $4.99 | 100 59% | 3.0k | $15k (exactly $14,970) | ASBO Interactive |
 | Mini Car Racing - Tiny Split Screen Tournament | older | $9.99 | 38 76% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | EpiXR Games UG |
 | Wide Open | · EA older | $19.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Talpidae |
 | WINCH IT OUT | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | ARASLANIX | |
 | MX Racing World | $7.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | Nitx Games | |
 | Mini Games Retro 90s | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Ewerton José Wantroba | |
 | Hydrofoil Surfing | $4.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Nightwork Studios | |
 | Motor Racing Battle | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Liquid Meow | |
 | Bike Stunt 3D Freestyle | $3.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Nitx Games | |
 | Christmas Drift - Delivery Simulator | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | GLOBAL VISION SOLUTIONS SRL | |
 | Sunset Racer | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | KAMGAM | |
 | Bike Stunts Simulator | · EA | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Rutted | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | ApeXPloit Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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