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Should I ship an Arcade Motorbike game?
Motorbike + Arcade
Of 26 developers who shipped an Arcade Motorbike game 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.. 39 more are announced, ×4.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×0.5 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 39 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper, while revenue is up 50% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) |
| Top 5% | $136k (exactly $135,566) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 84 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 50% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Motorbike, Arcade; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Racing, Sports, Action
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 566 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Motorbike with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + MotocrossLong shot
- + SportsPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + PhysicsPoor odds
- + BikesPoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + RacingPoor odds
- + ActionPoor odds
- + DrivingPoor odds
- + Automobile SimPoor odds
Comparable games
The Crew Motorfest 2024 · $51M 
Road Redemption 2017 · $6.5M 
MX vs ATV Legends 2022 · $5.4M 
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered 2020 · $4.4M 
Laika: Aged Through Blood 2023 · $3.6M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Crew Motorfest | older | $69.99 | 24,230 78% | 727k | $51M (exactly $50,875,731) | Ubisoft Ivory Tower |
| | Road Redemption | older | $19.99 | 10,842 83% | 325k | $6.5M (exactly $6,501,947) | Redemption Road, Pixel Dash Studios |
| | MX vs ATV Legends | older | $39.99 | 4,524 82% | 136k | $5.4M (exactly $5,427,443) | Rainbow Studios |
| | Burnout™ Paradise Remastered | older | $19.99 | 7,348 64% | 220k | $4.4M (exactly $4,406,596) | Stellar Entertainment, Criterion Games |
| | 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 |
 | Trials Evolution: Gold Edition | older | $19.99 | 2,253 74% | 68k | $1.4M (exactly $1,351,124) | Redlynx Ltd, Ubisoft Shanghaï |
 | RIDE | older | $19.99 | 2,107 80% | 63k | $1.3M (exactly $1,263,568) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged | older | $39.99 | 953 77% | 29k | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,314) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 6 | older | $49.99 | 512 71% | 15k | $768k (exactly $767,846) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | VRacer Hoverbike | $29.99 | 307 89% | 9.2k | $276k (exactly $276,208) | VertexBreakers | |
 | Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos | $39.99 | 113 69% | 3.4k | $136k (exactly $135,566) | Idea Factory, Compile Heart | |
 | Moto Rush Reborn | $12.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $17k (exactly $16,757) | Baltoro Games | |
 | VRider SBK™ | $29.99 | 18 55% | 540 | $16k (exactly $16,195) | Funny Tales | |
 | Super Night Riders S1 | $9.99 | 47 95% | 1.4k | $14k (exactly $14,086) | miyu.works | |
 | Grind Rush | $15.99 | 9 66% | 270 | $4.3k (exactly $4,317) | AND GEAR | |
 | RollCats | $19.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Hoglet Interactive | |
 | 32 SECS | $4.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) | isTom Games Kft. | |
 | Hover REV Hispeed Burst | $10.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $1.6k (exactly $1,648) | JKK_WORKS | |
 | Evel Knievel | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Barnstorm Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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