Should I ship a PvE Boxing game?
PvE + Boxing
Only 16 developers shipped a PvE Boxing 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, Undisputed, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 30 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) |
| Top 5% | $29M (exactly $28,779,243) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 42 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 85% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- PvE, Boxing
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 60% positive over 19,234 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
PvE with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + IdlerFair
- + MinigamesFair
- + TypingFair
- + Extraction ShooterPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + HeistPoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Real-TimePoor odds
- + NavalPoor odds
- + SpaceshipsPoor odds
- + MarsPoor odds
Comparable games
Undisputed 2024 · $29M 
Chushpan Simulator 2024 · $221k 
Tactic Boxing 2024 · $125k 
Chushpan Simulator 2 2024 · $40k 
Revenge of the Boxer: Moscow Criminality 2024 · $25k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Undisputed | $49.99 | 19,190 60% | 576k | $29M (exactly $28,779,243) | Steel City Interactive | |
| | Chushpan Simulator | older | $2.99 | 2,466 85% | 74k | $221k (exactly $221,200) | Sebasa Games |
| | Tactic Boxing | older | $9.99 | 416 77% | 12k | $125k (exactly $124,675) | Stately Eagle Games |
| | Chushpan Simulator 2 | older | $2.99 | 448 81% | 13k | $40k (exactly $40,186) | Sebasa Games |
| | Revenge of the Boxer: Moscow Criminality | older | $4.99 | 166 90% | 5.0k | $25k (exactly $24,850) | Alligator Friends Software |
 | Mutant Boxing League VR | older | $19.99 | 34 67% | 1.0k | $20k (exactly $20,390) | Filmic Studios |
 | Manny Boxing VR | · EA older | $14.99 | 41 56% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $18,438) | Appnori Inc. |
 | Dragon Fury | older | $19.99 | 15 60% | 450 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Esenthel |
 | Bloodbath | older | $7.99 | 25 36% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | Freedom Factory |
 | Sucker Punch VR | older | $19.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | AR Glimpse, LLC |
 | Boxing Simulator | · EA | $5.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) | Rahu Studio |
 | Golden Gloves VR | $19.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Engine Room VR | |
 | Superation | $4.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Moonsaurus Games | |
 | Casual Sport Series: Boxing | $5.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $898 (exactly $898) | Revulo Games | |
 | S.S.C. Rusted | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | Series Sun | |
 | Flame Up | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | Charming Moon | |
 | The Cornerman | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | APLCN Studios | |
 | UPG - Underground | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Real Bean Interactive | |
 | Idle Muscle Up | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | ytulek |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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