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Should I ship a Co-op Spectacle fighter?
Co-op + Spectacle fighter
Of 23 developers who shipped a Co-op Spectacle fighter 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.. 38 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $960, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270. 38 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper, while revenue is up 260% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $959 (exactly $959) |
| Top 25% | $95k (exactly $94,710) |
| Top 5% | $2.8M (exactly $2,848,105) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 80 |
| Announced | 38 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 260% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Co-op
- effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
- Spectacle fighter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Spectacle fighter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Beat 'em up, Action RPG
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Third Person, 3D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 61,059 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 7 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
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Comparable games
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO 2024 · $76M 
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition 2014 · $18M 
Tribes of Midgard 2021 · $10M 
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse 2016 · $5.9M 
Stick It to the Stickman 2025 · EA · $2.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO | $49.99 | 50,395 86% | 1.5M | $76M (exactly $75,577,382) | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | |
| | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition | older | $49.99 | 11,886 83% | 357k | $18M (exactly $17,825,434) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Tribes of Midgard | older | $19.99 | 17,465 76% | 524k | $10M (exactly $10,473,760) | Norsfell |
| | RWBY: Grimm Eclipse | older | $19.99 | 9,834 81% | 295k | $5.9M (exactly $5,897,450) | Rooster Teeth Games, FarBridge |
| | Stick It to the Stickman | · EA | $11.99 | 7,918 96% | 238k | $2.8M (exactly $2,848,105) | Free Lives |
 | Redeemer: Enhanced Edition | older | $11.99 | 2,637 87% | 79k | $949k (exactly $948,529) | Sobaka Studio |
 | SpellForce 3 Fallen God | older | $19.99 | 1,335 86% | 40k | $801k (exactly $800,599) | Grimlore Games |
 | YAR: Forgotten Throne | $19.99 | 1,283 89% | 38k | $769k (exactly $769,415) | Honor Games | |
 | SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX | older | $49.99 | 475 85% | 14k | $712k (exactly $712,358) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | The Wonderful 101: Remastered | older | $39.99 | 564 84% | 17k | $677k (exactly $676,631) | PlatinumGames Inc. |
 | GODBREAKERS | $19.99 | 813 70% | 24k | $488k (exactly $487,556) | To The Sky | |
 | Utawarerumono: ZAN 2 | $39.99 | 88 82% | 2.6k | $106k (exactly $105,574) | AQUAPLUS | |
 | Utawarerumono: ZAN | $39.99 | 85 77% | 2.6k | $102k (exactly $101,974) | AQUAPLUS | |
 | Kings of Hell | · EA | $20.50 | 154 91% | 4.6k | $95k (exactly $94,710) | StrawberryOctopus Productions |
 | Elder Legacy: Survival | · EA | $9.99 | 189 62% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,643) | Honor Games |
 | Super Shout Showdown | · EA | $7.99 | 111 83% | 3.3k | $27k (exactly $26,607) | Rezero Studio |
 | VEX MAGE | $9.99 | 23 95% | 690 | $6.9k (exactly $6,893) | Nervous Systems |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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