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Should I ship a Combat Racing Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + Combat Racing
Only 14 developers shipped a Combat Racing Immersive Sim 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, Jeepney Simulator 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×0.3 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180. 21 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper, while revenue is down 90% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) |
| Top 5% | $32k (exactly $32,094) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 58 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 90% on the market, supply 150% more 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.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Combat Racing
- effort 6 / 10 · low · vehicle physics plus weapons and AI drivers
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, Combat Racing
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 277 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 21 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
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AI Drone Simulator 2021 · $93k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator | older | $14.99 | 7,770 95% | 233k | $3.5M (exactly $3,494,169) | Luminite |
| | Touge Shakai | · EA older | $14.99 | 1,107 85% | 33k | $498k (exactly $497,818) | Raiyon Studios Pte Ltd |
| | Initial Drift Online | older | $4.99 | 3,206 77% | 96k | $480k (exactly $479,938) | RewindApp |
| | Dash Dash World | older | $24.99 | 147 74% | 4.4k | $110k (exactly $110,206) | MOTIONX STUDIO |
| | AI Drone Simulator | older | $14.99 | 206 83% | 6.2k | $93k (exactly $92,638) | Diophante Studio |
 | Duck Life 9: The Flock | older | $9.99 | 190 83% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,943) | Wix Games |
 | FLASHOUT 3 | older | $19.99 | 55 61% | 1.7k | $33k (exactly $32,984) | Jujubee S.A. |
 | Jeepney Simulator 2 | $8.99 | 119 91% | 3.6k | $32k (exactly $32,094) | Spacezero Interactive | |
 | J15 Jet Fighter VR (歼15舰载机) | · EA older | $9.99 | 44 47% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $13,187) | Magicvalley Studio |
 | Code Velocity | $2.99 | 99 100% | 3.0k | $8.9k (exactly $8,880) | STIM GAMES | |
 | Derby Heroines: Run, Bet, Win! | $14.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | SHINISE GAMES, MFC STUDIO | |
 | Deliverage | $12.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) | Majao Games | |
 | LivingForest | $15.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $3.8k (exactly $3,838) | LivingEveryday | |
 | Echo Wars - Road Rage | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Ivanovich Games | |
 | Motor Racing Battle | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Liquid Meow | |
 | Racing: Storm Chase | $1.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | ChenZepeng | |
 | Yuki Onna: Snowball Fight! | $1.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | YStar | |
 | Car Race Pro Simulator | · EA | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | Hard Shark Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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