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Should I ship a Combat Racing Motorbike game?
Motorbike + Combat Racing
Only 10 developers shipped a Combat Racing Motorbike 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, VRacer Hoverbike, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced, ×4.5 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 $2.2k against a market of $1.5k. 18 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $600 (exactly $600) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) |
| Top 25% | $4.3k (exactly $4,317) |
| Top 5% | $276k (exactly $276,208) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 18 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $15.99 |
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 75% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Motorbike
- effort 7 / 10 · low · two-wheel physics and rider animation
- Combat Racing
- effort 6 / 10 · low · vehicle physics plus weapons and AI drivers
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Motorbike, Combat Racing
- Price point
- $15.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 83% positive over 457 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.5 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
Road Redemption 2017 · $6.5M 
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered 2020 · $4.4M 
VRacer Hoverbike 2025 · $276k 
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos 2025 · $136k 
Just Ride：Apparent Horizon 狂飙：极限视界 2019 · $82k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Road Redemption | older | $19.99 | 10,842 83% | 325k | $6.5M (exactly $6,501,947) | Redemption Road, Pixel Dash Studios |
| | Burnout™ Paradise Remastered | older | $19.99 | 7,348 64% | 220k | $4.4M (exactly $4,406,596) | Stellar Entertainment, Criterion Games |
| | 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 | |
| | Just Ride：Apparent Horizon 狂飙：极限视界 | older | $19.99 | 137 68% | 4.1k | $82k (exactly $82,159) | Horus Games |
 | Road Rage | older | $9.99 | 69 33% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $20,679) | Team 6 |
 | Phaseshift | · EA older | $14.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $10k (exactly $10,343) | Bubblehead Game Dev |
 | Downhill Pro Racer | · EA older | $12.99 | 22 77% | 660 | $8.6k (exactly $8,573) | Germán de la Fuente |
 | 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 | |
 | Sakura Drift | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Miki Games | |
 | Motor Racing Battle | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Liquid Meow | |
 | Roach with Bike | · EA | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Petro Hunter | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | The Origin |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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