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Should I ship a Combat Racing Parkour game?

Combat Racing + Parkour

Of 26 developers who shipped a Combat Racing Parkour 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.. 23 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 23 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 10% on the market, 23 announced, ×1.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Combat Racing + Parkour
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 26
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $449 → $2.9k → $898 → $1.2k → $300 (still earning) → $240 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Combat Racing + Parkour: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 26
Bottom 30% $239 (exactly $239)
Median $719 (exactly $719)
Top 25% $2.2k (exactly $2,248)
Top 5% $55k (exactly $54,948)
Developers, 2 yr 26
Released games 66
Announced 23
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $5.49

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 10% on the market, supply 320% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 24%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Combat Racing
effort 6 / 10 · low · vehicle physics plus weapons and AI drivers
Parkour
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Combat Racing, Parkour; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, Racing
Price point
$5.49 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Cartoony, Family Friendly
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.49.

The top 10 games average 71% positive over 746 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $720, 1 in 4 over $2.2k, 1 in 20 over $54k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Combat Racing with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + CollectathonFair10 devs · median $2.2k · 12 announced
  2. + SandboxFair21 devs · median $1.8k · 26 announced
  3. + PlatformerFair28 devs · median $899 · 38 announced
  4. + RhythmFair10 devs · median $802 · 9 announced
  5. + RPGFair22 devs · median $629 · 28 announced
  6. + 2D PlatformerLong shot18 devs · median $270 · 14 announced
  7. + Beat 'em upLong shot15 devs · median $89 · 15 announced
  8. + SurvivalPoor odds10 devs · median $3.6k · 32 announced
  9. + Post-apocalypticPoor odds13 devs · median $2.7k · 50 announced
  10. + DystopianPoor odds10 devs · median $2.7k · 22 announced
  11. + Split ScreenPoor odds44 devs · median $2.4k · 57 announced
  12. + Local MultiplayerPoor odds44 devs · median $2.4k · 79 announced

All 79 pairs on the Combat Racing page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.