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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Robot Combat Racing game?

Combat Racing + Robots

Only 10 developers shipped a Robot Combat Racing 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, TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 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 $630. 13 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 3.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 50% on the market, 13 announced, ×3.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Combat Racing + Robots
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 10
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $899 → $120 → $2.7k → $1.1k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Combat Racing + Robots: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 10
Bottom 30% $719 (exactly $719)
Median $2.2k (exactly $2,248)
Top 25% $2.7k (exactly $2,697)
Top 5% $112k (exactly $111,572)
Developers, 2 yr 10
Released games 35
Announced 13
Effort 6 / 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 50% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 20%, 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
Robots
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 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
Price point
$7.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 81% positive over 165 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $720, median $2.2k, 1 in 4 over $2.6k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $720. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Combat Racing with a different setting or mood, 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. + ParkourFair26 devs · median $719 · 23 announced
  6. + RPGFair22 devs · median $629 · 28 announced
  7. + 2D PlatformerLong shot18 devs · median $270 · 14 announced
  8. + Beat 'em upLong shot15 devs · median $89 · 15 announced
  9. + SurvivalPoor odds10 devs · median $3.6k · 32 announced
  10. + Post-apocalypticPoor odds13 devs · median $2.7k · 50 announced
  11. + DystopianPoor odds10 devs · median $2.7k · 22 announced
  12. + Split ScreenPoor odds44 devs · median $2.4k · 57 announced

All 79 pairs on the Combat Racing page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials 2024 · $112k AI Drone Simulator 2021 · $93k G WARRIOR 2024 · $16k Battle RC 2024 · $13k Awaken 2022 · $4.2k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials $39.99 93 78% 2.8k $112k (exactly $111,572) 3DClouds
AI Drone Simulator older $14.99 206 83% 6.2k $93k (exactly $92,638) Diophante Studio
G WARRIOR older $4.99 106 90% 3.2k $16k (exactly $15,868) Liao Kai, LKK GAME
Battle RC older $4.99 87 87% 2.6k $13k (exactly $13,024) Blaster Games
Awaken older $9.99 14 42% 420 $4.2k (exactly $4,196) Beijing Xianfan Culture Co., Ltd.
Drift Survivor 2 $3.99 26 92% 780 $3.1k (exactly $3,112) MEWSTURBO
PizzaPanic $8.99 10 80% 300 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Catnip Lab
Highway Hijinks · EA older $9.99 9 88% 270 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Ode Software
MechaCap Arena $7.99 11 90% 330 $2.6k (exactly $2,637) Paraflux Games
Zero-G-Racer : Drone FPV arcade game older $9.99 8 25% 240 $2.4k (exactly $2,398) Zero-G-Racer
Vertigo Rush · EA $14.99 5 100% 150 $2.2k (exactly $2,248) Sumalab
Anarchy Road $5.99 6 50% 180 $1.1k (exactly $1,078) Bunker Brothers LLC
Careening · EA $7.99 3 100% 90 $719 (exactly $719) Sean N Richardson
AUTO DERBY CASINO $4.99 3 66% 90 $449 (exactly $449) numberonescientist
Drone Strike: Engineer Simulator · EA $1.19 5 80% 150 $178 (exactly $178) Bazura Games
Rush Rush Red Shoes $0.99 3 100% 90 $89 (exactly $89) Madmud Studio

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