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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Tanks Combat Racing game?

Combat Racing + Tanks

Only 5 developers shipped a Tanks 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, Exo Wanderers, 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, ×13 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.

Only 0 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $600 against a market of $630. 13 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 13 announced, ×13 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Combat Racing + Tanks
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 5

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Combat Racing + Tanks: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 5
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $2.4k (exactly $2,395)
Top 5% $7.9k (exactly $7,913)
Developers, 2 yr 5
Released games 26
Announced 13
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $4.99

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: too few recent games to read.

Free games: 15%, 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
Tanks
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, Tanks
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 84% positive over 1,823 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $600, 1 in 4 over $2.3k, 1 in 20 over $7.9k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 0 developers who shipped in the last year, ×13 per shipper.

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. + 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

SAND LAND 2024 · $1.8M Crash Drive 3 2021 · $131k Dieselpunk Wars 2021 · $52k TOKYO WARFARE 2016 · $46k Exo Wanderers 2024 · EA · $7.9k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
SAND LAND older $59.99 1,018 86% 31k $1.8M (exactly $1,832,095) ILCA, Inc.
Crash Drive 3 older $19.99 219 93% 6.6k $131k (exactly $131,334) M2H
Dieselpunk Wars older $14.99 116 55% 3.5k $52k (exactly $52,165) Image Power S.A., Roasted Games
TOKYO WARFARE older $4.99 307 81% 9.2k $46k (exactly $45,958) Pablo Vidaurre Sanz
Exo Wanderers · EA $11.99 22 100% 660 $7.9k (exactly $7,913) 什工坊SueStudio
Oh No! Bugs! older $1.99 95 80% 2.9k $5.7k (exactly $5,672) Doomster Entertainment
Tank Zombie Smasher older $4.99 20 85% 600 $3.0k (exactly $2,994) SimpleSoft
ULTIMATE ARMORED TURBODRIFTER ~ SaGa Chapter 2 ~【TANK AUTHORITY WOLFRAM】 $4.99 16 100% 480 $2.4k (exactly $2,395) The Dark Union
Racing Tanks! older $3.99 6 100% 180 $718 (exactly $718) Team Raichi
BattleTanks - Animal Wars $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Kasur Games
Slide Faster $1.99 1 100% 30 $60 (exactly $60) Puzzle Drop Studio
Tank Battle Salvo $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) CANGYU CONCEPT

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