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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dystopian Spectacle fighter?

Spectacle fighter + Dystopian

Only 11 developers shipped a Dystopian Spectacle fighter 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, Double Dragon Revive, 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, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×1.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $160k, ×110 the market median. Revenue is down 85% on the market; 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.8 times the market baseline, revenue down 85% on the market, 18 announced, ×2.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Spectacle fighter + Dystopian
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $599 → $328k → $1.1k → $2.7k → $16k → $119 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Spectacle fighter + Dystopian: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $1.3k (exactly $1,349)
Median $2.7k (exactly $2,695)
Top 25% $18k (exactly $17,964)
Top 5% $165k (exactly $164,803)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 26
Announced 18
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $7.77

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 85% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.

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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.

Spectacle fighter
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Dystopian
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Spectacle fighter
Price point
$7.77 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 509 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.4k, median $2.7k, 1 in 4 over $17k, 1 in 20 over $160k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.4k. 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Spectacle fighter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Score AttackFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  2. + HorrorFair14 devs · median $3.7k · 16 announced
  3. + LootPoor odds9 devs · median $65k · 11 announced
  4. + Character Action GamePoor odds22 devs · median $58k · 44 announced
  5. + Survival HorrorPoor odds8 devs · median $52k · 12 announced
  6. + HistoricalPoor odds16 devs · median $33k · 17 announced
  7. + Sci-fiPoor odds48 devs · median $17k · 82 announced
  8. + RobotsPoor odds15 devs · median $16k · 35 announced
  9. + MythologyPoor odds16 devs · median $11k · 24 announced
  10. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds45 devs · median $7.2k · 86 announced
  11. + FightingPoor odds25 devs · median $7.2k · 40 announced
  12. + Hack and SlashPoor odds77 devs · median $6.7k · 142 announced

All 99 pairs on the Spectacle fighter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance 2024 · $4.1M Slave Zero X 2024 · $328k Double Dragon Revive 2025 · $165k Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age 2024 · $87k DOOMBRINGER 2021 · EA · $27k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance older $39.99 3,395 82% 102k $4.1M (exactly $4,072,982) Slitherine Ltd.
Slave Zero X older $24.99 438 75% 13k $328k (exactly $328,369) Poppy Works
Double Dragon Revive $34.99 157 63% 4.7k $165k (exactly $164,803) YUKE’S
Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age $19.99 145 91% 4.4k $87k (exactly $86,956) Maximum Entertainment
DOOMBRINGER · EA older $14.99 60 78% 1.8k $27k (exactly $26,982) Anomic Games
hate.net $4.99 120 95% 3.6k $18k (exactly $17,964) bonitāka
Rebel Engine $19.99 27 81% 810 $16k (exactly $16,192) Seven Leaf Clover
Rinlo older $14.99 25 84% 750 $11k (exactly $11,242) GuraShop
Total Chaos Against Apathy $7.77 29 100% 870 $6.8k (exactly $6,760) Discade Project
1989 After the War $4.99 18 94% 540 $2.7k (exactly $2,695) SEEP
Under Destruction · EA $18.99 3 66% 90 $1.7k (exactly $1,709) Quantum Dynamics
ONAR - Off World Fighter $14.99 3 66% 90 $1.3k (exactly $1,349) Enter Yes Interactive
Boomer Brawler $0.99 5 100% 150 $148 (exactly $148) FzzyBzzy
POTUS vs. The World! $1.99 2 100% 60 $119 (exactly $119) F.a. Forge

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