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Spectacle fighter + Fantasy
Of 66 developers who shipped a Fantasy Spectacle fighter 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.. 137 more are announced, ×3.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×1.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $740k, ×498 the market median. Revenue is up 65% on the market; 137 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $537 (exactly $537) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) |
| Top 25% | $28k (exactly $28,489) |
| Top 5% | $746k (exactly $746,027) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 66 |
| Released games | 217 |
| Announced | 137 |
| Effort | 7 / 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 65% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Fantasy
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Spectacle fighter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Hack and Slash, Action RPG
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 55,947 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 7 in 10 of the 39 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 137 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Spectacle fighter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Score AttackFair
- + HorrorFair
- + LootPoor odds
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + Survival HorrorPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + RobotsPoor odds
- + MythologyPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + FightingPoor odds
- + Hack and SlashPoor odds
Comparable games
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE 2022 · $52M 
Granblue Fantasy: Relink 2024 · $49M 
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH 2025 · $38M 
FINAL FANTASY XVI 2024 · $36M 
ASTLIBRA Revision 2022 · $23M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE | older | $39.99 | 43,473 87% | 1.3M | $52M (exactly $52,154,558) | Square Enix |
| | Granblue Fantasy: Relink | older | $39.99 | 41,227 89% | 1.2M | $49M (exactly $49,460,032) | Cygames, Inc. |
| | FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | $49.99 | 25,363 75% | 761k | $38M (exactly $38,036,891) | Square Enix | |
| | FINAL FANTASY XVI | $49.99 | 24,065 78% | 722k | $36M (exactly $36,090,280) | Square Enix | |
| | ASTLIBRA Revision | older | $24.99 | 30,262 95% | 908k | $23M (exactly $22,687,421) | KEIZO |
 | DmC: Devil May Cry | older | $29.99 | 20,938 93% | 628k | $19M (exactly $18,837,919) | Ninja Theory |
 | Bayonetta | older | $19.99 | 27,380 92% | 821k | $16M (exactly $16,419,786) | PlatinumGames |
 | Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition | older | $29.99 | 16,313 78% | 489k | $15M (exactly $14,676,806) | Gunfire Games, Vigil Games, THQ Nordic |
 | CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION | older | $49.99 | 6,949 89% | 208k | $10M (exactly $10,421,415) | Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. |
 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition | older | $29.99 | 7,998 80% | 240k | $7.2M (exactly $7,195,801) | MercurySteam, Climax Studios |
 | Lost Soul Aside™ | $59.99 | 1,307 59% | 39k | $2.4M (exactly $2,352,208) | Ultizero Games | |
 | YAR: Forgotten Throne | $19.99 | 1,283 89% | 38k | $769k (exactly $769,415) | Honor Games | |
 | Stonemachia | $19.99 | 1,244 95% | 37k | $746k (exactly $746,027) | Crossfall Games | |
 | Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle | $18.99 | 950 71% | 29k | $541k (exactly $541,215) | KTMG LLC. | |
 | FAIRY TAIL 2 | $59.99 | 162 61% | 4.9k | $292k (exactly $291,551) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Divinum | $14.99 | 525 85% | 16k | $236k (exactly $236,092) | Sigil Games | |
 | Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World | $11.99 | 642 78% | 19k | $231k (exactly $230,927) | LGaoGame | |
 | Spirit X Strike | · EA | $12.99 | 406 82% | 12k | $158k (exactly $158,218) | MAICHA STUDIO |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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