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Local Co-Op + Martial Arts
Of 22 developers who shipped a Martial-Arts Local Co-Op 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.. 30 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $420 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 11 developers shipped in the last year and 30 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $419 (exactly $419) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $18,887) |
| Top 5% | $137k (exactly $136,766) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 54 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $14.99 |
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 down 95% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Co-Op
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Martial Arts
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Local Co-Op; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Beat 'em up, Co-op
- Price point
- $14.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Retro, 2D, Cartoon
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 2,238 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Local Co-Op with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Mortal Kombat 1 2023 · $51M 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022 · $9.7M 
Overgrowth 2017 · $3.7M 
Wrestling Empire 2021 · $1.8M 
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons 2023 · $952k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mortal Kombat 1 | older | $49.99 | 34,197 74% | 1.0M | $51M (exactly $51,285,241) | NetherRealm Studios, QLOC |
| | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | older | $24.99 | 12,961 94% | 389k | $9.7M (exactly $9,716,862) | Tribute Games Inc. |
| | Overgrowth | older | $19.99 | 6,202 86% | 186k | $3.7M (exactly $3,719,339) | Wolfire Games |
| | Wrestling Empire | older | $19.99 | 3,036 94% | 91k | $1.8M (exactly $1,820,689) | MDickie |
| | Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons | older | $24.99 | 1,270 86% | 38k | $952k (exactly $952,119) | Secret Base |
 | Redeemer: Enhanced Edition | older | $11.99 | 2,637 87% | 79k | $949k (exactly $948,529) | Sobaka Studio |
 | Little Fighter 2 Remastered | $15.88 | 1,770 76% | 53k | $843k (exactly $843,228) | Little Fighter Co Pty Ltd, Marti Wong | |
 | Boomerang Fu | older | $14.99 | 1,805 97% | 54k | $812k (exactly $811,708) | Cranky Watermelon |
 | Unruly Heroes | older | $19.99 | 763 74% | 23k | $458k (exactly $457,571) | Magic Design Studios |
 | 9 Monkeys of Shaolin | older | $19.99 | 726 84% | 22k | $435k (exactly $435,382) | Sobaka Studio |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed | $39.99 | 114 50% | 3.4k | $137k (exactly $136,766) | AHEARTFULOFGAMES | |
 | G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | $24.99 | 121 56% | 3.6k | $91k (exactly $90,714) | indie.io | |
 | The Karate Kid: Street Rumble | $39.99 | 64 73% | 1.9k | $77k (exactly $76,781) | Odaclick Game Studio | |
 | Fighting Force Collection | $19.99 | 84 80% | 2.5k | $50k (exactly $50,375) | Implicit Conversions | |
 | We Could Be Heroes | $14.99 | 42 85% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | CebCode Games | |
 | Reality Rash | $17.99 | 18 83% | 540 | $9.7k (exactly $9,715) | Give your jumps | |
 | BAD BOY BROTHER | $14.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | ZOC Co.,Ltd. | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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