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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Local Co-Op Spectacle fighter?

Spectacle fighter + Local Co-Op

Only 5 developers shipped a Local Co-Op 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, The Awakener: Battle Tendency, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.

Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $4.0k against a market of $1.5k. 16 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 2.7 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 16 announced, ×4.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Spectacle fighter + Local Co-Op
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 5
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $93k → $719 → $60k → $4.0k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Spectacle fighter + Local Co-Op: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 5
Bottom 30% $168 (exactly $168)
Median $4.0k (exactly $4,046)
Top 25% $13k (exactly $13,215)
Top 5% $105k (exactly $104,710)
Developers, 2 yr 5
Released games 39
Announced 16
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $8.99

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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 300% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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.

Spectacle fighter
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Local Co-Op
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, Local Co-Op
Price point
$8.99 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 $39.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 19,865 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $170, median $4.0k, 1 in 4 over $13k, 1 in 20 over $100k.

3 in 10 developers made under $170. 16 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Spectacle fighter with a different second tag, 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

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition 2014 · $18M No Straight Roads: Encore Edition 2021 · $1.4M Redeemer: Enhanced Edition 2017 · $949k SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX 2024 · $712k The Wonderful 101: Remastered 2020 · $677k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition older $49.99 11,886 83% 357k $18M (exactly $17,825,434) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition older $24.99 1,813 89% 54k $1.4M (exactly $1,359,206) Metronomik
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition older $11.99 2,637 87% 79k $949k (exactly $948,529) Sobaka Studio
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX older $49.99 475 85% 14k $712k (exactly $712,358) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered older $39.99 564 84% 17k $677k (exactly $676,631) PlatinumGames Inc.
Mighty Goose older $19.99 943 86% 28k $566k (exactly $565,517) Blastmode, MP2 Games
Fight Crab older $19.99 747 94% 22k $448k (exactly $447,976) Calappa Games
RetroMania Wrestling older $19.99 243 80% 7.3k $146k (exactly $145,727) Retrosoft Studios
The Awakener: Battle Tendency $14.98 233 74% 7.0k $105k (exactly $104,710) TANER GAMES
Toasterball older $9.99 324 96% 9.7k $97k (exactly $97,103) Les Crafteurs
King's Blade $8.99 49 81% 1.5k $13k (exactly $13,215) Alexey Suslin
Espectro The Fighters Focus $8.99 15 100% 450 $4.0k (exactly $4,046) Bytteam Game Studio
Overball $5.60 1 100% 30 $168 (exactly $168) ArechGames
Synergy Strike $5.25 1 100% 30 $158 (exactly $158) strangeboltz

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