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Should I ship a Racing MMORPG?
MMORPG + Racing
Only 3 developers shipped a Racing MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 5 did: 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.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $240 against a market of $1.3k. 6 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $505 (exactly $505) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) |
| Top 5% | $480k (exactly $479,938) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 5 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 10 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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: 25%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 10 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MMORPG, Racing
- Price point
- $2.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 9 games average 73% positive over 5,322 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
Comparable games
Initial Drift Online 2023 · $480k 
Hashiriya Drifter-Online Drift Racing Multiplayer (DRIFT/DRAG/RACING) 2020 · $80k 
Evil Tag 2017 · $38k 
Riding Star - Horse Championship! 2014 · $31k 
Maximum Velocity 2022 · EA · $3.0k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Initial Drift Online | older | $4.99 | 3,206 77% | 96k | $480k (exactly $479,938) | RewindApp |
| | Hashiriya Drifter-Online Drift Racing Multiplayer (DRIFT/DRAG/RACING) | older | $1.99 | 1,337 68% | 40k | $80k (exactly $79,819) | Midnight Games |
| | Evil Tag | older | $1.99 | 641 66% | 19k | $38k (exactly $38,268) | HFM Games |
| | Riding Star - Horse Championship! | older | $9.99 | 102 69% | 3.1k | $31k (exactly $30,569) | Sproing |
| | Maximum Velocity | · EA older | $19.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) | Unight LLC |
 | Master-Servant Sex with the Beauty from the Orient ~Contract with a Semen-Sucking Demon~ | older | $13.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $2.5k (exactly $2,518) | Appetite |
 | Burst Planet | · EA older | $19.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | KX Games |
 | Your Ex | $0.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $505 (exactly $505) | workflowstd | |
 | Yuki Onna: Snowball Fight! | $1.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | YStar | |
 | Plane Ranger | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | asayangjuanchen |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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