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Should I ship a Motorbike Open World game?
Open World + Motorbike
Only 10 developers shipped a Motorbike Open World game 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, Mon Bazou, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 20 more are announced, ×5.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 8 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $12k against a market of $1.5k. 20 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $600 (exactly $600) |
|---|---|
| Median | $12k (exactly $12,406) |
| Top 25% | $1.5M (exactly $1,527,181) |
| Top 5% | $9.6M (exactly $9,556,583) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 40 |
| Announced | 20 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 up 600990% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Open World
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Motorbike
- effort 7 / 10 · low · two-wheel physics and rider animation
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Open World, Motorbike
- Price point
- $14.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 27,423 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Open World with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FMVFair
- + GothicFair
- + MarsFair
- + TanksFair
- + FaithLong shot
- + DiplomacyPoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
Comparable games
Days Gone 2021 · $99M 
The Crew Motorfest 2024 · $51M 
RIDE 4 2020 · $12M 
Mon Bazou 2025 · $9.6M 
MX vs ATV Legends 2022 · $5.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Days Gone | older | $39.99 | 82,655 92% | 2.5M | $99M (exactly $99,161,204) | Bend Studio |
| | The Crew Motorfest | older | $69.99 | 24,230 78% | 727k | $51M (exactly $50,875,731) | Ubisoft Ivory Tower |
| | RIDE 4 | older | $39.99 | 9,921 83% | 298k | $12M (exactly $11,902,224) | Milestone S.r.l. |
| | Mon Bazou | $15.99 | 19,922 97% | 598k | $9.6M (exactly $9,556,583) | Santa Goat | |
| | MX vs ATV Legends | older | $39.99 | 4,524 82% | 136k | $5.4M (exactly $5,427,443) | Rainbow Studios |
 | Burnout™ Paradise Remastered | older | $19.99 | 7,348 64% | 220k | $4.4M (exactly $4,406,596) | Stellar Entertainment, Criterion Games |
 | RIDE 3 | older | $29.99 | 4,534 84% | 136k | $4.1M (exactly $4,079,240) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | My Garage | $19.99 | 4,010 90% | 120k | $2.4M (exactly $2,404,797) | Viking Game Studio | |
 | Ride 2 | older | $24.99 | 2,499 87% | 75k | $1.9M (exactly $1,873,500) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | MX vs. ATV Reflex | older | $19.99 | 2,904 88% | 87k | $1.7M (exactly $1,741,529) | Rainbow Studios, THQ Nordic |
 | Finnish Cottage Simulator | · EA | $14.99 | 3,396 93% | 102k | $1.5M (exactly $1,527,181) | RANELA GAMES |
 | Wheelie City | $16.99 | 36 72% | 1.1k | $18k (exactly $18,349) | Devora Studios | |
 | Express Rider Simulator | · EA | $8.99 | 46 65% | 1.4k | $12k (exactly $12,406) | HatinBaba Game Studios |
 | Autos | $3.99 | 6 0% | 180 | $718 (exactly $718) | Leedo Studio | |
 | Sakura Drift | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Miki Games | |
 | Bike Stunt 3D Freestyle | $3.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Nitx Games | |
 | Man For Takeaway | $1.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $179 (exactly $179) | zjf | |
 | Trade Tycoon Life Simulator | · EA | $1.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Reme Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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