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Should I ship a Multiple Endings Spectacle fighter?

Spectacle fighter + Multiple Endings

Only 15 developers shipped a Multiple Endings 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, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×1.3 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $41M, ×27442 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 30 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 30 announced, ×3.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Spectacle fighter + Multiple Endings
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 15
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.8k → $18k → $1.8k → $3.1k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Spectacle fighter + Multiple Endings: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 15
Bottom 30% $270 (exactly $270)
Median $1.9k (exactly $1,915)
Top 25% $37k (exactly $37,485)
Top 5% $41M (exactly $41,107,927)
Developers, 2 yr 15
Released games 40
Announced 30
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 down 100% on the market, supply 50% 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
Multiple Endings
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high 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, Multiple Endings; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $69.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, Third Person, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $69.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 23,228 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $1.9k, 1 in 4 over $37k, 1 in 20 over $41M.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 4 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 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: ORIGINS 2025 · $41M Fate/Samurai Remnant 2023 · $6.0M Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster 2024 · $4.5M The Legend of Tianding 2021 · $2.0M There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition 2022 · $375k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS $69.99 19,578 92% 587k $41M (exactly $41,107,927) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Fate/Samurai Remnant older $39.99 5,018 90% 151k $6.0M (exactly $6,020,095) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster $49.99 2,971 80% 89k $4.5M (exactly $4,455,609) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
The Legend of Tianding older $19.99 3,272 94% 98k $2.0M (exactly $1,962,218) Creative Games Computer Graphics Corpor… (Creative Games Computer Graphics Corporation, Neon Doctrine)
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition older $19.99 625 72% 19k $375k (exactly $374,812) Zelart
Pocket Bravery older $19.99 503 90% 15k $302k (exactly $301,649) Statera Studio
The Void older $9.99 942 81% 28k $282k (exactly $282,317) Ice-Pick Lodge
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse · EA $14.99 406 91% 12k $183k (exactly $182,578) ZeroGameStudio
Anima Gate of Memories: I&II Remaster $24.99 50 90% 1.5k $37k (exactly $37,485) Anima Project
Mostroscopy older $19.99 58 96% 1.7k $35k (exactly $34,783) Oribe Ware Games
hate.net $4.99 120 95% 3.6k $18k (exactly $17,964) bonitāka
Fugitive Free Rider $8.99 64 78% 1.9k $17k (exactly $17,261) Moka Sphere, SCON
Excoverse $7.99 13 69% 390 $3.1k (exactly $3,116) ExContinium Games
Deer Hero $3.99 16 93% 480 $1.9k (exactly $1,915) Nyoro
Duil $11.99 5 80% 150 $1.8k (exactly $1,798) JL studio
Fallen King $9.99 5 0% 150 $1.5k (exactly $1,498) Fish Bone

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