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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Score Attack Spectacle fighter?

Spectacle fighter + Score Attack

Of 31 developers who shipped a Score Attack Spectacle fighter 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.. 29 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $4.3k, ×2.9 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $270. Revenue is up 1220% on the market; 29 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.9 times the market baseline, revenue up 1220% on the market, 29 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Spectacle fighter + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 31
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $113 → $838 → $1.1k → $6.7k → $6.9k → $6.6k (still earning) → $5.9k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Spectacle fighter + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 31
Bottom 30% $269 (exactly $269)
Median $4.3k (exactly $4,290)
Top 25% $17k (exactly $16,539)
Top 5% $8.9M (exactly $8,879,720)
Developers, 2 yr 31
Released games 85
Announced 29
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $7.77

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 1220% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 4%, 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
Score Attack
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, Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Beat 'em up
Price point
$7.77 typical · top 25% priced $59.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $59.99 or above; the middle game at $7.77.

The top 10 games average 82% positive over 21,340 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 $4.3k, 1 in 4 over $16k, 1 in 20 over $8.8M.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 7 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Spectacle fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + HorrorFair14 devs · median $3.7k · 16 announced
  2. + LootPoor odds9 devs · median $65k · 11 announced
  3. + Character Action GamePoor odds22 devs · median $58k · 44 announced
  4. + Survival HorrorPoor odds8 devs · median $52k · 12 announced
  5. + HistoricalPoor odds16 devs · median $33k · 17 announced
  6. + Sci-fiPoor odds48 devs · median $17k · 82 announced
  7. + RobotsPoor odds15 devs · median $16k · 35 announced
  8. + MythologyPoor odds16 devs · median $11k · 24 announced
  9. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds45 devs · median $7.2k · 86 announced
  10. + FightingPoor odds25 devs · median $7.2k · 40 announced
  11. + Hack and SlashPoor odds77 devs · median $6.7k · 142 announced
  12. + NinjaPoor odds12 devs · median $6.6k · 18 announced

All 99 pairs on the Spectacle fighter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

ULTRAKILL 2020 · EA · $192M Dead as Disco 2026 · EA · $9.3M MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls 2026 · $8.9M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 2025 · $5.2M HYPER DEMON 2022 · $1.4M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
ULTRAKILL · EA older $29.99 213,450 97% 6.4M $192M (exactly $192,040,965) Arsi "Hakita" Patala
Dead as Disco · EA $24.99 12,354 96% 371k $9.3M (exactly $9,261,794) Brain Jar Games, Inc.
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls $59.99 4,934 48% 148k $8.9M (exactly $8,879,720) ARC SYSTEM WORKS CO., LTD
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 $59.99 2,879 83% 86k $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) CyberConnect2
HYPER DEMON older $14.99 3,087 94% 93k $1.4M (exactly $1,388,224) Sorath
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny $29.99 663 85% 20k $597k (exactly $596,501) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Shing! older $19.99 334 79% 10k $200k (exactly $200,300) Mass Creation
Double Dragon Revive $34.99 157 63% 4.7k $165k (exactly $164,803) YUKE’S
Super Crush KO older $14.99 211 96% 6.3k $95k (exactly $94,887) Vertex Pop
NIDUS older $8.99 223 93% 6.7k $60k (exactly $60,143) Caleb Wood
DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN $19.99 94 82% 2.8k $56k (exactly $56,372) Team Arcana, Kizawaya
hate.net $4.99 120 95% 3.6k $18k (exactly $17,964) bonitāka
Jenny the Witch $7.99 69 88% 2.1k $17k (exactly $16,539) Catbird Soft
Touhou: Blossom Blade $5.99 47 91% 1.4k $8.4k (exactly $8,446) Ankake Spa
VEX MAGE $9.99 23 95% 690 $6.9k (exactly $6,893) Nervous Systems

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