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Should I ship a Simulation Spectacle fighter?
Spectacle fighter + Simulation
Of 39 developers who shipped a Simulation 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.. 50 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240. 50 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper, while revenue is flat on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $897 (exactly $897) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
| Top 5% | $459k (exactly $458,816) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 39 |
| Released games | 135 |
| Announced | 50 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Simulation
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Spectacle fighter, Simulation; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, 3D Fighter, RPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 2,432 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Spectacle fighter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Score AttackFair
- + HorrorFair
- + LootPoor odds
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + Survival HorrorPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + RobotsPoor odds
- + MythologyPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + FightingPoor odds
- + Hack and SlashPoor odds
Comparable games
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE 2023 · $5.8M 
Battle Ram 2023 · $2.0M 
Fight Angel Special Edition 2019 · $1.1M 
Endorphin Vice 2022 · EA · $1.0M 
Rune Coliseum 2024 · EA · $505k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | older | $4.99 | 38,703 96% | 1.2M | $5.8M (exactly $5,793,839) | Ivy Sly |
| | Battle Ram | older | $29.99 | 2,204 85% | 66k | $2.0M (exactly $1,982,939) | Runic Rise Games |
| | Fight Angel Special Edition | older | $19.99 | 1,776 75% | 53k | $1.1M (exactly $1,065,067) | Red Fox |
| | Endorphin Vice | · EA older | $9.99 | 3,436 56% | 103k | $1.0M (exactly $1,029,769) | Endorphin Studios |
| | Rune Coliseum | · EA | $18.99 | 886 79% | 27k | $505k (exactly $504,754) | Rafale Software |
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 | Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story | older | $19.99 | 706 54% | 21k | $423k (exactly $423,388) | aNCHOR Inc., fuzz, Inc. |
 | Tales Of Glory | older | $10.99 | 1,042 80% | 31k | $344k (exactly $343,547) | BlackTale Games |
 | The Divine Invasion | older | $14.99 | 690 79% | 21k | $310k (exactly $310,293) | Whale Rock Games |
 | Furry Killer | older | $29.99 | 241 78% | 7.2k | $217k (exactly $216,828) | Sujikon |
 | Blood Crawler | $12.99 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $109k (exactly $108,726) | c3アート | |
 | King of Bones | $7.99 | 316 85% | 9.5k | $76k (exactly $75,745) | Gluten Free Games | |
 | Elder Legacy: Survival | · EA | $9.99 | 189 62% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,643) | Honor Games |
 | Drunkn Bar Fight 2 VR | · EA | $12.99 | 64 50% | 1.9k | $25k (exactly $24,941) | Yooperlite |
 | Dynasty Protocol | $17.99 | 36 63% | 1.1k | $19k (exactly $19,429) | Ellipses Studios | |
 | Pattaya Simulator | $8.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $5.9k (exactly $5,933) | N-nic Studio | |
 | Espectro The Fighters Focus | $8.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) | Bytteam Game Studio | |
 | Spectacular Team: Assemble | $7.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | Sengi Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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