Should I ship a 2D Fighter?

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

2D Fighter

effort 5 / 10 · low · frame-precise animation and rollback netcode

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What it takes

Effort

5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D

Systems

2D Fighter

Price point

$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 47,334 reviews.

What kills games here

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 353 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 832 games are announced against 326 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.

All pairs with 2D Fighter

1. 2D Fighter + Visual Novel Fair $4.0k 11 devs
2. 2D Fighter + Card Battler Fair $1.0k 10 devs
3. 2D Fighter + Deckbuilding Fair $959 17 devs
4. 2D Fighter + Auto Battler Fair $719 16 devs
5. 2D Fighter + Rhythm Fair $599 10 devs
6. 2D Fighter + Idler Fair $599 9 devs
7. 2D Fighter + Simulation Fair $598 51 devs
8. 2D Fighter + Incremental Fair $538 16 devs
9. 2D Fighter + Management Fair $449 10 devs
10. 2D Fighter + Resource Management Long shot $390 13 devs
11. 2D Fighter + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds $3.1k 15 devs
12. Fighting + 2D Fighter Poor odds $2.3k 85 devs
13. Spectacle fighter + 2D Fighter Poor odds $1.8k 51 devs
14. 2D Fighter + Boxing Poor odds $1.4k 14 devs
15. Swordplay + 2D Fighter Poor odds $1.2k 31 devs
16. Souls-like + 2D Fighter Poor odds $1.2k 12 devs
17. 2D Fighter + 4 Player Local Poor odds $1.0k 58 devs
18. Sports + 2D Fighter Poor odds $1.0k 41 devs
19. 2D Fighter + Local Multiplayer Poor odds $959 117 devs
20. 2D Fighter + Local Co-Op Poor odds $959 44 devs
21. Gun Customization + 2D Fighter Poor odds $959 8 devs
22. 2D Fighter + Multiple Endings Poor odds $899 22 devs
23. 2D Fighter + Tactical RPG Poor odds $899 13 devs
24. Destruction + 2D Fighter Poor odds $899 9 devs
25. PvP + 2D Fighter Poor odds $809 183 devs
26. Co-op + 2D Fighter Poor odds $748 39 devs
27. Character Customization + 2D Fighter Poor odds $719 45 devs
28. 3D Fighter + 2D Fighter Poor odds $719 16 devs
29. 2D Fighter + Roguelite Poor odds $600 54 devs
30. 2D Fighter + Physics Poor odds $599 54 devs
31. Arena Shooter + 2D Fighter Poor odds $599 46 devs
32. 2D Fighter + Split Screen Poor odds $599 11 devs
33. 2D Fighter + Roguelike Poor odds $539 52 devs
34. 2D Fighter + Party Game Poor odds $539 46 devs
35. 2D Fighter + Precision Platformer Poor odds $539 29 devs
36. 2D Fighter + Collectathon Poor odds $538 16 devs
37. 2D Fighter + Metroidvania Poor odds $537 23 devs
38. 2D Fighter + Arcade Poor odds $479 199 devs
39. Online Co-Op + 2D Fighter Poor odds $479 29 devs
40. 2D Fighter + Beat 'em up Poor odds $359 102 devs
41. Open World + 2D Fighter Poor odds $359 12 devs
42. 2D Fighter + Strategy RPG Dead $3.9k 9 devs
43. 2D Fighter + 3D Platformer Dead $719 7 devs
44. 2D Fighter + Quick-Time Events Dead $479 6 devs
45. 2D Fighter + Exploration Dead $449 41 devs
46. 2D Fighter + Platformer Dead $416 116 devs
47. 2D Fighter + Action Dead $389 464 devs
48. 2D Fighter + Puzzle Dead $389 34 devs
49. 2D Fighter + Hidden Object Dead $358 10 devs
50. PvE + 2D Fighter Dead $330 96 devs