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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Combat Racing game?

Combat Racing

Of 293 developers who shipped a Combat Racing game 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.. 513 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $630, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $130k, ×216 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 513 games are announced against 167 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 513 announced, ×3.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Combat Racing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 293
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $419 → $599 → $1.2k → $958 → $776 → $1.2k → $449 (still earning) → $240 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Combat Racing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 293
Bottom 30% $179 (exactly $179)
Median $629 (exactly $629)
Top 25% $3.8k (exactly $3,838)
Top 5% $136k (exactly $135,566)
Developers, 2 yr 293
Released games 994
Announced 513
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $5.99

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% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, 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.

Combat Racing
effort 6 / 10 · low · vehicle physics plus weapons and AI drivers

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Combat Racing
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 40,361 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $630, 1 in 4 over $3.8k, 1 in 20 over $130k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 159 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 513 games are announced against 167 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Combat Racing

80 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Combat Racing + Collectathon Fair $2.2k 10 devs
  2. Combat Racing + Sandbox Fair $1.8k 21 devs
  3. Combat Racing + Platformer Fair $899 28 devs
  4. Combat Racing + Rhythm Fair $802 10 devs
  5. Combat Racing + Parkour Fair $719 26 devs
  6. Combat Racing + RPG Fair $629 22 devs
  7. Combat Racing + 2D Platformer Long shot $270 18 devs
  8. Combat Racing + Beat 'em up Long shot $89 15 devs
  9. Combat Racing + Survival Poor odds $3.6k 10 devs
  10. Combat Racing + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds $2.7k 13 devs
  11. Combat Racing + Dystopian Poor odds $2.7k 10 devs
  12. Combat Racing + Split Screen Poor odds $2.4k 44 devs
  13. Combat Racing + Local Multiplayer Poor odds $2.4k 44 devs
  14. Combat Racing + Futuristic Poor odds $2.2k 31 devs
  15. Combat Racing + 4 Player Local Poor odds $1.8k 31 devs
  16. Combat Racing + Female Protagonist Poor odds $1.6k 11 devs
  17. Co-op + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.6k 22 devs
  18. Combat Racing + Roguelite Poor odds $1.6k 17 devs
  19. Combat Racing + Vehicular Combat Poor odds $1.6k 88 devs
  20. Combat Racing + Destruction Poor odds $1.5k 32 devs
  21. Open World + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.4k 33 devs
  22. Combat Racing + Driving Poor odds $1.4k 138 devs
  23. Combat Racing + Sci-fi Poor odds $1.2k 36 devs
  24. Combat Racing + Level Editor Poor odds $1.2k 15 devs
  25. Combat Racing + Local Co-Op Poor odds $1.1k 19 devs
  26. Online Co-Op + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.1k 24 devs
  27. PvP + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.0k 118 devs
  28. Combat Racing + Score Attack Poor odds $1.0k 31 devs
  29. Combat Racing + Cyberpunk Poor odds $958 25 devs
  30. Combat Racing + Combat Poor odds $899 80 devs
  31. Combat Racing + Sports Poor odds $899 80 devs
  32. Combat Racing + Procedural Generation Poor odds $899 12 devs
  33. Combat Racing + Arcade Poor odds $897 189 devs
  34. Automobile Sim + Combat Racing Poor odds $838 71 devs
  35. Combat Racing + Racing Poor odds $719 234 devs
  36. Combat Racing + Action Poor odds $719 199 devs
  37. Combat Racing + Exploration Poor odds $719 34 devs
  38. Combat Racing + Party Game Poor odds $719 33 devs
  39. Battle Royale + Combat Racing Poor odds $719 14 devs
  40. Combat Racing + Simulation Poor odds $657 67 devs
  41. Combat Racing + Adventure Poor odds $629 59 devs
  42. Combat Racing + Space Poor odds $629 12 devs
  43. Combat Racing + Action Roguelike Poor odds $628 22 devs
  44. Character Customization + Combat Racing Poor odds $600 48 devs
  45. Combat Racing + Flight Poor odds $600 20 devs
  46. Combat Racing + Fantasy Poor odds $600 15 devs
  47. Combat Racing + Shooter Poor odds $599 49 devs
  48. Combat Racing + PvE Poor odds $599 40 devs
  49. Arena Shooter + Combat Racing Poor odds $599 17 devs
  50. Combat Racing + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds $479 19 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Need for Speed™ Heat older $69.99 128,933 84% 3.9M $271M (exactly $270,720,620) Ghost Games
Need for Speed™ Unbound older $69.99 49,862 61% 1.5M $105M (exactly $104,695,241) Criterion Games
Need for Speed™ Payback older $29.99 27,424 85% 823k $25M (exactly $24,673,373) Ghost Games
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds $69.99 11,479 93% 344k $24M (exactly $24,102,456) Sonic Team
Tokyo Xtreme Racer $49.99 15,284 93% 459k $23M (exactly $22,921,415) Genki Co., Ltd.
Need for Speed™ older $29.99 25,443 69% 763k $23M (exactly $22,891,067) Ghost Games
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted older $19.99 25,197 77% 756k $15M (exactly $15,110,641) Criterion Games
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered older $29.99 13,583 81% 407k $12M (exactly $12,220,625) Stellar Entertainment Limited
Road Redemption older $19.99 10,842 83% 325k $6.5M (exactly $6,501,947) Redemption Road, Pixel Dash Studios
Wreckfest 2 · EA $34.99 5,578 73% 167k $5.9M (exactly $5,855,227) Bugbear
Samson $24.99 2,911 54% 87k $2.2M (exactly $2,182,377) Liquid Swords
Screamer $59.99 1,039 80% 31k $1.9M (exactly $1,869,888) Milestone S.r.l.
The Karters 2: Turbo Charged · EA $29.99 1,043 91% 31k $938k (exactly $938,387) Pixel Edge Games
Carmageddon: Rogue Shift $39.99 752 62% 23k $902k (exactly $902,174) 34BigThings srl
SimplePlanes 2 · EA $19.99 1,316 92% 39k $789k (exactly $789,205) Jundroo, LLC
Wreckreation $39.99 360 63% 11k $432k (exactly $431,892) Three Fields Entertainment
Victory Heat Rally $19.99 599 88% 18k $359k (exactly $359,220) Skydevilpalm

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