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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.
| 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.
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
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
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.
What kills games here
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.
All pairs with Combat Racing
- Combat Racing + Collectathon Fair $2.2k
- Combat Racing + Sandbox Fair $1.8k
- Combat Racing + Platformer Fair $899
- Combat Racing + Rhythm Fair $802
- Combat Racing + Parkour Fair $719
- Combat Racing + RPG Fair $629
- Combat Racing + 2D Platformer Long shot $270
- Combat Racing + Beat 'em up Long shot $89
- Combat Racing + Survival Poor odds $3.6k
- Combat Racing + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds $2.7k
- Combat Racing + Dystopian Poor odds $2.7k
- Combat Racing + Split Screen Poor odds $2.4k
- Combat Racing + Local Multiplayer Poor odds $2.4k
- Combat Racing + Futuristic Poor odds $2.2k
- Combat Racing + 4 Player Local Poor odds $1.8k
- Combat Racing + Female Protagonist Poor odds $1.6k
- Co-op + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.6k
- Combat Racing + Roguelite Poor odds $1.6k
- Combat Racing + Vehicular Combat Poor odds $1.6k
- Combat Racing + Destruction Poor odds $1.5k
- Open World + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.4k
- Combat Racing + Driving Poor odds $1.4k
- Combat Racing + Sci-fi Poor odds $1.2k
- Combat Racing + Level Editor Poor odds $1.2k
- Combat Racing + Local Co-Op Poor odds $1.1k
- Online Co-Op + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.1k
- PvP + Combat Racing Poor odds $1.0k
- Combat Racing + Score Attack Poor odds $1.0k
- Combat Racing + Cyberpunk Poor odds $958
- Combat Racing + Combat Poor odds $899
- Combat Racing + Sports Poor odds $899
- Combat Racing + Procedural Generation Poor odds $899
- Combat Racing + Arcade Poor odds $897
- Automobile Sim + Combat Racing Poor odds $838
- Combat Racing + Racing Poor odds $719
- Combat Racing + Action Poor odds $719
- Combat Racing + Exploration Poor odds $719
- Combat Racing + Party Game Poor odds $719
- Battle Royale + Combat Racing Poor odds $719
- Combat Racing + Simulation Poor odds $657
- Combat Racing + Adventure Poor odds $629
- Combat Racing + Space Poor odds $629
- Combat Racing + Action Roguelike Poor odds $628
- Character Customization + Combat Racing Poor odds $600
- Combat Racing + Flight Poor odds $600
- Combat Racing + Fantasy Poor odds $600
- Combat Racing + Shooter Poor odds $599
- Combat Racing + PvE Poor odds $599
- Arena Shooter + Combat Racing Poor odds $599
- Combat Racing + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds $479
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.
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