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Should I ship a 4 Player Local Arena Shooter?
Arena Shooter + 4 Player Local
Of 34 developers who shipped a 4 Player Local Arena Shooter 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.. 63 more are announced, ×3.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $10k, ×17 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 63 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,348) |
| Top 5% | $11k (exactly $10,522) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 155 |
| Announced | 63 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 50% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Arena Shooter
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- 4 Player Local
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Arena Shooter, 4 Player Local; all of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Multiplayer, PvP
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, 2D, Cartoony
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 96% positive over 141 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 63 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Arena Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + IncrementalFair
- + DemonsFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + DeckbuildingPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Boomer ShooterPoor odds
- + Dark FantasyPoor odds
- + On-Rails ShooterPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
Comparable games
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Screencheat 2014 · $383k 
Murder Miners 2014 · $356k 
BlazeRush 2014 · $309k 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball | older | $9.99 | 2,258 91% | 68k | $677k (exactly $676,723) | Erik Asmussen |
| | Screencheat | older | $14.99 | 851 91% | 26k | $383k (exactly $382,695) | Samurai Punk |
| | Murder Miners | older | $2.99 | 3,965 87% | 119k | $356k (exactly $355,660) | JForce Games |
| | BlazeRush | older | $9.99 | 1,031 88% | 31k | $309k (exactly $308,991) | Targem Games |
| | Yet Another Zombie Defense HD | older | $3.99 | 2,561 84% | 77k | $307k (exactly $306,552) | Awesome Games Studio |
 | BOSSGARD | older | $19.99 | 125 65% | 3.8k | $75k (exactly $74,962) | Sand Sailor Studio |
 | Hot Shot Burn | older | $14.99 | 140 90% | 4.2k | $63k (exactly $62,958) | Artifex Mundi |
 | Brick Breaker | older | $9.99 | 147 44% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $44,056) | Sanuk Games |
 | Astro Duel 2 | older | $19.99 | 59 100% | 1.8k | $35k (exactly $35,382) | Rusty Moyher |
 | Ballistic Tanks | older | $4.99 | 212 81% | 6.4k | $32k (exactly $31,736) | Kirklight Games |
 | The Amazing Crackpots Club! | $14.99 | 41 95% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $18,438) | Astrobard Games, IguanaBee | |
 | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
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 | Chasers Dash & Bash | $9.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $4.5k (exactly $4,496) | Flipstar | |
 | Deck of Treads | $7.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | DuckByte Games | |
 | Thumb Tanks | $9.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | thumbcramp | |
 | Miami Fighters | · EA | $4.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Miami Fighters |
 | Death Metal Derby | $14.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.3k (exactly $1,349) | Turtle Duck Studio | |
 | Shop Town Dooter | $8.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.3k (exactly $1,348) | Game Sandwich | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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