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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Zombie 4 Player Local game?

4 Player Local + Zombies

Only 18 developers shipped a Zombie 4 Player Local game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, HexBreaker Ⅱ, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $620k, ×1002 the market median. Revenue is up 200% on the market; 22 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.7 times the market baseline, revenue up 200% on the market, 22 announced, ×3.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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4 Player Local + Zombies
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $8.4k → $3.2k → $299 → $3.6k
Outcomes for 4 Player Local + Zombies: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $299 (exactly $299)
Median $1.1k (exactly $1,079)
Top 25% $4.7k (exactly $4,668)
Top 5% $629k (exactly $629,085)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 65
Announced 22
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 up 200% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

4 Player Local
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Zombies
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
4 Player Local; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Co-op, Action
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Lore-Rich
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 66% positive over 1,217 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $1.1k, 1 in 4 over $4.6k, 1 in 20 over $620k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. All of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

4 Player Local with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Open WorldFair14 devs · median $82k · 20 announced
  2. + Multiple EndingsFair10 devs · median $3.6k · 10 announced
  3. + SimulationFair69 devs · median $2.1k · 86 announced
  4. + Immersive SimFair11 devs · median $2.1k · 15 announced
  5. + CatsFair17 devs · median $1.3k · 16 announced
  6. + RhythmFair10 devs · median $539 · 10 announced
  7. + ManagementPoor odds11 devs · median $22k · 37 announced
  8. + Football (Soccer)Poor odds14 devs · median $15k · 27 announced
  9. + Beat 'em upPoor odds30 devs · median $8.7k · 67 announced
  10. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds15 devs · median $8.5k · 19 announced
  11. + TriviaPoor odds9 devs · median $7.2k · 9 announced
  12. + MinigamesPoor odds12 devs · median $7.2k · 28 announced

All 109 pairs on the 4 Player Local page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

How to Survive 2 2016 · $3.9M Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 2018 · $1.8M Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2015 · $1.1M Ben and Ed - Blood Party 2018 · $1.0M Charlie Murder 2017 · $785k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
How to Survive 2 older $14.99 8,641 69% 259k $3.9M (exactly $3,885,858) Eko Software
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 older $12.99 4,742 94% 142k $1.8M (exactly $1,847,957) Rogueside, Claeysbrothers
Guns, Gore & Cannoli older $9.99 3,681 91% 110k $1.1M (exactly $1,103,196) Rogueside, Claeysbrothers
Ben and Ed - Blood Party older $14.99 2,297 88% 69k $1.0M (exactly $1,032,961) Sluggerfly
Charlie Murder older $9.99 2,618 96% 79k $785k (exactly $784,615) Ska Studios
HexBreaker Ⅱ $19.99 1,049 64% 31k $629k (exactly $629,085) 灵煦工作室
Murder Miners older $2.99 3,965 87% 119k $356k (exactly $355,660) JForce Games
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD older $3.99 2,561 84% 77k $307k (exactly $306,552) Awesome Games Studio
GIBZ older $5.99 1,321 88% 40k $237k (exactly $237,384) Torrunt
Nation Red older $2.99 2,208 88% 66k $198k (exactly $198,058) DiezelPower
Skulltide $12.99 18 66% 540 $7.0k (exactly $7,015) The Planar Danse
Run From Mummies $9.99 22 100% 660 $6.6k (exactly $6,593) Lost Turnip, LLC
Paws Against the World $6.99 28 78% 840 $5.9k (exactly $5,872) GoldenGod Games
Lastbane · EA $3.99 39 25% 1.2k $4.7k (exactly $4,668) Lionstone Studio
Carrot Survivors $4.99 28 100% 840 $4.2k (exactly $4,192) Carrot Games
Crypt Crawler $7.99 15 100% 450 $3.6k (exactly $3,596) Wild Domain
MADHOUSE · EA $4.99 12 100% 360 $1.8k (exactly $1,796) Paul Hubans
Exanimate $11.99 3 100% 90 $1.1k (exactly $1,079) CodeCabanaGames
Shred The Undead $9.99 3 100% 90 $899 (exactly $899) Citizens' Loft Interactive LLC

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