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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Boomer Shooter Action-Adventure?

Action-Adventure + Boomer Shooter

Of 90 developers who shipped a Boomer Shooter Action-Adventure 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.. 131 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $560k, ×892 the market median. Revenue is up 65% on the market; 131 games are announced against 52 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 65% on the market, 131 announced, ×2.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Action-Adventure + Boomer Shooter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 90
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $16k → $6.0k → $719 → $1.5k → $1.5k → $359 (still earning) → $4.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action-Adventure + Boomer Shooter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 90
Bottom 30% $239 (exactly $239)
Median $719 (exactly $719)
Top 25% $5.9k (exactly $5,933)
Top 5% $560k (exactly $560,260)
Developers, 2 yr 90
Released games 148
Announced 131
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 65% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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.

Action-Adventure
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Boomer Shooter
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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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
Action-Adventure, Boomer Shooter; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Shooter, FPS, Action
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Retro
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

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

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 18,492 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $720, 1 in 4 over $5.9k, 1 in 20 over $560k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 50 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 131 games are announced against 52 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action-Adventure with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

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  2. + MinigamesFair18 devs · median $6.7k · 19 announced
  3. + BikesFair11 devs · median $2.5k · 11 announced
  4. + TransportationFair21 devs · median $2.3k · 22 announced
  5. + MotorbikeFair9 devs · median $2.3k · 12 announced
  6. + TypingLong shot14 devs · median $360 · 16 announced
  7. + Time AttackLong shot12 devs · median $150 · 17 announced
  8. + Character Action GamePoor odds23 devs · median $58k · 93 announced
  9. + MMORPGPoor odds15 devs · median $25k · 116 announced
  10. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds49 devs · median $25k · 133 announced
  11. + LGBTQ+Poor odds81 devs · median $24k · 135 announced
  12. + Villain ProtagonistPoor odds12 devs · median $17k · 26 announced

All 242 pairs on the Action-Adventure page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

SULFUR 2024 · EA · $7.2M Beyond Citadel 2025 · $2.0M Mohrta 2025 · $889k Luna Abyss 2026 · $830k Agent 64: Spies Never Die 2026 · $560k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
SULFUR · EA $24.99 9,641 87% 289k $7.2M (exactly $7,227,858) Perfect Random
Beyond Citadel $14.99 4,417 96% 133k $2.0M (exactly $1,986,325) doekuramori
Mohrta $19.99 1,482 91% 44k $889k (exactly $888,755) Scumhead, Osiol
Luna Abyss $29.99 923 86% 28k $830k (exactly $830,423) Kwalee Labs
Agent 64: Spies Never Die $21.64 863 86% 26k $560k (exactly $560,260) Replicant D6
PowerSlave Exhumed older $19.99 754 90% 23k $452k (exactly $452,174) Nightdive Studios, Lobotomy Software
Frogmonster older $19.99 585 96% 18k $351k (exactly $350,824) Ben Jungwirth
Bears In Space older $19.99 477 87% 14k $286k (exactly $286,057) Broadside Games
BRUTAL JOHN 2 · EA $12.99 546 94% 16k $213k (exactly $212,776) OldSchool Laws Team
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster $29.99 230 93% 6.9k $207k (exactly $206,931) LucasArts, Nightdive Studios
Golden Chambers · EA $19.99 195 80% 5.9k $117k (exactly $116,941) Mr. Pink
Second Sun $19.99 115 69% 3.5k $69k (exactly $68,966) Grey Wolf Entertainment
Mala Petaka $14.99 80 100% 2.4k $36k (exactly $35,976) Sanditio Bayu

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