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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Vampire Action Roguelike?

Action Roguelike + Vampires

Of 55 developers who shipped a Vampire Action Roguelike 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.. 52 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $300. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 52 games are announced against 31 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 25% on the market, 52 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Action Roguelike + Vampires
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 55
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.2k → $2.2k → $3.6k → $19k → $1.3k → $2.2k → $1.2k (still earning) → $1.0k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action Roguelike + Vampires: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 55
Bottom 30% $299 (exactly $299)
Median $1.3k (exactly $1,346)
Top 25% $40k (exactly $39,521)
Top 5% $429k (exactly $429,124)
Developers, 2 yr 55
Released games 115
Announced 52
Effort 5 / 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 down 25% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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 Roguelike
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Vampires
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
Action Roguelike; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Roguelike, Action, Roguelite
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Top-Down, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 30,065 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 $1.3k, 1 in 4 over $39k, 1 in 20 over $420k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 52 games are announced against 31 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomanceStrong odds22 devs · median $6.5k · 17 announced
  2. + Creature CollectorFair39 devs · median $1.8k · 54 announced
  3. + SportsFair41 devs · median $1.6k · 39 announced
  4. + Boss RushFair20 devs · median $1.6k · 19 announced
  5. + IdlerFair44 devs · median $1.0k · 55 announced
  6. + DogsFair19 devs · median $899 · 18 announced
  7. + Precision PlatformerFair36 devs · median $629 · 38 announced
  8. + FaithFair16 devs · median $449 · 21 announced
  9. + Character Action GamePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  10. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $12k · 14 announced
  11. + MechsPoor odds44 devs · median $12k · 85 announced
  12. + Visual NovelPoor odds23 devs · median $12k · 23 announced

All 205 pairs on the Action Roguelike page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Vampire Survivors 2022 · $38M Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors 2026 · $5.6M Apocalypse Party 2023 · $1.4M Nunholy 2025 · $1.2M Rogue Lords 2021 · $1.1M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Vampire Survivors older $4.99 251,686 98% 7.6M $38M (exactly $37,677,394) poncle
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors $9.99 18,587 96% 558k $5.6M (exactly $5,570,524) poncle, Nosebleed Interactive
Apocalypse Party older $9.99 4,658 72% 140k $1.4M (exactly $1,396,003) Breaker Games
Nunholy $7.99 5,150 88% 155k $1.2M (exactly $1,234,455) Chowbie
Rogue Lords older $24.99 1,442 71% 43k $1.1M (exactly $1,081,067) Leikir Studio, Cyanide Studio
Boneraiser Minions older $4.99 4,967 96% 149k $744k (exactly $743,560) caiys
Necrosmith older $2.99 4,885 85% 147k $438k (exactly $438,185) Alawar
Rocket Rats $5.99 2,388 94% 72k $429k (exactly $429,124) Gagonfe
Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors $9.99 1,301 79% 39k $390k (exactly $389,910) Soulpotion
Scarlet Tower older $6.99 1,831 81% 55k $384k (exactly $383,961) Pyxeralia LLC
Night Swarm $9.99 1,142 78% 34k $342k (exactly $342,257) Fubu Games
Touhou ~Red Empress Devil. $8.99 438 70% 13k $118k (exactly $118,129) STUDIO POCO
Internet Survivor Survivors $14.99 234 75% 7.0k $105k (exactly $105,230) ビートまりお / COOL&CREATE
Hordes of Hunger $14.99 230 72% 6.9k $103k (exactly $103,431) Hyperstrange
Iron Core: Mech Survivor $6.99 352 73% 11k $74k (exactly $73,814) Soda Game Studio
Struggle F.O $8.80 243 67% 7.3k $64k (exactly $64,152) Espada Inc.

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