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Boomer Shooter + Aliens
Of 25 developers who shipped an Alien Boomer 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.. 43 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $500k, ×812 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 43 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $718 (exactly $718) |
| Top 25% | $9.0k (exactly $8,994) |
| Top 5% | $510k (exactly $509,716) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 54 |
| Announced | 43 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 25% 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.
- Boomer Shooter
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Aliens
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Boomer Shooter; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, FPS
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 3,694 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 43 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Boomer Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Co-opFair
- + WarFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Bullet TimeFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + SpaceFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + SurvivalLong shot
- + Hero ShooterLong shot
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour 2016 · $3.3M 
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 2017 · $1.4M 
Quake 4 2011 · $1.4M 
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! 2026 · $1.0M 
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered 2023 · $510k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour | older | $19.99 | 5,479 85% | 164k | $3.3M (exactly $3,285,756) | Nerve Software, Gearbox Software |
| | Turok 2: Seeds of Evil | older | $19.99 | 2,385 91% | 72k | $1.4M (exactly $1,430,284) | Iguana Entertainment, Nightdive Studios |
| | Quake 4 | older | $14.99 | 3,115 87% | 93k | $1.4M (exactly $1,400,816) | RavenSoft, id Software |
| | Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! | $24.99 | 1,352 92% | 41k | $1.0M (exactly $1,013,594) | Auroch Digital | |
| | Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered | older | $29.99 | 567 85% | 17k | $510k (exactly $510,130) | Nightdive Studios, Iguana Entertainment |
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 | Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter | older | $19.99 | 771 91% | 23k | $462k (exactly $462,369) | Croteam |
 | Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 | older | $4.99 | 2,508 87% | 75k | $375k (exactly $375,448) | Rebellion |
 | Viscerafest | $19.99 | 540 87% | 16k | $324k (exactly $323,838) | Acid Man Games, Fire Plant Games | |
 | Supplice | · EA older | $14.99 | 533 87% | 16k | $240k (exactly $239,690) | Mekworx |
 | MeowGun: Hell Denizen | $12.99 | 114 98% | 3.4k | $44k (exactly $44,426) | SusaDeBastet | |
 | METAL SUITS: Counter-attack | $9.99 | 71 77% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $21,279) | Gonggamore Contents | |
 | Exovoid Carnage | $19.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $11k (exactly $10,795) | Man Up Time, LLC | |
 | Wrack: Reclamation | $14.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $9.0k (exactly $8,994) | Final Boss Entertainment | |
 | Catechumen | $9.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) | N'Lightning Software Development, Jorda… (N'Lightning Software Development, Jordan Freeman Group) | |
 | Spacepunk Survival | $9.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Tavern Tale Studio | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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