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Should I ship a Co-op Campaign Arena Shooter?
Co-op Campaign + Arena Shooter
Only 15 developers shipped a Co-op Campaign Arena Shooter 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, Echo Point Nova, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. Revenue is down 80% on the market, with 14 games announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,522) |
| Top 5% | $5.6M (exactly $5,638,494) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 80% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Co-op Campaign
- effort 8 / 10 · low · shared campaign state over the network
- Arena Shooter
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Co-op Campaign, Arena Shooter
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 8,660 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Co-op Campaign with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + ZombiesPoor odds
- + Psychological HorrorPoor odds
- + SurvivalPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + Survival HorrorPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + Puzzle PlatformerPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + PlatformerPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
Echo Point Nova 2024 · $5.6M 
Astroloot 2025 · EA · $123k 
Broventure: The Wild Co-op 2025 · $60k 
Toy Tanks 2022 · $19k 
QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger 2025 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Echo Point Nova | $24.99 | 7,521 96% | 226k | $5.6M (exactly $5,638,494) | Greylock Studio | |
| | Astroloot | · EA | $6.99 | 587 92% | 18k | $123k (exactly $123,094) | Andreas Hager Gaming |
| | Broventure: The Wild Co-op | $4.99 | 398 72% | 12k | $60k (exactly $59,581) | Alice Games | |
| | Toy Tanks | older | $9.99 | 64 89% | 1.9k | $19k (exactly $19,181) | Fuzzy Sock Studios |
| | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
 | Gravity Heroes | older | $9.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Studica Solution, Electric Monkeys |
 | FLESHCANCER | · EA | $2.99 | 41 87% | 1.2k | $3.7k (exactly $3,678) | Empires of the Cake |
 | Cymatically Muffed | older | $14.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Kelsam |
 | Final Foe | older | $12.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $2.3k (exactly $2,338) | Alekliart |
 | Hunt Zombies Together | $0.99 | 69 86% | 2.1k | $2.0k (exactly $2,049) | cnsgames | |
 | Death Metal Derby | $14.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.3k (exactly $1,349) | Turtle Duck Studio | |
 | TANK ZERO | $5.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $898 (exactly $898) | Emergency Exit | |
 | Rogue Tanks | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Clayton Games | |
 | SPASE DEFENSE | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | Leo Torrijos |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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