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Should I ship a Local Co-Op Arena Shooter?
Arena Shooter + Local Co-Op
Of 34 developers who shipped a Local Co-Op Arena 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.. 41 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.4 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×193 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 41 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) |
| Top 5% | $121k (exactly $120,969) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 149 |
| Announced | 41 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 70% on the market, supply 85% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Arena Shooter
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Local Co-Op
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Arena Shooter, Local Co-Op; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, RPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 2,152 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 41 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Arena Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + IncrementalFair
- + DemonsFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + DeckbuildingPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Boomer ShooterPoor odds
- + Dark FantasyPoor odds
- + On-Rails ShooterPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
Comparable games
Brotato 2023 · $17M 
MADNESS: Project Nexus 2021 · $12M 
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition 2017 · $949k 
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball 2015 · $677k 
Bounty of One 2023 · $576k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Brotato | older | $4.99 | 111,407 95% | 3.3M | $17M (exactly $16,677,628) | Blobfish |
| | MADNESS: Project Nexus | older | $24.99 | 15,977 97% | 479k | $12M (exactly $11,977,957) | GIBBING TREE, LLC |
| | Redeemer: Enhanced Edition | older | $11.99 | 2,637 87% | 79k | $949k (exactly $948,529) | Sobaka Studio |
| | Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball | older | $9.99 | 2,258 91% | 68k | $677k (exactly $676,723) | Erik Asmussen |
| | Bounty of One | older | $6.99 | 2,749 88% | 82k | $576k (exactly $576,465) | OptizOnion |
 | Chippy | older | $14.99 | 1,089 90% | 33k | $490k (exactly $489,723) | Facepunch Studios |
 | Screencheat | older | $14.99 | 851 91% | 26k | $383k (exactly $382,695) | Samurai Punk |
 | Tesla vs Lovecraft | older | $14.99 | 851 89% | 26k | $383k (exactly $382,695) | 10tons Ltd |
 | Noobs Are Coming | $7.99 | 1,580 82% | 47k | $379k (exactly $378,726) | Overboy | |
 | BlazeRush | older | $9.99 | 1,031 88% | 31k | $309k (exactly $308,991) | Targem Games |
 | Shape Shifter: Formations | $14.99 | 269 91% | 8.1k | $121k (exactly $120,969) | Castec Studios | |
 | Survivor Mercs | $9.99 | 147 70% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $44,056) | Wolpertinger Games | |
 | Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾 | $6.99 | 59 100% | 1.8k | $12k (exactly $12,372) | Dot blood | |
 | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
 | Gunswitch | · EA | $7.99 | 25 64% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | Wicked Tavern |
 | War of Wheels | · EA | $14.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | Dreambits Studio |
 | Me, You and Kaiju | · EA | $14.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $4.5k (exactly $4,497) | Sleepy Coast Games |
 | Buckle Up! | $6.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) | Chunky Pixel Games, STELLAR | |
 | Miami Fighters | · EA | $4.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Miami Fighters |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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