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Should I ship a Post-apocalyptic Arena Shooter?
Arena Shooter + Post-apocalyptic
Of 59 developers who shipped a Post-apocalyptic 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.. 110 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $50k, ×80 the market median. Revenue is up 20% on the market; 110 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $600 (exactly $600) |
| Top 25% | $5.5k (exactly $5,539) |
| Top 5% | $50k (exactly $50,299) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 59 |
| Released games | 207 |
| Announced | 110 |
| 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 20% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Post-apocalyptic
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Arena Shooter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, FPS
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 11,150 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 33 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 110 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Arena Shooter with a different setting or mood, 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
BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT 2025 · $1.2M 
Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend 2020 · $489k 
FatalZone 2024 · $446k 
Kill The Crows 2023 · $426k 
Hellbreach: Vegas 2024 · $227k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT | $4.99 | 7,743 97% | 232k | $1.2M (exactly $1,159,127) | Joeveno | |
| | Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend | older | $14.99 | 1,087 52% | 33k | $489k (exactly $488,824) | Sigma Team Inc. |
| | FatalZone | $6.99 | 2,125 66% | 64k | $446k (exactly $445,612) | Midhard Games | |
| | Kill The Crows | older | $4.99 | 2,848 95% | 85k | $426k (exactly $426,346) | 5minlab Corp. |
| | Hellbreach: Vegas | older | $14.99 | 504 74% | 15k | $227k (exactly $226,649) | Infinity Ape Studios |
 | Titan Attacks! | older | $9.99 | 654 92% | 20k | $196k (exactly $196,004) | Puppygames |
 | LEAP | older | $14.99 | 219 52% | 6.6k | $98k (exactly $98,484) | Blue Isle Studios |
 | Alien Shooter 2 - New Era | older | $9.99 | 272 50% | 8.2k | $82k (exactly $81,518) | Sigma Team Inc. |
 | #KILLALLZOMBIES | older | $9.99 | 258 78% | 7.7k | $77k (exactly $77,323) | Fortell Games |
 | MEATGRINDER | older | $9.99 | 248 87% | 7.4k | $74k (exactly $74,326) | Vampire Squid |
 | GUNTOUCHABLES | $4.99 | 336 75% | 10k | $50k (exactly $50,299) | Game Swing | |
 | Only Whores Survive 🔞 | $9.99 | 148 61% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $44,356) | BanzaiProject | |
 | Survivor Mercs | $9.99 | 147 70% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $44,056) | Wolpertinger Games | |
 | Corebreaker | · EA | $7.99 | 161 92% | 4.8k | $39k (exactly $38,592) | aQuadiun |
 | OPG: Clan Wars | $9.99 | 101 74% | 3.0k | $30k (exactly $30,270) | Anarchy Games, Street's Game | |
 | Gunbot Diplomacy | $4.99 | 186 86% | 5.6k | $28k (exactly $27,844) | Sleepy Sentry | |
 | Absolute Insanity | $15.99 | 57 94% | 1.7k | $27k (exactly $27,343) | Chris Danelon | |
 | DOGENSTEIN | $4.99 | 146 73% | 4.4k | $22k (exactly $21,856) | Marc Leclerc |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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