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Should I ship a WWII Arena Shooter?
Arena Shooter + World War II
Only 4 developers shipped a WWII Arena Shooter in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 8 did: 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.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $540 against a market of $630. 6 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) |
| Top 5% | $5.0k (exactly $5,015) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 29 |
| Announced | 6 |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 34%, 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
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Arena Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $3.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 4,531 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 6 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year.
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
BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA! 🐻 2019 · $201k 
BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻 2020 · $100k 
BEAR, VODKA, FALL OF BERLIN! 🐻 2020 · $47k 
WarBirds 2026 2015 · $37k 
Hitler Waifu 2023 · $29k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA! 🐻 | older | $3.99 | 1,680 89% | 50k | $201k (exactly $201,096) | Rabotiagi games |
| | BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻 | older | $3.99 | 839 94% | 25k | $100k (exactly $100,428) | Rabotiagi games |
| | BEAR, VODKA, FALL OF BERLIN! 🐻 | older | $3.99 | 389 92% | 12k | $47k (exactly $46,563) | Rabotiagi games |
| | WarBirds 2026 | older | $19.99 | 61 45% | 1.8k | $37k (exactly $36,582) | iEntertainment Network Inc |
| | Hitler Waifu | older | $0.99 | 988 94% | 30k | $29k (exactly $29,344) | Who We Are Games |
 | BORIS RUSSIAN BEAR | older | $0.99 | 322 85% | 9.7k | $9.6k (exactly $9,563) | Guilty Pleasure Games |
 | End of War 1945 | · EA older | $14.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | The 45th Division |
 | HENTAI: NAZI GIRL | older | $1.99 | 84 84% | 2.5k | $5.0k (exactly $5,015) | DarkLight Studio |
 | HITLER WAIFU 2 | · EA | $0.99 | 131 95% | 3.9k | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) | Who We Are Games |
 | Deidthraw | · EA older | $4.99 | 20 80% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | Matthew Glen |
 | Hentai USSR | $0.99 | 39 87% | 1.2k | $1.2k (exactly $1,158) | Who We Are Games | |
 | Sky Scramble | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | SpunjLabs | |
 | Frontline Frenzy | $4.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Frostyy | |
 | Shadow Stalker | · EA | $6.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | LilGnomeGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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