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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an AI Third-Person Shooter?

Third-Person Shooter + Artificial Intelligence

Of 23 developers who shipped an AI Third-Person 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.. 55 more are announced, ×3.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360, ×0.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240. 55 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.9 per shipper, while revenue is up 185% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 185% on the market, 55 announced, ×3.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Third-Person Shooter + Artificial Intelligence
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $750 → $1.3k → $779 → $150 → $300 → $359 → $9.4k (still earning) → $839 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Third-Person Shooter + Artificial Intelligence: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $239 (exactly $239)
Median $359 (exactly $359)
Top 25% $1.4k (exactly $1,445)
Top 5% $163k (exactly $162,937)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 105
Announced 55
Effort 7 / 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 up 185% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Third-Person Shooter
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Artificial Intelligence
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Third-Person Shooter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Arcade
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 33,798 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $360, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $160k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 55 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.9 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Third-Person Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RhythmStrong odds6 devs · median $3.3k · 6 announced
  2. + WesternFair15 devs · median $1.4k · 16 announced
  3. + CollectathonLong shot19 devs · median $599 · 20 announced
  4. + Time ManagementLong shot15 devs · median $538 · 12 announced
  5. + Walking SimulatorLong shot27 devs · median $479 · 27 announced
  6. + Class-BasedPoor odds11 devs · median $13k · 53 announced
  7. + Creature CollectorPoor odds12 devs · median $13k · 15 announced
  8. + DinosaursPoor odds8 devs · median $9.0k · 14 announced
  9. + MechsPoor odds38 devs · median $7.2k · 63 announced
  10. + Alternate HistoryPoor odds12 devs · median $6.9k · 70 announced
  11. + Level EditorPoor odds10 devs · median $6.9k · 14 announced
  12. + CraftingPoor odds65 devs · median $5.1k · 156 announced

All 163 pairs on the Third-Person Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

PRAGMATA 2026 · $59M STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection 2024 · $7.5M AI＊Shoujo/AI＊少女 2020 · $4.4M Wanted: Dead 2023 · $1.2M C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) 2025 · $163k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
PRAGMATA $59.99 32,885 96% 987k $59M (exactly $59,183,134) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection older $35.01 7,125 23% 214k $7.5M (exactly $7,483,388) Aspyr
AI＊Shoujo/AI＊少女 older $69.99 2,100 75% 63k $4.4M (exactly $4,409,370) ILLUSION
Wanted: Dead older $29.99 1,373 67% 41k $1.2M (exactly $1,235,288) Soleil Ltd.
C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) $6.99 777 87% 23k $163k (exactly $162,937) BRAIN DOES (NOT) WORK
DIRECT CONTACT · EA older $14.99 328 31% 9.8k $148k (exactly $147,502) Mountain 81
Beat Aim - Rhythm FPS Trainer · EA older $14.99 210 89% 6.3k $94k (exactly $94,437) Kamyker
Heavenworld older $11.99 232 59% 7.0k $83k (exactly $83,450) Helios Production
Warbox Sandbox older $6.99 279 78% 8.4k $59k (exactly $58,506) Madar Games
The Last Citadel $14.99 70 85% 2.1k $31k (exactly $31,479) Honest Demon
Floppy-Ear Chaos $8.99 35 100% 1.1k $9.4k (exactly $9,440) SCRAPIEDEE S.R.L.
The Phoenix Gene VR $24.99 10 100% 300 $7.5k (exactly $7,497) HEROmation
Dream Shell $6.88 7 57% 210 $1.4k (exactly $1,445) SuperPixelBo
EXODIUM Part 1 $6.99 4 75% 120 $839 (exactly $839) Alоnе
Nonsolar $6.99 4 100% 120 $839 (exactly $839) Cheap Laptop Games
Japanese Psycho $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Ghost_RUS Games
UnfAIr War: Survivors $7.99 2 100% 60 $479 (exactly $479) S Ludens DMCC

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.