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Should I ship a Gun Customization Battle Royale?

Battle Royale + Gun Customization

Only 2 developers shipped a paid Gun Customization Battle Royale 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.. 5 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 24 more are announced, ×12 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.

Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $2.2k against a market of $1.3k. 24 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.6 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 24 announced, ×12 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Battle Royale + Gun Customization
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 4 yr n = 8

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Battle Royale + Gun Customization: Plate 1 · outcomes, 4 yr, n = 8
Bottom 30% $779 (exactly $779)
Median $2.2k (exactly $2,209)
Top 25% $3.3M (exactly $3,254,742)
Top 5% $78M (exactly $77,799,231)
Developers, 4 yr 8
Released games 25
Announced 24
Effort 10 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $12.99

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: too few recent games to read.

Free games: 48%, 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.

Battle Royale
effort 10 / 10 · low · 100-player servers and constant live ops
Gun Customization
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
10 / 10 · studio only
Systems
Battle Royale, Gun Customization
Price point
$12.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 55,907 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 4 years by share: 3 in 10 under $780, median $2.2k, 1 in 4 over $3.2M, 1 in 20 over $77M.

3 in 10 developers made under $780. 4 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×12 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Battle Royale with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Immersive SimFair13 devs · median $2.4k · 11 announced
  2. + MysteryLong shot12 devs · median $359 · 9 announced
  3. + LootPoor odds9 devs · median $4.3k · 23 announced
  4. + SportsPoor odds18 devs · median $3.8k · 26 announced
  5. + Hero ShooterPoor odds9 devs · median $3.6k · 29 announced
  6. + PuzzlePoor odds14 devs · median $3.2k · 21 announced
  7. + Psychological HorrorPoor odds12 devs · median $3.2k · 18 announced
  8. + Dungeon CrawlerPoor odds14 devs · median $3.2k · 30 announced
  9. + Co-opPoor odds34 devs · median $1.3k · 89 announced
  10. + SandboxPoor odds7 devs · median $1.2k · 20 announced
  11. + 4 Player LocalPoor odds17 devs · median $898 · 28 announced
  12. + RoguelitePoor odds14 devs · median $748 · 20 announced

All 91 pairs on the Battle Royale page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2023 · $78M Friends vs Friends 2023 · $3.3M Worms Rumble 2020 · $764k Elden Gunfire 2024 · $9.2k Friendship Club 2015 · EA · $2.9k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® older $59.99 43,229 79% 1.3M $78M (exactly $77,799,231) Infinity Ward, Beenox, High Moon Studio… (Infinity Ward, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Raven Software)
Friends vs Friends older $9.99 10,860 83% 326k $3.3M (exactly $3,254,742) Brainwash Gang
Worms Rumble older $14.99 1,698 60% 51k $764k (exactly $763,591) Team17 Digital
Elden Gunfire older $13.99 22 77% 660 $9.2k (exactly $9,233) Amonga99
Friendship Club · EA older $11.99 8 75% 240 $2.9k (exactly $2,878) Force Of Habit, Clockwork Cuckoo
Cat's Wars · EA $1.99 37 81% 1.1k $2.2k (exactly $2,209) Antelus Games
Escape From Clive older $2.99 13 61% 390 $1.2k (exactly $1,166) Dog On God
EX_Holics.exe older $12.99 2 100% 60 $779 (exactly $779) Gushala
Battleground older $0.99 20 50% 600 $594 (exactly $594) xFAIRx
Dune Girls Attack! older $0.99 18 77% 540 $535 (exactly $535) PaulArt
Tropical Hop $15.99 1 0% 30 $480 (exactly $480) cls studios

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