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Should I ship a Combat Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Combat

Of 172 developers who shipped a Combat Boomer 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.. 249 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $540k, ×866 the market median. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 249 games are announced against 102 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.9 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 249 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Combat
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 172
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $134k → $54k → $16k → $1.8k → $1.2k → $2.1k → $449 (still earning) → $2.8k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Combat: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 172
Bottom 30% $270 (exactly $270)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,199)
Top 25% $11k (exactly $10,795)
Top 5% $544k (exactly $543,656)
Developers, 2 yr 172
Released games 292
Announced 249
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 80% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Boomer Shooter
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Combat
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Boomer Shooter, Combat; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Shooter, Action, FPS
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Retro
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 27,591 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $540k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 85 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 249 games are announced against 102 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Boomer Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Co-opFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  2. + WarFair19 devs · median $5.9k · 22 announced
  3. + DemonsFair51 devs · median $3.6k · 56 announced
  4. + Bullet TimeFair30 devs · median $1.7k · 30 announced
  5. + Psychological HorrorFair24 devs · median $1.3k · 29 announced
  6. + ZombiesFair50 devs · median $659 · 47 announced
  7. + Bullet HellFair109 devs · median $599 · 77 announced
  8. + SpaceFair39 devs · median $539 · 43 announced
  9. + Survival HorrorFair27 devs · median $449 · 28 announced
  10. + SurvivalLong shot39 devs · median $359 · 32 announced
  11. + Hero ShooterLong shot30 devs · median $210 · 21 announced
  12. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds36 devs · median $12k · 52 announced

All 61 pairs on the Boomer Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Trepang2 2023 · $19M MOUSE: P.I. For Hire 2026 · $13M AMID EVIL 2019 · $4.0M Turbo Overkill 2023 · $3.8M Selaco 2024 · EA · $3.6M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Trepang2 older $39.99 15,774 93% 473k $19M (exactly $18,924,068) Trepang Studios
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire $29.99 14,604 93% 438k $13M (exactly $13,139,219) Fumi Games
AMID EVIL older $19.99 6,654 93% 200k $4.0M (exactly $3,990,404) Indefatigable
Turbo Overkill older $19.99 6,412 94% 192k $3.8M (exactly $3,845,276) Trigger Happy Interactive
Selaco · EA older $24.99 4,774 93% 143k $3.6M (exactly $3,579,068) Altered Orbit Studios
I Am Your Beast older $19.99 5,275 97% 158k $3.2M (exactly $3,163,417) Strange Scaffold
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem older $19.99 4,723 92% 142k $2.8M (exactly $2,832,383) Croteam, Timelock Studio
CULTIC older $9.99 8,027 97% 241k $2.4M (exactly $2,405,692) Jasozz Games
Forgive Me Father older $19.99 3,705 84% 111k $2.2M (exactly $2,221,888) Byte Barrel
Anger Foot older $19.99 3,586 92% 108k $2.2M (exactly $2,150,524) Free Lives
Painkiller $39.99 1,091 54% 33k $1.3M (exactly $1,308,873) Anshar Studios
FUMES · EA $14.99 2,816 95% 84k $1.3M (exactly $1,266,355) FUMES team
METAL EDEN $19.99 1,920 84% 58k $1.2M (exactly $1,151,424) Reikon Games
Forgive Me Father 2 $24.99 1,500 81% 45k $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) Byte Barrel
Mohrta $19.99 1,482 91% 44k $889k (exactly $888,755) Scumhead, Osiol
Luna Abyss $29.99 923 86% 28k $830k (exactly $830,423) Kwalee Labs
Moros Protocol $24.99 731 81% 22k $548k (exactly $548,031) Pixel Reign
CRUEL $9.99 1,814 95% 54k $544k (exactly $543,656) James Dornan
SPRAWL zero $24.99 710 94% 21k $532k (exactly $532,287) MAETH

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