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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Demon Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Demons

Of 51 developers who shipped a Demon 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.. 56 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $3.6k, ×5.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $720. Revenue is up 35% on the market; 56 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 5.7 times the market baseline, revenue up 35% on the market, 56 announced, ×1.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Demons
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 51
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.6k → $5.7k → $4.8k → $899 → $18k → $3.0k (still earning) → $7.0k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Demons: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 51
Bottom 30% $716 (exactly $716)
Median $3.6k (exactly $3,594)
Top 25% $44k (exactly $44,426)
Top 5% $1.2M (exactly $1,159,127)
Developers, 2 yr 51
Released games 99
Announced 56
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $9.99

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 35% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, 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
Demons
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 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; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry FPS, Shooter, Action
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Fast-Paced, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 46,725 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $720, median $3.6k, 1 in 4 over $44k, 1 in 20 over $1.1M.

3 in 10 developers made under $720. 7 in 10 of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 56 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Boomer Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Co-opFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  2. + WarFair19 devs · median $5.9k · 22 announced
  3. + Bullet TimeFair30 devs · median $1.7k · 30 announced
  4. + Psychological HorrorFair24 devs · median $1.3k · 29 announced
  5. + ZombiesFair50 devs · median $659 · 47 announced
  6. + Bullet HellFair109 devs · median $599 · 77 announced
  7. + SpaceFair39 devs · median $539 · 43 announced
  8. + Survival HorrorFair27 devs · median $449 · 28 announced
  9. + SurvivalLong shot39 devs · median $359 · 32 announced
  10. + Hero ShooterLong shot30 devs · median $210 · 21 announced
  11. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds36 devs · median $12k · 52 announced
  12. + LovecraftianPoor odds12 devs · median $8.1k · 24 announced

All 61 pairs on the Boomer Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

DOOM Eternal 2020 · $169M DOOM 2016 · $93M DOOM: The Dark Ages 2025 · $48M Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2023 · $10M DOOM + DOOM II 2007 · $7.6M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
DOOM Eternal older $29.99 187,483 91% 5.6M $169M (exactly $168,678,455) id Software
DOOM older $19.99 155,340 95% 4.7M $93M (exactly $93,157,398) id Software
DOOM: The Dark Ages $49.99 32,209 88% 966k $48M (exactly $48,303,837) id Software
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun older $21.99 15,741 90% 472k $10M (exactly $10,384,338) Auroch Digital
DOOM + DOOM II older $9.99 25,468 96% 764k $7.6M (exactly $7,632,760) id Software, Nightdive Studios
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem older $19.99 4,723 92% 142k $2.8M (exactly $2,832,383) Croteam, Timelock Studio
Project Warlock older $12.00 4,691 87% 141k $1.7M (exactly $1,688,760) Buckshot Software
Painkiller $39.99 1,091 54% 33k $1.3M (exactly $1,308,873) Anshar Studios
DOOM 64 older $4.99 7,994 93% 240k $1.2M (exactly $1,196,702) id Software, Nightdive Studios
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
Luna Abyss $29.99 923 86% 28k $830k (exactly $830,423) Kwalee Labs
Bloodshed $12.99 1,824 84% 55k $711k (exactly $710,813) com8com1 Software
Project Warlock II $16.99 1,233 80% 37k $628k (exactly $628,460) Buckshot Software
INCISION $14.99 997 85% 30k $448k (exactly $448,351) SmoothBrainDev
HELLBREAK $14.99 275 76% 8.3k $124k (exactly $123,668) Double Barrel Games
Holy Shoot $12.99 267 78% 8.0k $104k (exactly $104,050) Tale Era Interactive
Devilated $19.99 163 85% 4.9k $98k (exactly $97,751) Trunka

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