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Should I ship a Fantasy Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Fantasy

Of 38 developers who shipped a Fantasy 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.. 64 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $4.2k, ×6.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $710k, ×1132 the market median. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 64 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 6.7 times the market baseline, revenue down 15% on the market, 64 announced, ×4.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Fantasy
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 38
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $157k → $539 → $298 → $13k → $5.8k → $657 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Fantasy: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 38
Bottom 30% $479 (exactly $479)
Median $4.2k (exactly $4,196)
Top 25% $16k (exactly $15,949)
Top 5% $711k (exactly $710,813)
Developers, 2 yr 38
Released games 63
Announced 64
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 down 15% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, 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
Fantasy
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 Action, Shooter, FPS
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 6,417 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $480, median $4.2k, 1 in 4 over $15k, 1 in 20 over $710k.

3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 64 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.

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. + 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

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2023 · $10M AMID EVIL 2019 · $4.0M Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem 2022 · $2.8M Turok 2015 · $2.0M Ziggurat 2 2021 · $969k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun older $21.99 15,741 90% 472k $10M (exactly $10,384,338) Auroch Digital
AMID EVIL older $19.99 6,654 93% 200k $4.0M (exactly $3,990,404) Indefatigable
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem older $19.99 4,723 92% 142k $2.8M (exactly $2,832,383) Croteam, Timelock Studio
Turok older $19.99 3,377 93% 101k $2.0M (exactly $2,025,187) Iguana Entertainment, Nightdive Studios
Ziggurat 2 older $24.99 1,292 90% 39k $969k (exactly $968,612) Milkstone Studios
Heretic + Hexen $14.99 1,789 95% 54k $805k (exactly $804,513) id Software, Nightdive Studios
Hedon Bloodrite older $16.99 1,575 93% 47k $803k (exactly $802,777) Zan_HedonDev
Bloodshed $12.99 1,824 84% 55k $711k (exactly $710,813) com8com1 Software
Wizordum $19.99 880 91% 26k $528k (exactly $527,736) Emberheart Games
Serious Sam: Shatterverse $19.99 648 50% 19k $389k (exactly $388,606) Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Soulslinger: Envoy of Death $19.99 472 63% 14k $283k (exactly $283,058) Elder Games
Holy Shoot $12.99 267 78% 8.0k $104k (exactly $104,050) Tale Era Interactive
AFTERBLAST · EA $14.99 223 76% 6.7k $100k (exactly $100,283) Lumino Games
Slyders $9.99 162 85% 4.9k $49k (exactly $48,551) Kato Games
MeowGun: Hell Denizen $12.99 114 98% 3.4k $44k (exactly $44,426) SusaDeBastet
The Explorator · EA $13.99 38 73% 1.1k $16k (exactly $15,949) Remnant games studio

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