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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Boomer Shooter Hero Shooter?

Hero Shooter + Boomer Shooter

Of 30 developers who shipped a Boomer Shooter Hero 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.. 21 more are announced.

Verdict: long shot, for a 9 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $210, ×0.2 the market's $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $500k, ×378 the market median. Revenue is up 205% on the market; 21 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 205% on the market, 21 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Hero Shooter + Boomer Shooter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 30
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $210 → $179 → $90 → $359 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Hero Shooter + Boomer Shooter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 30
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $210 (exactly $210)
Top 25% $12k (exactly $12,464)
Top 5% $510k (exactly $509,716)
Developers, 2 yr 30
Released games 45
Announced 21
Effort 9 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $4.99

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 205% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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.

Hero Shooter
effort 9 / 10 · low · competitive netcode plus hero balance and content cadence
Boomer Shooter
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
9 / 10 · studio only
Systems
Hero Shooter, Boomer Shooter; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Shooter, Action, FPS
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 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 $4.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 4,202 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $210, 1 in 4 over $12k, 1 in 20 over $500k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + SimulationLong shot31 devs · median $478 · 28 announced
  2. + Bullet HellLong shot59 devs · median $449 · 56 announced
  3. + MedievalLong shot10 devs · median $150 · 12 announced
  4. + Online Co-OpPoor odds20 devs · median $7.2k · 51 announced
  5. + SuperheroPoor odds6 devs · median $6.3k · 11 announced
  6. + Battle RoyalePoor odds9 devs · median $3.6k · 29 announced
  7. + Co-opPoor odds22 devs · median $3.6k · 53 announced
  8. + PvPPoor odds27 devs · median $2.3k · 127 announced
  9. + PlatformerPoor odds21 devs · median $2.2k · 33 announced
  10. + Character CustomizationPoor odds25 devs · median $2.1k · 68 announced
  11. + PhysicsPoor odds27 devs · median $1.6k · 34 announced
  12. + AliensPoor odds18 devs · median $1.0k · 25 announced

All 87 pairs on the Hero Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
TRIBES 3: Rivals · EA older $19.99 1,324 61% 40k $794k (exactly $794,003) Prophecy Games
Project Warlock II $16.99 1,233 80% 37k $628k (exactly $628,460) Buckshot Software
420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition $10.99 1,546 98% 46k $510k (exactly $509,716) Normal Wholesome Games
Serious Sam: Shatterverse $19.99 648 50% 19k $389k (exactly $388,606) Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Chasm: The Rift older $19.99 462 81% 14k $277k (exactly $277,061) Action Forms, General Arcade
illWill older $19.99 279 91% 8.4k $167k (exactly $167,316) Slava Bushuev
Devilated $19.99 163 85% 4.9k $98k (exactly $97,751) Trunka
Beyond Sunset $9.99 297 77% 8.9k $89k (exactly $89,011) Metacorp / Vaporware
Mortal Blitz older $19.99 66 72% 2.0k $40k (exactly $39,580) Skonec Entertainment
GRUEL $9.99 96 97% 2.9k $29k (exactly $28,771) Mick Sengers, Cheesebaron
METAL SUITS: Counter-attack $9.99 71 77% 2.1k $21k (exactly $21,279) Gonggamore Contents
Melted Valor $7.99 52 94% 1.6k $12k (exactly $12,464) Code 33 Productions
CPU Invaders - 3i Atlas $4.99 77 98% 2.3k $12k (exactly $11,527) Microblast Games
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.