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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Military Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Military

Of 22 developers who shipped a Military 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.. 33 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $530k, ×848 the market median. Revenue is down 85% on the market; 33 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 85% on the market, 33 announced, ×2.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Military
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 22
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $12k → $150 → $12k → $599 (still earning) → $4.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Military: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 22
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $1.3k (exactly $1,349)
Top 25% $12k (exactly $12,464)
Top 5% $532k (exactly $532,287)
Developers, 2 yr 22
Released games 46
Announced 33
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 down 85% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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
Military
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Boomer Shooter; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, FPS, Shooter
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Retro, 3D, First-Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 3,145 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $1.3k, 1 in 4 over $12k, 1 in 20 over $530k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 7 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 33 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 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

I Am Your Beast 2024 · $3.2M Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! 2026 · $1.0M SPRAWL 2023 · $882k SPRAWL zero 2026 · $532k BRUTAL JOHN 2 2025 · EA · $213k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
I Am Your Beast older $19.99 5,275 97% 158k $3.2M (exactly $3,163,417) Strange Scaffold
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! $24.99 1,352 92% 41k $1.0M (exactly $1,013,594) Auroch Digital
SPRAWL older $14.99 1,961 87% 59k $882k (exactly $881,862) MAETH
SPRAWL zero $24.99 710 94% 21k $532k (exactly $532,287) MAETH
BRUTAL JOHN 2 · EA $12.99 546 94% 16k $213k (exactly $212,776) OldSchool Laws Team
Fog of War older $8.99 686 46% 21k $185k (exactly $185,014) Monkeys Lab.
Dark Side of War older $29.99 78 69% 2.3k $70k (exactly $70,177) Tactical Mayhem Realms
Only Lead Can Stop Them $9.99 144 78% 4.3k $43k (exactly $43,157) Warcry Interactive
Geometric Sniper older $2.99 282 84% 8.5k $25k (exactly $25,295) YAW Studios
Relentless Frontier · EA older $14.99 54 94% 1.6k $24k (exactly $24,284) Fission Ogre
Eye of the Commando · EA $14.99 34 100% 1.0k $15k (exactly $15,290) Adventurepro Games LLC
Melted Valor $7.99 52 94% 1.6k $12k (exactly $12,464) Code 33 Productions
Ultra Cop $1.99 195 89% 5.9k $12k (exactly $11,642) JG Roos
Quartermain and the Cult of Cthulhu $2.99 92 95% 2.8k $8.3k (exactly $8,252) ThePrinceOfMars
Escape From Infection Zone $39.99 6 100% 180 $7.2k (exactly $7,198) Funbang
CYBER92 DATAWAR $9.92 14 50% 420 $4.2k (exactly $4,166) Cyber92 Solo Developer

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