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Should I ship a Physics Boomer Shooter?
Boomer Shooter + Physics
Of 36 developers who shipped a Physics 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.. 46 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 $450, ×0.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $190k, ×316 the market median. Revenue is up 40% on the market; 46 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $450 (exactly $450) |
| Top 25% | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) |
| Top 5% | $199k (exactly $198,747) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 53 |
| Announced | 46 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 40% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Boomer Shooter
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Physics
- effort 5 / 10 · low · emergent simulation bugs need hands-on tuning
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Boomer Shooter, Physics; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, FPS
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Stylized
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 1,669 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 46 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Boomer Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Co-opFair
- + WarFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Bullet TimeFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + SpaceFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + SurvivalLong shot
- + Hero ShooterLong shot
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
CULTIC 2022 · $2.4M 
TRIBES 3: Rivals 2024 · EA · $794k 
SPRAWL zero 2026 · $532k 
BAIONLENJA 2025 · EA · $199k 
illWill 2023 · $167k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | CULTIC | older | $9.99 | 8,027 97% | 241k | $2.4M (exactly $2,405,692) | Jasozz Games |
| | TRIBES 3: Rivals | · EA older | $19.99 | 1,324 61% | 40k | $794k (exactly $794,003) | Prophecy Games |
| | SPRAWL zero | $24.99 | 710 94% | 21k | $532k (exactly $532,287) | MAETH | |
| | BAIONLENJA | · EA | $12.99 | 510 97% | 15k | $199k (exactly $198,747) | BAION |
| | illWill | older | $19.99 | 279 91% | 8.4k | $167k (exactly $167,316) | Slava Bushuev |
 | GLUM | · EA | $12.49 | 78 64% | 2.3k | $29k (exactly $29,227) | CinderCat Games |
 | Finnish Cabin Mayhem - Mökkimähinä | $4.99 | 129 94% | 3.9k | $19k (exactly $19,311) | Sophisticated keppana enjoyers | |
 | TAGLINE | older | $9.99 | 52 92% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | NOTH |
 | Fast Royal | $14.99 | 30 100% | 900 | $13k (exactly $13,491) | Edos Interactive | |
 | CPU Invaders - 3i Atlas | $4.99 | 77 98% | 2.3k | $12k (exactly $11,527) | Microblast Games | |
 | PIZZA WESTERN 🍕 | $29.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $9.0k (exactly $8,997) | Lola Fisher | |
 | WTF AM I PLAYING?! | $4.49 | 66 92% | 2.0k | $8.9k (exactly $8,890) | Meka Games | |
 | Ash & Adam's GOBSMACKED | $4.99 | 37 86% | 1.1k | $5.5k (exactly $5,539) | Ash & Adam's Games | |
 | Same Room Same Day | $3.99 | 22 40% | 660 | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) | Bugi Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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