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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Procedural Generation Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Procedural Generation

Of 22 developers who shipped a Procedural Generation 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.. 37 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $4.4k, ×7.0 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $540k, ×873 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 37 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 7.0 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 37 announced, ×2.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Procedural Generation
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: $74k → $4.4k → $147k → $69k → $2.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Procedural Generation: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 22
Bottom 30% $269 (exactly $269)
Median $4.4k (exactly $4,404)
Top 25% $69k (exactly $68,966)
Top 5% $548k (exactly $548,031)
Developers, 2 yr 22
Released games 42
Announced 37
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 flat on the market, supply 75% more 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 medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Boomer Shooter
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Procedural Generation
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, Procedural Generation; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, FPS, Roguelike
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Stylized, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 9,235 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $4.4k, 1 in 4 over $68k, 1 in 20 over $540k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Boomer Shooter with a different second tag, 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

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE 2020 · $5.8M Mortal Sin 2025 · $4.2M Immortal Redneck 2017 · $1.3M COMPOUND 2022 · $1.2M Ziggurat 2 2021 · $969k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE older $19.99 9,598 91% 288k $5.8M (exactly $5,755,921) Awe Interactive
Mortal Sin $24.99 5,583 94% 167k $4.2M (exactly $4,185,575) Nikola Todorovic
Immortal Redneck older $19.95 2,211 90% 66k $1.3M (exactly $1,323,284) Crema
COMPOUND older $19.99 2,057 97% 62k $1.2M (exactly $1,233,583) Bevan McKechnie
Ziggurat 2 older $24.99 1,292 90% 39k $969k (exactly $968,612) Milkstone Studios
MOTHERGUNSHIP older $24.99 1,088 77% 33k $816k (exactly $815,674) Terrible Posture Games, Grip Digital
STRAFE: Gold Edition older $14.99 1,753 73% 53k $788k (exactly $788,324) Pixel Titans
Moros Protocol $24.99 731 81% 22k $548k (exactly $548,031) Pixel Reign
CRUEL $9.99 1,814 95% 54k $544k (exactly $543,656) James Dornan
Heavy Bullets older $9.99 1,258 82% 38k $377k (exactly $377,023) Terri Vellmann, Doseone
Desecrators $14.99 327 96% 9.8k $147k (exactly $147,052) Woodhound
AFTERBLAST · EA $14.99 223 76% 6.7k $100k (exactly $100,283) Lumino Games
Second Sun $19.99 115 69% 3.5k $69k (exactly $68,966) Grey Wolf Entertainment
Blood Vial $4.99 329 96% 9.9k $49k (exactly $49,251) Dillon Steyl
Gunstoppable $12.49 58 81% 1.7k $22k (exactly $21,733) CAGE Studios
PROTON VR · EA $17.99 18 88% 540 $9.7k (exactly $9,715) Sam Martins
Ash & Adam's GOBSMACKED $4.99 37 86% 1.1k $5.5k (exactly $5,539) Ash & Adam's Games

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