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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Psychological-Horror Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter + Psychological Horror

Of 24 developers who shipped a Psychological-Horror 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.. 29 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $450. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 29 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 30% on the market, 29 announced, ×1.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter + Psychological Horror
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 24
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.3k → $535 → $1.5k → $1.1k (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter + Psychological Horror: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 24
Bottom 30% $449 (exactly $449)
Median $1.3k (exactly $1,349)
Top 25% $7.2k (exactly $7,198)
Top 5% $34k (exactly $34,166)
Developers, 2 yr 24
Released games 37
Announced 29
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 30% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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
Psychological Horror
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Boomer Shooter; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry FPS, Action, Shooter
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Psychedelic, Surreal
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 84% positive over 572 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $450, median $1.3k, 1 in 4 over $7.1k, 1 in 20 over $34k.

3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

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. + ZombiesFair50 devs · median $659 · 47 announced
  6. + Bullet HellFair109 devs · median $599 · 77 announced
  7. + SpaceFair39 devs · median $539 · 43 announced
  8. + Survival HorrorFair27 devs · median $449 · 28 announced
  9. + SurvivalLong shot39 devs · median $359 · 32 announced
  10. + Hero ShooterLong shot30 devs · median $210 · 21 announced
  11. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds36 devs · median $12k · 52 announced
  12. + LovecraftianPoor odds12 devs · median $8.1k · 24 announced

All 61 pairs on the Boomer Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Trepang2 2023 · $19M HROT 2023 · $3.2M Nightmare Reaper 2022 · $2.5M This Strange Realm Of Mine 2017 · $154k Voltage High Society 2026 · $86k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Trepang2 older $39.99 15,774 93% 473k $19M (exactly $18,924,068) Trepang Studios
HROT older $19.99 5,299 96% 159k $3.2M (exactly $3,177,810) Spytihněv
Nightmare Reaper older $24.99 3,394 93% 102k $2.5M (exactly $2,544,482) Blazing Bit Games
This Strange Realm Of Mine older $9.99 515 83% 15k $154k (exactly $154,346) Doomster Entertainment
Voltage High Society $19.99 144 92% 4.3k $86k (exactly $86,357) Platonic Partnership
Skibidi Toilet Hero older $1.89 704 86% 21k $40k (exactly $39,917) Skibidi Toilet Games
Painted In Blood · EA $9.99 114 83% 3.4k $34k (exactly $34,166) MadCraft
UBERSLAUGHTER $9.99 54 87% 1.6k $16k (exactly $16,184) BillyBobCletus
Abyss Veil · EA $6.99 56 98% 1.7k $12k (exactly $11,743) Zorrio
Spaceflux $4.99 73 57% 2.2k $11k (exactly $10,928) Calin Ardelean
Escape From Infection Zone $39.99 6 100% 180 $7.2k (exactly $7,198) Funbang
DOOM SPIRAL $9.99 10 100% 300 $3.0k (exactly $2,997) Forbidden Saucery
Same Room Same Day $3.99 22 40% 660 $2.6k (exactly $2,633) Bugi Games
Beat This Game To See Hot Lady $0.99 88 93% 2.6k $2.6k (exactly $2,614) Del "DeeDave" Huband, Logan &… (Del "DeeDave" Huband, Logan "solidvoid" Swainston)
Catalina's Horror Adventure $9.99 5 100% 150 $1.5k (exactly $1,498) Lazy Dev

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