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Boomer Shooter + Score Attack
Of 42 developers who shipped a Score Attack 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, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.2k, ×3.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $520k, ×840 the market median. Revenue is up 35% on the market; 46 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $358 (exactly $358) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,248) |
| Top 25% | $6.9k (exactly $6,893) |
| Top 5% | $528k (exactly $527,736) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 70 |
| Announced | 46 |
| 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 35% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Boomer Shooter, Score Attack; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, FPS, Shooter
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 6,061 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 46 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 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
ULTRAKILL 2020 · EA · $192M 
MULLET MADJACK 2024 · $4.9M 
Vampire Hunters 2024 · $873k 
Zombie Driver HD 2012 · $830k 
Bloodshed 2025 · $711k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ULTRAKILL | · EA older | $29.99 | 213,450 97% | 6.4M | $192M (exactly $192,040,965) | Arsi "Hakita" Patala |
| | MULLET MADJACK | older | $19.99 | 8,235 97% | 247k | $4.9M (exactly $4,938,530) | HAMMER95 |
| | Vampire Hunters | $14.99 | 1,941 89% | 58k | $873k (exactly $872,868) | Gamecraft Studios | |
| | Zombie Driver HD | older | $9.99 | 2,770 84% | 83k | $830k (exactly $830,169) | Exor Studios |
| | Bloodshed | $12.99 | 1,824 84% | 55k | $711k (exactly $710,813) | com8com1 Software | |
 | Wizordum | $19.99 | 880 91% | 26k | $528k (exactly $527,736) | Emberheart Games | |
 | Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell | $9.99 | 846 88% | 25k | $254k (exactly $253,546) | RM120 | |
 | HELLBREAK | $14.99 | 275 76% | 8.3k | $124k (exactly $123,668) | Double Barrel Games | |
 | Wrack | older | $9.99 | 333 70% | 10k | $100k (exactly $99,800) | Final Boss Entertainment |
 | UNYIELDER | $24.99 | 117 62% | 3.5k | $88k (exactly $87,715) | TrueWorld Studios | |
 | hate.net | $4.99 | 120 95% | 3.6k | $18k (exactly $17,964) | bonitāka | |
 | Exovoid Carnage | $19.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $11k (exactly $10,795) | Man Up Time, LLC | |
 | Wrack: Reclamation | $14.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $9.0k (exactly $8,994) | Final Boss Entertainment | |
 | Marrow Marrow | $13.99 | 20 100% | 600 | $8.4k (exactly $8,394) | Monster Moon |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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