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Should I ship a Boomer Shooter Simulation game?
Boomer Shooter + Simulation
Of 22 developers who shipped a Boomer Shooter Simulation game 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.. 15 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 11 developers shipped in the last year and 15 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $683 (exactly $683) |
| Top 5% | $29k (exactly $28,540) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 44 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 90% on the market, supply as many developers as 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
- Simulation
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Boomer Shooter, Simulation; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Third Person, 3D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 308 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Boomer Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + WarFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Bullet TimeFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + SpaceFair
- + Survival HorrorFair
- + SurvivalLong shot
- + Hero ShooterLong shot
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
Fog of War 2018 · $185k 
Iron Carnage 2025 · $109k 
Dark Side of War 2020 · $70k 
Star Explorers 2018 · $37k 
CyberTaxi: Lunatic Nights 2025 · EA · $29k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fog of War | older | $8.99 | 686 46% | 21k | $185k (exactly $185,014) | Monkeys Lab. |
| | Iron Carnage | $39.99 | 91 91% | 2.7k | $109k (exactly $109,173) | Andrew Monteiro B | |
| | Dark Side of War | older | $29.99 | 78 69% | 2.3k | $70k (exactly $70,177) | Tactical Mayhem Realms |
| | Star Explorers | older | $4.99 | 245 82% | 7.4k | $37k (exactly $36,676) | Schmidt Workshops |
| | CyberTaxi: Lunatic Nights | · EA | $13.99 | 68 55% | 2.0k | $29k (exactly $28,540) | Hed Media Games |
 | Witchy Wonderland | $4.99 | 94 94% | 2.8k | $14k (exactly $14,072) | Cow Games | |
 | BioCrisis | older | $2.99 | 73 93% | 2.2k | $6.5k (exactly $6,548) | Jim |
 | Night of the Dead Simulator | $7.99 | 12 50% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | Unknown People Lab | |
 | Shoot The Barrel - BING BANG BOOM | · EA older | $14.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $1.3k (exactly $1,349) | Shoot The Barrel |
 | Tigershark | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | N-Space | |
 | X-teroids | $0.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $683 (exactly $683) | liangxiegame | |
 | Dead by Headshot | $4.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Bad Cat Studios | |
 | Death Row Escape | $2.00 | 6 100% | 180 | $360 (exactly $360) | SE Games Studio | |
 | HANDY NEW YEAR! | $3.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Serio Studio | |
 | WhamPunch 超能打 | · EA | $2.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | AWE_some_ZT |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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