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Should I ship a Boomer Shooter Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + Boomer Shooter
Of 33 developers who shipped a Boomer Shooter Third-Person 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, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $420 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 13 developers shipped in the last year and 29 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $419 (exactly $419) |
| Top 25% | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) |
| Top 5% | $722k (exactly $721,579) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 52 |
| Announced | 29 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 935% on the market, supply 40% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Boomer Shooter
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, Boomer Shooter; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Shooter, Action, FPS
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Third Person, First-Person, Retro
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 4,513 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RhythmStrong odds
- + WesternFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + Time ManagementLong shot
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Creature CollectorPoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Level EditorPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
Serious Sam 4 2020 · $19M 
FUMES 2025 · EA · $1.3M 
Onirism 2025 · $722k 
Command & Conquer Renegade™ 2024 · $178k 
Zombie Shooting Star 2022 · $74k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Serious Sam 4 | older | $39.99 | 15,612 83% | 468k | $19M (exactly $18,729,716) | Croteam |
| | FUMES | · EA | $14.99 | 2,816 95% | 84k | $1.3M (exactly $1,266,355) | FUMES team |
| | Onirism | $17.99 | 1,337 82% | 40k | $722k (exactly $721,579) | Crimson Tales | |
| | Command & Conquer Renegade™ | older | $6.96 | 851 83% | 26k | $178k (exactly $177,689) | Westwood Studios |
| | Zombie Shooting Star | older | $12.99 | 191 71% | 5.7k | $74k (exactly $74,433) | Twins Halo |
 | Ultra Cop | $1.99 | 195 89% | 5.9k | $12k (exactly $11,642) | JG Roos | |
 | 宗门最后的长老 | $2.99 | 99 96% | 3.0k | $8.9k (exactly $8,880) | KUMA studio | |
 | Sherwood Extreme | older | $9.99 | 20 100% | 600 | $6.0k (exactly $5,994) | CAGE Studios |
 | CYBER92 DATAWAR | $9.92 | 14 50% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,166) | Cyber92 Solo Developer | |
 | Night of the Dead Simulator | $7.99 | 12 50% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | Unknown People Lab | |
 | Ghost Battalion | $18.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $2.8k (exactly $2,848) | Weary Road Productions | |
 | WastePunk | · EA | $4.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | WastePunk |
 | Intelektronica | · EA | $9.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | RingoGames |
 | Bot Hunter | $6.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | Forge of Wonders |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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