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Should I ship a Collectathon Bullet Hell?
Collectathon + Bullet Hell
Of 49 developers who shipped a Collectathon Bullet Hell 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.. 41 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $38k, ×81 the market median. Revenue is down 55% on the market; 41 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) |
| Top 5% | $38k (exactly $38,424) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 49 |
| Released games | 130 |
| Announced | 41 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 55% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon, Bullet Hell; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 774 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. Nearly all of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 41 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Full Mojo Rampage 2014 · $204k 
Canyon of Outlaws 2025 · $110k 
Epic Battle Fantasy Collection 2022 · $84k 
Outrider Mako 2025 · $65k 
Duncrush 2025 · $38k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Full Mojo Rampage | older | $12.99 | 524 85% | 16k | $204k (exactly $204,203) | Over the Top Games |
| | Canyon of Outlaws | $39.99 | 92 89% | 2.8k | $110k (exactly $110,372) | Javlier P | |
| | Epic Battle Fantasy Collection | older | $7.99 | 349 95% | 10k | $84k (exactly $83,655) | Matt Roszak |
| | Outrider Mako | $17.99 | 121 65% | 3.6k | $65k (exactly $65,304) | Asamado Games | |
| | Duncrush | $3.99 | 321 82% | 9.6k | $38k (exactly $38,424) | Golden Pick Games | |
 | Just Click The Button | older | $2.99 | 341 90% | 10k | $31k (exactly $30,588) | Simon Eftestol |
 | Sophstar | older | $9.99 | 94 100% | 2.8k | $28k (exactly $28,172) | Banana Bytes |
 | Monospaced Lovers | $19.99 | 30 90% | 900 | $18k (exactly $17,991) | Scarlet String Studios | |
 | RoadOut | $14.99 | 34 97% | 1.0k | $15k (exactly $15,290) | Rastrolabs Game Studio | |
 | Super reaKtor | $4.99 | 55 100% | 1.7k | $8.2k (exactly $8,234) | SuperSAZ Studio | |
 | The Phoenix Gene VR | $24.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $7.5k (exactly $7,497) | HEROmation | |
 | BeDo | $4.99 | 39 100% | 1.2k | $5.8k (exactly $5,838) | Felipe Jimenez, Reborilux | |
 | GutBuster | $4.99 | 38 100% | 1.1k | $5.7k (exactly $5,689) | RoyalJellySoftware | |
 | YGGDRA: SURVIVOR | $4.99 | 34 79% | 1.0k | $5.1k (exactly $5,090) | BD |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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