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Should I ship a Mars Bullet Hell?
Bullet Hell + Mars
Only 10 developers shipped a Mars Bullet Hell in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, 1 Trait Escape, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 2050% on the market; 7 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) |
| Top 5% | $53k (exactly $53,347) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 7 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 up 2050% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Mars
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Bullet Hell
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 89% positive over 300 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 7 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Bullet Hell with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FaithFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Creature CollectorFair
- + Strategy RPGFair
- + PiratesFair
- + CatsFair
- + HackingFair
- + Time ManagementFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Naval CombatFair
Comparable games
Jamestown 2011 · $195k 
1 Trait Escape 2024 · $53k 
DemonStar 2023 · $22k 
G WARRIOR 2024 · $16k 
outpost4 2026 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jamestown | older | $9.99 | 652 94% | 20k | $195k (exactly $195,404) | Final Form Games |
| | 1 Trait Escape | $9.99 | 178 97% | 5.3k | $53k (exactly $53,347) | Andrew Katz, Jeremy Collette | |
| | DemonStar | older | $2.99 | 248 94% | 7.4k | $22k (exactly $22,246) | Scott Host |
| | G WARRIOR | older | $4.99 | 106 90% | 3.2k | $16k (exactly $15,868) | Liao Kai, LKK GAME |
| | outpost4 | $3.99 | 94 72% | 2.8k | $11k (exactly $11,252) | BananaDogGames | |
 | Devader | older | $7.99 | 32 93% | 960 | $7.7k (exactly $7,670) | Falkenbrew |
 | The Sand Knight | older | $14.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | LAN Line Games, Iso Sprites, BW Game De… (LAN Line Games, Iso Sprites, BW Game Developers) |
 | MechNest | older | $15.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $6.7k (exactly $6,716) | PoisonGames |
 | Teslapunk | older | $8.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $4.6k (exactly $4,585) | klutzGames, Fleischfilm |
 | Project Neon | $19.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) | FULLSET | |
 | Battle for Asciion | $4.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Relevo | |
 | IRONBORNE | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Tres Interactive | |
 | Blood Aliens 3 | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Ciberrex Games | |
 | Bryan's Indie Collection | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Bryan Veres | |
 | Cowboy In Space | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Da Waffle H8ter | |
 | Tretrais | · EA | $3.00 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | DJAS Games |
 | Orbital Purge | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Bozjatorium |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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