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Should I ship a Point & Click Bullet Hell?
Bullet Hell + Point & Click
Of 55 developers who shipped a Point & Click 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.. 27 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 33 developers shipped in the last year and 27 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) |
| Top 5% | $23k (exactly $23,204) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 55 |
| Released games | 116 |
| Announced | 27 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Point & Click
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Bullet Hell, Point & Click; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Incremental
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $5.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $5.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 1,466 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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