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Should I ship a WWII Bullet Hell?
Bullet Hell + World War II
Only 7 developers shipped a WWII 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, Dagger Froggy, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $300 against a market of $630. 10 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 25% | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 5% | $8.8k (exactly $8,832) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 260% on the market, supply 35% more developers than 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.
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Bullet Hell
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 13,118 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 10 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
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
Azur Lane Crosswave 2020 · $7.8M 
LUFTRAUSERS 2014 · $1.0M 
Beach Invasion 1944 2022 · $311k 
Commando Collection 2024 · $212k 
Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific 2023 · $76k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Azur Lane Crosswave | older | $39.99 | 6,537 68% | 196k | $7.8M (exactly $7,842,439) | IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART, FELISTELLA |
| | LUFTRAUSERS | older | $9.99 | 3,398 91% | 102k | $1.0M (exactly $1,018,381) | Vlambeer |
| | Beach Invasion 1944 | older | $9.99 | 1,038 84% | 31k | $311k (exactly $311,089) | AIx2 Games |
| | Commando Collection | older | $4.99 | 1,414 95% | 42k | $212k (exactly $211,676) | Macrojoy |
| | Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific | older | $9.99 | 255 78% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | AIx2 Games |
 | Aircraft Evolution | older | $8.99 | 221 80% | 6.6k | $60k (exactly $59,604) | Satur Entertainment |
 | Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron | older | $14.99 | 94 74% | 2.8k | $42k (exactly $42,272) | HandyGames |
 | Zodiac Hentai - Hellish Memory | older | $9.99 | 35 88% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | JOZGamer |
 | Aces of the Luftwaffe | older | $4.99 | 67 67% | 2.0k | $10k (exactly $10,030) | HandyGames |
 | Dagger Froggy | $4.99 | 59 98% | 1.8k | $8.8k (exactly $8,832) | Solluco | |
 | FTS: Frontline Tank Survivor | · EA | $4.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Rookie 7 Studio |
 | Unlimited Ammo Survivor | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Black Star Cloud | |
 | Frontline Frenzy | $4.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Frostyy | |
 | CAMP Z: THE AWAKENING | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | FEAR NO EVIL GAMES LLC. | |
 | Masters of the Air | $0.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | THE POWER OF GAMES | |
 | Avoid The Stalin's Purge | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | DNCG |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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