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Should I ship a Bullet Time Exploration game?
Bullet Time + Exploration
Of 27 developers who shipped a Bullet Time Exploration game 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.. 61 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. 61 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper, while revenue is down 60% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) |
| Top 5% | $16k (exactly $16,484) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 73 |
| Announced | 61 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Bullet Time
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Exploration
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Bullet Time, Exploration; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Character Customization
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Surreal, 3D, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 225 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 61 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Bullet Time with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + NoirFair
- + LogicFair
- + Boomer ShooterFair
- + LootFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + StrategyFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + Quick-Time EventsLong shot
- + On-Rails ShooterLong shot
- + DystopianPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Beat 'em upPoor odds
Comparable games
Laika: Aged Through Blood 2023 · $3.6M 
Arco 2024 · $1.3M 
ARMORED HEAD 2020 · $184k 
Recompile 2021 · $87k 
Stellar Interface 2016 · $73k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Laika: Aged Through Blood | older | $19.99 | 5,938 91% | 178k | $3.6M (exactly $3,561,019) | Brainwash Gang |
| | Arco | older | $19.99 | 2,185 96% | 66k | $1.3M (exactly $1,310,344) | Franek, Max Cahill, Bibiki, Fáyer |
| | ARMORED HEAD | older | $4.99 | 1,229 98% | 37k | $184k (exactly $183,981) | Egor Rezenov |
| | Recompile | older | $19.99 | 145 67% | 4.4k | $87k (exactly $86,956) | Phigames |
| | Stellar Interface | older | $12.99 | 188 78% | 5.6k | $73k (exactly $73,264) | ImaginationOverflow |
 | Time Lock VR 2 | older | $12.99 | 170 88% | 5.1k | $66k (exactly $66,249) | WR-VRG |
 | District Steel | · EA older | $24.99 | 76 93% | 2.3k | $57k (exactly $56,977) | Barricade Studio |
 | Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator | older | $19.99 | 87 78% | 2.6k | $52k (exactly $52,174) | KreizLand Games |
 | Sniper Camouflage Orange Spy Warrior I Buried Two Bodies in the Garden and the Police Haven't Figured Out Yet That They're Missing Because They Were a Lonely Old Couple Who Had No Relatives Simulator 2026 | · EA | $9.99 | 77 66% | 2.3k | $23k (exactly $23,077) | The Only Way Out |
 | Amber Tail Adventure | older | $4.99 | 120 79% | 3.6k | $18k (exactly $17,964) | Xyak-Xyak |
 | Deadlock Station | $9.99 | 55 80% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | Luxorix Games | |
 | Unbroken: The Awakening | · EA | $10.99 | 24 95% | 720 | $7.9k (exactly $7,913) | MGP Studios |
 | Spear | $9.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Andrea Cavuoto | |
 | Sleembo | $4.99 | 23 69% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Sleembo Games | |
 | Law of Demons | $12.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) | Sierra Nevada Tunis | |
 | RAGING BILL | $19.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | ARTPUNK STUDIO | |
 | Just Another Boomer Shooter | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Voyd | |
 | PathUp! | $6.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Geghamyan Hrachya | |
 | 白色归途 | $3.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | M芒果ngo |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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