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Should I ship a Bullet Time Incremental game?
Bullet Time + Incremental
Only 13 developers shipped a Bullet Time Incremental game 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, Maktala: Slime Lootfest, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 725% on the market; 8 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $718 (exactly $718) |
| Top 25% | $6.5k (exactly $6,458) |
| Top 5% | $201k (exactly $201,346) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 725% on the market, supply 125% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, 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
- Incremental
- effort 1 / 10 · high · formulas and upgrade tables
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Bullet Time, Incremental; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Idler, Auto Battler
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Atmospheric, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 1,650 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Bullet Time with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + NoirFair
- + LogicFair
- + Boomer ShooterFair
- + LootFair
- + StrategyFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + Quick-Time EventsLong shot
- + On-Rails ShooterLong shot
- + DystopianPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Beat 'em upPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
Comparable games
Maktala: Slime Lootfest 2025 · $201k 
Samawa Idle 2023 · $90k 
绝命游歌 2024 · $33k 
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 2026 · EA · $23k 
Bouncy Weapons 2026 · $13k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Maktala: Slime Lootfest | $4.99 | 1,345 79% | 40k | $201k (exactly $201,346) | Samharia Studios | |
| | Samawa Idle | older | $4.99 | 600 65% | 18k | $90k (exactly $89,820) | Samharia Studios |
| | 绝命游歌 | older | $6.99 | 159 82% | 4.8k | $33k (exactly $33,342) | DreamStep, Wild Kid 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 |
| | Bouncy Weapons | $4.99 | 85 44% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $12,724) | LeenGameDev | |
 | ParryMaster | $2.99 | 72 75% | 2.2k | $6.5k (exactly $6,458) | GOGOIO Games | |
 | Fireworks Simulator: Realistic | older | $0.99 | 165 75% | 5.0k | $4.9k (exactly $4,900) | SnowBaby Games |
 | Starfend | older | $9.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Ranieri Silva |
 | Idle Demon Summoner | $6.00 | 16 62% | 480 | $2.9k (exactly $2,880) | Chrio Games | |
 | Incremental Ragebait | $3.99 | 18 38% | 540 | $2.2k (exactly $2,155) | Ill-Fated Studios | |
 | Clankers! | $2.99 | 20 55% | 600 | $1.8k (exactly $1,794) | Ill-Fated Studios | |
 | Enlarge your Eggplant | $2.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $718 (exactly $718) | Zam | |
 | Nanostorm | $2.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $628 (exactly $628) | Asylum Square | |
 | TOWERPULSE | $3.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | HAT Media |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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