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Should I ship a Bullet Time Local Co-Op game?

Bullet Time + Local Co-Op

Only 13 developers shipped a Bullet Time Local Co-Op 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, Neon Inferno, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $170, ×0.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 21 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper, while revenue is down 100% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 21 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Bullet Time + Local Co-Op
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 13
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $450 → $37k → $269 (still earning) → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Bullet Time + Local Co-Op: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 13
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $168 (exactly $168)
Top 25% $5.4k (exactly $5,395)
Top 5% $227k (exactly $226,687)
Developers, 2 yr 13
Released games 39
Announced 21
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $6.99

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 100% on the market, supply 125% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Local Co-Op
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Bullet Time, Local Co-Op
Price point
$6.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 9 games average 91% positive over 596 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $170, 1 in 4 over $5.3k, 1 in 20 over $220k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 21 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Bullet Time with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + NoirFair11 devs · median $3.1k · 12 announced
  2. + LogicFair9 devs · median $1.8k · 7 announced
  3. + Boomer ShooterFair30 devs · median $1.7k · 30 announced
  4. + LootFair15 devs · median $836 · 21 announced
  5. + IncrementalFair13 devs · median $718 · 8 announced
  6. + StrategyFair60 devs · median $599 · 59 announced
  7. + Tower DefenseFair20 devs · median $597 · 20 announced
  8. + Quick-Time EventsLong shot10 devs · median $390 · 15 announced
  9. + On-Rails ShooterLong shot8 devs · median $359 · 8 announced
  10. + DystopianPoor odds13 devs · median $44k · 39 announced
  11. + Co-opPoor odds13 devs · median $5.4k · 30 announced
  12. + Beat 'em upPoor odds11 devs · median $4.7k · 19 announced

All 95 pairs on the Bullet Time page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Blazing Beaks 2019 · $919k BattleGroupVR 2023 · $643k Fast and Low 2023 · $441k RICO 2019 · $257k Neon Inferno 2025 · $227k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Blazing Beaks older $14.99 2,043 84% 61k $919k (exactly $918,737) Applava
BattleGroupVR older $24.99 858 92% 26k $643k (exactly $643,243) SpaceOwl Games
Fast and Low older $19.99 736 82% 22k $441k (exactly $441,379) Urban Giraffe Games Inc.
RICO older $19.99 428 61% 13k $257k (exactly $256,672) Ground Shatter
Neon Inferno $19.99 378 92% 11k $227k (exactly $226,687) Zenovia Interactive
Bleed older $4.99 1,498 92% 45k $224k (exactly $224,251) Ian Campbell
Bleed 2 older $9.99 527 96% 16k $158k (exactly $157,942) Ian Campbell
Cobalt older $14.99 341 92% 10k $153k (exactly $153,348) Oxeye Game Studio
Retimed older $14.99 142 90% 4.3k $64k (exactly $63,857) Team Maniax
Destropolis older $5.99 255 89% 7.7k $46k (exactly $45,824) Igrek Games
Flying Tank $14.99 97 86% 2.9k $44k (exactly $43,621) Hexage
Asterogues $14.99 83 90% 2.5k $37k (exactly $37,325) pipotchi600
Astro Fighters 2 $9.99 18 88% 540 $5.4k (exactly $5,395) Paul Connor
Dunk Dunk $6.99 14 92% 420 $2.9k (exactly $2,936) Badgerhammer Limited
Cosmic Scramble $2.99 3 100% 90 $269 (exactly $269) Nerdy Birdy Games
Overball $5.60 1 100% 30 $168 (exactly $168) ArechGames
Deflect $4.99 1 100% 30 $150 (exactly $150) AlzKrak Games
Shield Hero $1.99 1 100% 30 $60 (exactly $60) Bryant Frankford
Alive 2 $5.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Darkage Software

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.