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Should I ship a Bullet Time Local Multiplayer game?

Bullet Time + Local Multiplayer

Only 12 developers shipped a Bullet Time Local Multiplayer 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, Flying Tank, 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.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 8 developers shipped in the last year and 10 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 10 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Bullet Time + Local Multiplayer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 12
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $37k → $0 (still earning) → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Bullet Time + Local Multiplayer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 12
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $150 (exactly $150)
Top 25% $2.9k (exactly $2,936)
Top 5% $44k (exactly $43,621)
Developers, 2 yr 12
Released games 32
Announced 10
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 100% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 6%, 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 Multiplayer
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 Multiplayer
Price point
$5.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 7 games average 88% positive over 201 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 $150, 1 in 4 over $2.9k, 1 in 20 over $43k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 10 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

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

Fast and Low 2023 · $441k Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now 2014 · $440k Cobalt 2016 · $153k Retimed 2019 · $64k Flying Tank 2024 · $44k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fast and Low older $19.99 736 82% 22k $441k (exactly $441,379) Urban Giraffe Games Inc.
Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now older $6.99 2,098 89% 63k $440k (exactly $439,951) Dreamworlds
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
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
PROTOCOL 11 - Episode 1 older $9.99 16 87% 480 $4.8k (exactly $4,795) SETENTIA studios
GraveRun · EA older $7.99 13 100% 390 $3.1k (exactly $3,116) W@ Games
Dunk Dunk $6.99 14 92% 420 $2.9k (exactly $2,936) Badgerhammer Limited
Shield Impact older $1.99 47 78% 1.4k $2.8k (exactly $2,806) Magitech Games
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
PongBall $1.99 2 50% 60 $119 (exactly $119) NerxStudio
Alive 2 $5.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Darkage Software
Ropeat $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Ropeat Team
Space Soccer Showdown $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Brancoberto

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