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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Character Action Game Third-Person Shooter?

Character Action Game + Third-Person Shooter

Only 4 developers shipped a Character Action Game Third-Person Shooter in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 10 did: 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.. 23 more are announced, ×23 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.

Only 1 developer shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $500k against a market of $1.5k. 23 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 333.9 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 23 announced, ×23 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Character Action Game + Third-Person Shooter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 4 yr n = 10

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Character Action Game + Third-Person Shooter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 4 yr, n = 10
Bottom 30% $6.6k (exactly $6,638)
Median $80k (exactly $80,496)
Top 25% $915k (exactly $915,384)
Top 5% $15M (exactly $15,319,436)
Developers, 4 yr 10
Released games 63
Announced 23
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $18.99

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 65% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Character Action Game
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Third-Person Shooter
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Character Action Game, Third-Person Shooter
Price point
$18.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 22,875 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 4 years by share: 3 in 10 under $6.7k, median $80k, 1 in 4 over $910k, 1 in 20 over $15M.

3 in 10 developers made under $6.7k. 23 games are announced against 1 developer who shipped in the last year, ×23 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Character Action Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Sci-fiPoor odds12 devs · median $305k · 30 announced
  2. + Action RPGPoor odds14 devs · median $105k · 55 announced
  3. + ShooterPoor odds14 devs · median $84k · 47 announced
  4. + Action-AdventurePoor odds23 devs · median $58k · 93 announced
  5. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds14 devs · median $58k · 43 announced
  6. + Spectacle fighterPoor odds22 devs · median $58k · 44 announced
  7. + Hack and SlashPoor odds27 devs · median $58k · 80 announced
  8. + Beat 'em upPoor odds12 devs · median $58k · 37 announced
  9. + AdventurePoor odds28 devs · median $29k · 100 announced
  10. + ActionPoor odds54 devs · median $20k · 188 announced
  11. + Action RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  12. + RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 16 announced

All 39 pairs on the Character Action Game page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Evil West 2022 · $15M Vanquish 2017 · $4.2M Wanted: Dead 2023 · $1.2M KIBORG 2025 · $915k Valkyrie of Phantasm 2024 · $500k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Evil West older $49.99 10,215 74% 306k $15M (exactly $15,319,436) Flying Wild Hog
Vanquish older $19.99 6,974 89% 209k $4.2M (exactly $4,182,308) PlatinumGames, Little Stone Software
Wanted: Dead older $29.99 1,373 67% 41k $1.2M (exactly $1,235,288) Soleil Ltd.
KIBORG $24.99 1,221 84% 37k $915k (exactly $915,384) Sobaka Studio
Valkyrie of Phantasm $29.99 556 86% 17k $500k (exactly $500,233) AREAZERO
GOCCO OF WAR older $19.99 805 89% 24k $483k (exactly $482,758) peakvox, O-TWO inc.
BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut older $14.99 1,024 77% 31k $460k (exactly $460,493) Terminal Reality
GangV | VR & PC Battle Royale · EA older $14.99 337 60% 10k $152k (exactly $151,549) raptor lab
Anime vs Evil: Apocalypse older $14.99 179 74% 5.4k $80k (exactly $80,496) Axyos Games
Zombie Shooting Star older $12.99 191 71% 5.7k $74k (exactly $74,433) Twins Halo
Cyberpunk SFX $9.99 183 83% 5.5k $55k (exactly $54,845) Whale Rock Games
Toys 'n' Traps $9.99 1 100% 30 $300 (exactly $300) Skullfish Studios

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