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Class-Based + Gun Customization
Only 16 developers shipped a Gun Customization Class-Based 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, Marathon, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 32 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $5.0k, ×3.3 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $53M, ×35974 the market median. Revenue is up 315% on the market; 32 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $899 (exactly $899) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.0k (exactly $4,984) |
| Top 25% | $13k (exactly $13,486) |
| Top 5% | $54M (exactly $53,889,324) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 32 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 315% on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Class-Based
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Gun Customization
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Class-Based, Gun Customization; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, PvP
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 47,452 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $900. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 32 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Class-Based with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AutomationFair
- + Bullet HeavenFair
- + SupernaturalLong shot
- + 2D PlatformerLong shot
- + FPSPoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Base BuildingPoor odds
- + WarPoor odds
- + Souls-likePoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + Third-Person ShooterPoor odds
- + WargamePoor odds
Comparable games
BattleBit Remastered 2023 · EA · $57M 
Marathon 2026 · $54M 
SYNTHETIK 2 2021 · EA · $1.9M 
Forefront 2026 · $1.6M 
Roboquest VR 2025 · $355k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | BattleBit Remastered | · EA older | $14.99 | 127,680 82% | 3.8M | $57M (exactly $57,417,696) | SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, TheLiquidHorse |
| | Marathon | $39.99 | 44,919 81% | 1.3M | $54M (exactly $53,889,324) | Bungie | |
| | SYNTHETIK 2 | · EA older | $19.99 | 3,202 81% | 96k | $1.9M (exactly $1,920,239) | Flow Fire Games |
| | Forefront | $27.99 | 1,913 84% | 57k | $1.6M (exactly $1,606,346) | Triangle Factory | |
| | Roboquest VR | $29.99 | 395 87% | 12k | $355k (exactly $355,382) | Flat2VR Studios, RyseUp Studios | |
 | Anima : The Reign of Darkness | older | $11.99 | 613 69% | 18k | $220k (exactly $220,496) | Redeev |
 | Zombie Builder Defense 2 | older | $9.99 | 210 84% | 6.3k | $63k (exactly $62,937) | Noham Games |
 | Shadows of Soldiers | $9.99 | 45 75% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $13,486) | Ghost in the Wire | |
 | Neon Striker | · EA | $4.99 | 85 87% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $12,724) | Zeno's Adventure Team, Nickonhawk Games |
 | Death Harvest | · EA older | $12.99 | 26 69% | 780 | $10k (exactly $10,132) | LaserOnion |
 | No More Demon | · EA | $12.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $6.2k (exactly $6,235) | Mundus Games |
 | Battle Squares | $9.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Feesh Studio | |
 | Cosmic Carnage | $4.49 | 37 94% | 1.1k | $5.0k (exactly $4,984) | LionSword | |
 | Red Crucible Assault | · EA | $14.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) | Massive Head Games |
 | Grimdark Survivors | $4.99 | 18 5% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | Hityara games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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