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Should I ship a Post-apocalyptic Class-Based game?
Class-Based + Post-apocalyptic
Only 13 developers shipped a Post-apocalyptic 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, The Midnight Walkers, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 56 more are announced, ×6.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $880k, ×592 the market median. Revenue is up 260% on the market; 56 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,679) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) |
| Top 5% | $887k (exactly $886,956) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 47 |
| Announced | 56 |
| 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 260% on the market, supply 125% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, 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
- Post-apocalyptic
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Class-Based
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 55% positive over 1,593 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 56 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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- + SupernaturalLong shot
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- + FPSPoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Base BuildingPoor odds
- + WarPoor odds
- + Souls-likePoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + Third-Person ShooterPoor odds
- + WargamePoor odds
Comparable games
The Midnight Walkers 2026 · EA · $887k 
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom 2022 · $353k 
Power Chord 2023 · $102k 
Zombie Builder Defense 2 2023 · $63k 
Rebirth evolution 2023 · $34k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Midnight Walkers | · EA | $19.99 | 1,479 54% | 44k | $887k (exactly $886,956) | Oneway Ticket Studio |
| | Potato Flowers in Full Bloom | older | $17.99 | 654 95% | 20k | $353k (exactly $352,964) | Pon Pon Games |
| | Power Chord | older | $19.99 | 170 71% | 5.1k | $102k (exactly $101,949) | Big Blue Bubble |
| | Zombie Builder Defense 2 | older | $9.99 | 210 84% | 6.3k | $63k (exactly $62,937) | Noham Games |
| | Rebirth evolution | older | $8.99 | 125 61% | 3.8k | $34k (exactly $33,712) | 异界游网络科技 |
 | Undeadly | older | $14.99 | 45 66% | 1.4k | $20k (exactly $20,236) | Irreflex Studios |
 | Deadlock Station | $9.99 | 55 80% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | Luxorix Games | |
 | Spirits of The Silicium Forest | older | $9.99 | 55 89% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | PixelGreeds, Kujjaoo |
 | Runeroots TD | older | $14.99 | 29 82% | 870 | $13k (exactly $13,041) | ACEP Games |
 | Death Harvest | · EA older | $12.99 | 26 69% | 780 | $10k (exactly $10,132) | LaserOnion |
 | Fun Zone Omega | $11.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.6k (exactly $3,597) | A. Hagen | |
 | Make It Count | $7.99 | 14 50% | 420 | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) | Sky Games | |
 | Grimdark Survivors | $4.99 | 18 5% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | Hityara games | |
 | ZedFall: Outbreak | · EA | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | CaptainJaySolo |
 | MegaBattle | $13.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.7k (exactly $1,679) | MadCat Corp, Cavylabs | |
 | Shadow Survival | · EA | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Celestial Knight Studios |
 | Horde Together | · EA | $12.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $779 (exactly $779) | Fluffers Interactive |
 | Fur and Void | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | DFS |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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