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Co-op + Sniper
Only 6 developers shipped a Co-op Sniper 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, Sniper Elite: Resistance, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced, ×5.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $17k against a market of $1.5k. 17 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $600 (exactly $600) |
|---|---|
| Median | $17k (exactly $17,498) |
| Top 25% | $20k (exactly $19,790) |
| Top 5% | $7.2M (exactly $7,236,052) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $19.99 |
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 80% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 24%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Sniper
- Price point
- $19.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $49.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 165,442 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 17 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Sniper Elite 4 2017 · $98M 
Sniper Elite 5 2022 · $37M 
Zombie Army Trilogy 2015 · $19M 
Sniper Elite 3 2014 · $19M 
Zombie Army 4: Dead War 2021 · $15M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sniper Elite 4 | older | $59.99 | 54,258 91% | 1.6M | $98M (exactly $97,648,123) | Rebellion |
| | Sniper Elite 5 | older | $49.99 | 24,818 83% | 745k | $37M (exactly $37,219,555) | Rebellion |
| | Zombie Army Trilogy | older | $44.99 | 14,285 85% | 429k | $19M (exactly $19,280,464) | Rebellion |
| | Sniper Elite 3 | older | $29.99 | 21,407 82% | 642k | $19M (exactly $19,259,878) | Rebellion |
| | Zombie Army 4: Dead War | older | $49.99 | 10,028 86% | 301k | $15M (exactly $15,038,992) | Rebellion |
 | Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 | older | $19.99 | 15,133 67% | 454k | $9.1M (exactly $9,075,260) | CI Games |
 | Sniper Elite: Resistance | $49.99 | 4,825 75% | 145k | $7.2M (exactly $7,236,052) | Rebellion | |
 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | older | $9.99 | 13,694 75% | 411k | $4.1M (exactly $4,104,092) | City Interactive |
 | Sniper Elite V2 Remastered | older | $34.99 | 3,437 78% | 103k | $3.6M (exactly $3,607,819) | Rebellion |
 | Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army | older | $14.99 | 3,557 88% | 107k | $1.6M (exactly $1,599,583) | Rebellion |
 | Source Code | $19.99 | 33 60% | 990 | $20k (exactly $19,790) | Blitzball.Inc | |
 | Beach Invasion 1915-Gallipoli | $7.99 | 73 71% | 2.2k | $17k (exactly $17,498) | AIx2 Games | |
 | Cat's Wars | · EA | $1.99 | 37 81% | 1.1k | $2.2k (exactly $2,209) | Antelus Games |
 | Tribots | · EA | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | HEXRAY |
 | Battle Ground Battle Royale | · EA | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | BeadleGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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