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Collectathon + Zombies
Of 29 developers who shipped a Zombie Collectathon game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 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., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $13k, ×21 the market median. Revenue is down 60% on the market; 21 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) |
| Top 5% | $13k (exactly $13,485) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 58 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Zombies
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Action, Adventure
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $8.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $8.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 716 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Night Raider 2024 · $343k 
BARRICADEZ 2021 · $67k 
Deadline Escape 2026 · EA · $65k 
HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island 2026 · $13k 
尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival 2025 · $10k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Night Raider | older | $5.99 | 1,908 85% | 57k | $343k (exactly $342,868) | TSUKUYOMIC |
| | BARRICADEZ | older | $18.99 | 117 78% | 3.5k | $67k (exactly $66,655) | Fly Penguin inc. |
| | Deadline Escape | · EA | $4.99 | 433 84% | 13k | $65k (exactly $64,820) | DeadlineEscape |
| | HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island | $8.99 | 50 88% | 1.5k | $13k (exactly $13,485) | BeXide Inc. | |
| | 尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival | $3.99 | 86 86% | 2.6k | $10k (exactly $10,294) | Kwing works | |
 | The Experiment | older | $1.99 | 121 65% | 3.6k | $7.2k (exactly $7,224) | Carrot Studios |
 | The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One | $3.99 | 33 96% | 990 | $4.0k (exactly $3,950) | Dream Oni, Cosmic Boop, Valorware | |
 | Pizza Delivery Survivors | · EA | $9.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Conglomerated Industries |
 | Jumpscare Scare Jump | older | $3.99 | 31 83% | 930 | $3.7k (exactly $3,711) | Rusimitu Games |
 | Active Mummy | older | $4.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | RENFALC |
 | 100 Zombie Cats | $1.99 | 40 97% | 1.2k | $2.4k (exactly $2,388) | 100 Cozy Games, Cats | |
 | 5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons | $4.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA, SHINISE GAMES | |
 | Zombie Survivors | $3.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) | Cube Games, Denner Bougo | |
 | Death Nomad | $9.99 | 6 50% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Cosmic Noise | |
 | Backrooms: Steps into the abyss | $1.99 | 24 58% | 720 | $1.4k (exactly $1,433) | SUDT Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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