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Should I ship a Combat Outbreak Sim?
Combat + Outbreak Sim
Only 13 developers shipped a Combat Outbreak Sim 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, Colonies of The Remnant, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $120, ×0.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 19 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper, while revenue is up 840% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $120 (exactly $120) |
| Top 25% | $1.1k (exactly $1,078) |
| Top 5% | $30k (exactly $29,799) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 840% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Combat
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Outbreak Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Combat, Outbreak Sim; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Shooter
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Realistic, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 8 games average 34% positive over 119 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Combat with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + VampiresFair
- + SnowFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Match 3Long shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Political SimPoor odds
- + Extraction ShooterPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
Comparable games
Colonies of The Remnant 2026 · EA · $30k 
Zombies Attack 2025 · $3.9k 
Resident Fear : Redistribution 2023 · $2.2k 
Evil World HOPSCA 2025 · $1.6k 
Bad Times at the Silver Lake 2023 · $1.2k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Colonies of The Remnant | · EA | $13.99 | 71 7% | 2.1k | $30k (exactly $29,799) | Cat Soul Studios |
| | Zombies Attack | $4.99 | 26 100% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | Liao Kai, LKK GAME | |
| | Resident Fear : Redistribution | older | $2.99 | 24 20% | 720 | $2.2k (exactly $2,153) | Gamesoft Studios |
| | Evil World HOPSCA | $12.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $1.6k (exactly $1,559) | XU RENYU | |
| | Bad Times at the Silver Lake | older | $4.99 | 8 12% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Philip Efimov |
 | 2 Hours Later | $5.99 | 6 16% | 180 | $1.1k (exactly $1,078) | SevenGHON | |
 | Beastmaster | older | $5.99 | 6 16% | 180 | $1.1k (exactly $1,078) | 鱼鱼游戏 |
 | Dead Inside | · EA older | $4.99 | 7 42% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Dogukan Demir |
 | Devil's Island | older | $1.99 | 16 37% | 480 | $955 (exactly $955) | Never Say Never |
 | Operation Save the Girl: Code X | older | $1.99 | 13 38% | 390 | $776 (exactly $776) | 2024-NGame |
 | Creature Menace: The Ultimate Nightmare | $6.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | Blood Stain Games | |
 | PROMIZED LAND: Outer Town 2025 | $2.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | PotaZOM, KRAKATOA STUDIOS | |
 | Gunfire Girl: Zombie Hunt | $3.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Dinosaur workshop | |
 | Autism, ADHD and Syphilis | $0.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $89 (exactly $89) | ProgenitorWorks | |
 | People and Zombies | $7.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | HUSITANG | |
 | Z Mission Breakout | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Gaemster |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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