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Should I ship a Demon Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + Demons
Of 26 developers who shipped a Demon Third-Person Shooter 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.. 55 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120. 55 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper, while revenue is up 80% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $6.1k (exactly $6,115) |
| Top 5% | $392k (exactly $392,093) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 75 |
| Announced | 55 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 80% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Demons
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action-Adventure, Shooter
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Dark
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 1,758 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 55 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RhythmStrong odds
- + WesternFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + Time ManagementLong shot
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Creature CollectorPoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Level EditorPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Evil West | older | $49.99 | 10,215 74% | 306k | $15M (exactly $15,319,436) | Flying Wild Hog |
| | Zombie Army 4: Dead War | older | $49.99 | 10,028 86% | 301k | $15M (exactly $15,038,992) | Rebellion |
| | Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | older | $14.99 | 7,701 75% | 231k | $3.5M (exactly $3,463,140) | Deep Silver Volition, High Voltage Soft… (Deep Silver Volition, High Voltage Software) |
| | HELLGATE: London | older | $12.99 | 2,219 57% | 67k | $865k (exactly $864,744) | T3Entertainment |
| | Shadow Man Remastered | older | $19.99 | 1,368 94% | 41k | $820k (exactly $820,390) | Nightdive Studios, Acclaim Studios Tees… (Nightdive Studios, Acclaim Studios Teesside) |
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 | Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered | $24.99 | 523 88% | 16k | $392k (exactly $392,093) | GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. | |
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 | Dread X Collection 4: The Hunt | older | $9.99 | 379 88% | 11k | $114k (exactly $113,586) | DreadXP, David Szymanski, Christopher Y… (DreadXP, David Szymanski, Christopher Yabsley, KIRA, Philisophic Games, Dan McGrath, TorpleDook, Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith, Vidas Salavejus, Redact Games, Wayward Preacher, Mr. Pink, Aaron Wise) |
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 | Welcome to Doll Town | $4.99 | 351 42% | 11k | $53k (exactly $52,545) | Bad Wish Games | |
 | The Last Citadel | $14.99 | 70 85% | 2.1k | $31k (exactly $31,479) | Honest Demon | |
 | Nun of your Business | $5.99 | 126 73% | 3.8k | $23k (exactly $22,642) | Revolt Games | |
 | 除邪2(CHUXIE2) | $6.99 | 44 40% | 1.3k | $9.2k (exactly $9,227) | LCGaming | |
 | The Dreaded Hut | $11.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $6.1k (exactly $6,115) | Gnaw Paw Studios | |
 | The Mansion of The Macabre | $14.99 | 10 20% | 300 | $4.5k (exactly $4,497) | Team Tatou | |
 | Evil Of Fate | · EA | $4.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Route Games |
 | Datura Time | $7.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Vladeta Stojanovic |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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