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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dungeon Crawler Looter Shooter?

Looter Shooter + Dungeon Crawler

Of 33 developers who shipped a Dungeon Crawler Looter 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.. 62 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×1.3 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $90; 1 in 20 cleared $3.7M, ×2509 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 62 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 70% on the market, 62 announced, ×3.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Looter Shooter + Dungeon Crawler
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 33
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $34k → $2.2k → $150 → $7.9k → $9.0k (still earning) → $90 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Looter Shooter + Dungeon Crawler: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 33
Bottom 30% $90 (exactly $90)
Median $1.9k (exactly $1,918)
Top 25% $14k (exactly $13,941)
Top 5% $3.8M (exactly $3,758,996)
Developers, 2 yr 33
Released games 74
Announced 62
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $7.99

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 70% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Looter Shooter
effort 8 / 10 · low · online co-op and a loot economy on top of a shooter
Dungeon Crawler
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
Looter Shooter, Dungeon Crawler; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Roguelike, Loot
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Dark
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 82% positive over 23,370 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $90, median $1.9k, 1 in 4 over $13k, 1 in 20 over $3.7M.

3 in 10 developers made under $90. 6 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 62 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Looter Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair13 devs · median $219k · 14 announced
  2. + Vehicular CombatFair11 devs · median $15k · 14 announced
  3. + IdlerFair16 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  4. + 3D PlatformerLong shot23 devs · median $449 · 16 announced
  5. + Extraction ShooterPoor odds31 devs · median $71k · 73 announced
  6. + Online Co-OpPoor odds54 devs · median $25k · 136 announced
  7. + Co-opPoor odds56 devs · median $25k · 124 announced
  8. + Twin Stick ShooterPoor odds18 devs · median $16k · 44 announced
  9. + DystopianPoor odds14 devs · median $10k · 45 announced
  10. + Base BuildingPoor odds36 devs · median $9.1k · 74 announced
  11. + Character CustomizationPoor odds50 devs · median $9.0k · 151 announced
  12. + Inventory ManagementPoor odds27 devs · median $6.9k · 61 announced

All 90 pairs on the Looter Shooter page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Gunfire Reborn 2021 · $53M Deadzone: Rogue 2025 · $11M Abyssus 2025 · $3.8M DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION 2023 · $1.1M Soundfall 2022 · $896k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Gunfire Reborn older $19.99 88,536 93% 2.7M $53M (exactly $53,095,039) Gunfire Reborn Studio
Deadzone: Rogue $24.99 15,041 82% 451k $11M (exactly $11,276,238) Prophecy Games
Abyssus $24.99 5,014 84% 150k $3.8M (exactly $3,758,996) DoubleMoose Games
DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION older $2.99 12,437 94% 373k $1.1M (exactly $1,115,599) Agafonoff
Soundfall older $29.99 996 73% 30k $896k (exactly $896,101) Drastic Games
Revita older $16.99 1,734 83% 52k $884k (exactly $883,820) BenStar
Relic Hunters Legend $19.99 1,101 65% 33k $660k (exactly $660,270) Rogue Snail
Dark Hunting Ground $12.99 771 92% 23k $300k (exactly $300,459) BingX
LIFE EFFECT Survival · EA $14.99 488 85% 15k $219k (exactly $219,454) LIFE EFFECT
Soul's Chronicle: Immortal Slayer $14.99 441 77% 13k $198k (exactly $198,318) 正向星光工作室
Nakara $9.99 310 91% 9.3k $93k (exactly $92,907) R3dspike
Schism $11.99 140 96% 4.2k $50k (exactly $50,358) Fami
Rocket Squad: Infinity $14.99 31 22% 930 $14k (exactly $13,941) Jackto Studios
Dwarf Delve $12.99 33 33% 990 $13k (exactly $12,860) Gloom Box

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.