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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Split Screen FPS?

FPS + Split Screen

Only 15 developers shipped a Split Screen FPS 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, Together: Moon Escape, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 25 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 25 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 65% on the market, 25 announced, ×3.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
FPS + Split Screen
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 15
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $269 → $20k → $0 → $1.2k → $44k (still earning) → $120 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for FPS + Split Screen: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 15
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $360 (exactly $360)
Top 25% $11k (exactly $10,928)
Top 5% $260k (exactly $260,140)
Developers, 2 yr 15
Released games 49
Announced 25
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 down 65% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, 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.

FPS
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Split Screen
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
FPS, Split Screen; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Shooter, Action, Adventure
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,172 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $360, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $260k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 25 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

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  2. + Dating SimFair47 devs · median $19k · 36 announced
  3. + IdlerFair22 devs · median $4.2k · 23 announced
  4. + GamblingFair24 devs · median $4.1k · 22 announced
  5. + FaithFair14 devs · median $1.9k · 12 announced
  6. + Precision PlatformerFair37 devs · median $1.6k · 38 announced
  7. + Martial ArtsFair13 devs · median $1.4k · 12 announced
  8. + Walking SimulatorFair172 devs · median $1.2k · 190 announced
  9. + RunnerLong shot39 devs · median $958 · 43 announced
  10. + Action RTSLong shot16 devs · median $899 · 21 announced
  11. + Bullet HellLong shot130 devs · median $629 · 145 announced
  12. + DogsLong shot6 devs · median $594 · 7 announced

All 216 pairs on the FPS page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III 2015 · $284M Serious Sam 3: BFE 2011 · $20M STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection 2024 · $7.5M STAR WARS™ Battlefront 2020 · $3.1M HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed 2020 · $2.8M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III older $59.99 157,694 88% 4.7M $284M (exactly $283,801,892) Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac)
Serious Sam 3: BFE older $29.99 21,834 87% 655k $20M (exactly $19,644,050) Croteam
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection older $35.01 7,125 23% 214k $7.5M (exactly $7,483,388) Aspyr
STAR WARS™ Battlefront older $19.99 5,190 79% 156k $3.1M (exactly $3,112,443) DICE
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed older $24.99 3,798 90% 114k $2.8M (exactly $2,847,361) Digital Cybercherries
Painkiller Hell & Damnation older $19.99 2,935 78% 88k $1.8M (exactly $1,760,119) The Farm 51
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil older $19.99 2,385 91% 72k $1.4M (exactly $1,430,284) Iguana Entertainment, Nightdive Studios
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution older $9.99 3,286 90% 99k $985k (exactly $984,814) Croteam, Alligator Pit
Space Beast Terror Fright older $14.99 1,255 91% 38k $564k (exactly $564,374) nornware AB
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter older $5.99 3,065 95% 92k $551k (exactly $550,780) Croteam
Together: Moon Escape $9.99 868 90% 26k $260k (exactly $260,140) CarlosGameDev
MeowGun: Hell Denizen $12.99 114 98% 3.4k $44k (exactly $44,426) SusaDeBastet
Containment Initiative 2 $14.99 89 85% 2.7k $40k (exactly $40,023) Gwyn Games LLC
Spaceflux $4.99 73 57% 2.2k $11k (exactly $10,928) Calin Ardelean
Mournight $6.99 12 16% 360 $2.5k (exactly $2,516) Fround Interactive
LuPR: Lunar Post Recruit $4.99 8 100% 240 $1.2k (exactly $1,198) Epic Tech Labs LLC
BattleTanks - Animal Wars $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Kasur Games
Space Wackos $11.99 1 0% 30 $360 (exactly $360) Nelson Peralta
Stacey's Demise - A Prequel to I FORGOT TO TAKE THE CHICKEN OUT OF THE FREEZER $3.99 1 100% 30 $120 (exactly $120) Yomen Tohmaz
Holy Carrot Simulator $1.99 2 50% 60 $119 (exactly $119) Lunar Code Studio

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