Should I ship a Vampire FPS?
FPS + Vampires
Of 20 developers who shipped a Vampire FPS 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.. 29 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, level with the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $750k, ×506 the market median. Revenue is up 175% on the market; 29 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,529) |
| Top 25% | $14k (exactly $13,941) |
| Top 5% | $758k (exactly $757,883) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 57 |
| Announced | 29 |
| 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 up 175% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- FPS; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Boomer Shooter
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $34.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Gore, Violent
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $34.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 2,041 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
FPS with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Dating SimFair
- + IdlerFair
- + GamblingFair
- + FaithFair
- + Precision PlatformerFair
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + RunnerLong shot
- + Action RTSLong shot
- + Bullet HellLong shot
- + DogsLong shot
Comparable games
Resident Evil Village 2021 · $128M 
Redfall 2023 · $3.0M 
DRACU-RIOT! 2026 · $758k 
Blood Code 2015 · $518k 
Eternal Evil 2022 · $490k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Resident Evil Village | older | $39.99 | 106,447 95% | 3.2M | $128M (exactly $127,704,466) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Redfall | older | $39.99 | 2,460 40% | 74k | $3.0M (exactly $2,951,262) | Arkane Austin |
| | DRACU-RIOT! | $34.99 | 722 98% | 22k | $758k (exactly $757,883) | YUZUSOFT | |
| | Blood Code | older | $9.99 | 1,728 73% | 52k | $518k (exactly $517,882) | ZiX Solutions, Weixi Studio |
| | Eternal Evil | older | $29.99 | 545 74% | 16k | $490k (exactly $490,336) | Honor Games |
 | Priest Simulator: Vampire Show | $19.99 | 735 94% | 22k | $441k (exactly $440,779) | Asmodev | |
 | Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death | older | $7.99 | 1,127 88% | 34k | $270k (exactly $270,142) | Rebellion |
 | NecroVision | older | $4.99 | 1,412 68% | 42k | $211k (exactly $211,376) | The Farm 51 |
 | Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi | older | $2.99 | 1,581 90% | 47k | $142k (exactly $141,816) | Idol FX |
 | Slayer Shock | older | $19.99 | 95 56% | 2.9k | $57k (exactly $56,971) | Minor Key Games |
 | Blood Vial | $4.99 | 329 96% | 9.9k | $49k (exactly $49,251) | Dillon Steyl | |
 | Blood High! | $5.99 | 129 81% | 3.9k | $23k (exactly $23,181) | ALLAF GAMES | |
 | Vampire Hunter: Nightrise | $14.99 | 31 93% | 930 | $14k (exactly $13,941) | Over The Moon | |
 | Liquidator 2: Welcome to Hell | $6.99 | 35 62% | 1.1k | $7.3k (exactly $7,340) | Parallax Arts Studio | |
 | Lastbane | · EA | $3.99 | 39 25% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | Lionstone Studio |
 | Dixotomia | $19.99 | 7 14% | 210 | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) | DeepMatrix | |
 | Evil Of Fate | · EA | $4.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Route Games |
 | EVERDARK: Undead Apocalypse | $16.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.5k (exactly $1,529) | ESDIP_GAMES, Everdark Labs |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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