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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Robot Gun Customization game?

Gun Customization + Robots

Of 31 developers who shipped a Robot Gun Customization game 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.. 73 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×3.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $2.2M, ×3590 the market median. Revenue is up 25% on the market; 73 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 25% on the market, 73 announced, ×3.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Gun Customization + Robots
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 31
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $5.1k → $898 → $1.9k → $1.0k → $2.1k → $4.0k → $3.6k (still earning) → $30 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Gun Customization + Robots: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 31
Bottom 30% $599 (exactly $599)
Median $1.9k (exactly $1,918)
Top 25% $28k (exactly $27,844)
Top 5% $2.3M (exactly $2,254,648)
Developers, 2 yr 31
Released games 83
Announced 73
Effort 6 / 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 25% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Gun Customization
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Robots
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Gun Customization; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Roguelike
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 8,408 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $600, median $1.9k, 1 in 4 over $27k, 1 in 20 over $2.2M.

3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 73 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Gun Customization with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Tower DefenseFair26 devs · median $958 · 32 announced
  2. + DystopianPoor odds16 devs · median $51k · 58 announced
  3. + Immersive SimPoor odds12 devs · median $25k · 44 announced
  4. + BuildingPoor odds13 devs · median $16k · 39 announced
  5. + Survival HorrorPoor odds26 devs · median $14k · 55 announced
  6. + ModernPoor odds18 devs · median $14k · 38 announced
  7. + MilitaryPoor odds50 devs · median $13k · 126 announced
  8. + StealthPoor odds20 devs · median $13k · 63 announced
  9. + Co-opPoor odds31 devs · median $11k · 92 announced
  10. + MechsPoor odds12 devs · median $11k · 32 announced
  11. + Resource ManagementPoor odds28 devs · median $11k · 71 announced
  12. + Base BuildingPoor odds23 devs · median $9.1k · 64 announced

All 93 pairs on the Gun Customization page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

M.A.S.S. Builder 2025 · $2.8M VOID/BREAKER 2025 · EA · $2.3M Vox Machinae 2022 · $1.1M Cargo Hunters 2026 · EA · $443k Roboquest VR 2025 · $355k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
M.A.S.S. Builder $24.99 3,729 85% 112k $2.8M (exactly $2,795,631) Vermillion Digital
VOID/BREAKER · EA $29.99 2,506 91% 75k $2.3M (exactly $2,254,648) Stubby Games
Vox Machinae older $29.99 1,177 87% 35k $1.1M (exactly $1,058,947) Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation
Cargo Hunters · EA $19.99 739 82% 22k $443k (exactly $443,178) Order Of Meta
Roboquest VR $29.99 395 87% 12k $355k (exactly $355,382) Flat2VR Studios, RyseUp Studios
BREAK ARTS II older $14.99 662 74% 20k $298k (exactly $297,701) MercuryStudio
Genome Guardian 2 · EA $15.99 410 95% 12k $197k (exactly $196,677) Alpherior
Siege of Centauri older $14.99 350 64% 11k $157k (exactly $157,395) Stardock Entertainment
ArcRunner older $19.99 195 68% 5.9k $117k (exactly $116,941) Trickjump Games Ltd
Dreadhunter · EA older $24.99 141 77% 4.2k $106k (exactly $105,708) Trickster Arts
Galactic Vault $19.99 155 90% 4.7k $93k (exactly $92,954) MeepMeep Games
Clockwork Ambrosia $19.99 133 84% 4.0k $80k (exactly $79,760) Realmsoft
Gunbot Diplomacy $4.99 186 86% 5.6k $28k (exactly $27,844) Sleepy Sentry
Ghosts Keep Out $3.99 130 75% 3.9k $16k (exactly $15,561) Only Fun Games
Gunswitch · EA $7.99 25 64% 750 $6.0k (exactly $5,992) Wicked Tavern

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