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Local Multiplayer + Zombies
Of 26 developers who shipped a Zombie Local Multiplayer 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.. 33 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×2.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $450k, ×725 the market median. Revenue is up 450% on the market; 33 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) |
| Top 25% | $6.1k (exactly $6,081) |
| Top 5% | $455k (exactly $455,068) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 111 |
| Announced | 33 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 450% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Zombies
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Co-op, Local Co-Op
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cartoony, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 66% positive over 8,031 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 33 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Monster Prom 2018 · $4.4M 
Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted 2025 · $4.1M 
Door Kickers: Action Squad 2018 · $3.7M 
Contagion 2013 · $3.0M 
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake 2022 · $2.0M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Monster Prom | older | $11.99 | 12,245 93% | 367k | $4.4M (exactly $4,404,526) | Beautiful Glitch |
| | Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted | $19.99 | 6,898 66% | 207k | $4.1M (exactly $4,136,731) | PopCap Games, The Lost Pixels | |
| | Door Kickers: Action Squad | older | $13.99 | 8,778 95% | 263k | $3.7M (exactly $3,684,127) | PixelShard, KillHouse Games |
| | Contagion | older | $9.99 | 10,042 75% | 301k | $3.0M (exactly $3,009,587) | Monochrome, Inc |
| | THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake | older | $24.99 | 2,703 68% | 81k | $2.0M (exactly $2,026,439) | MegaPixel Studio S. A. |
 | Guns, Gore & Cannoli | older | $9.99 | 3,681 91% | 110k | $1.1M (exactly $1,103,196) | Rogueside, Claeysbrothers |
 | Ben and Ed - Blood Party | older | $14.99 | 2,297 88% | 69k | $1.0M (exactly $1,032,961) | Sluggerfly |
 | Crimsonland | older | $13.99 | 2,107 94% | 63k | $884k (exactly $884,308) | 10tons Ltd |
 | THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake | $24.99 | 607 44% | 18k | $455k (exactly $455,068) | MegaPixel Studio S. A. | |
 | Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now | older | $6.99 | 2,098 89% | 63k | $440k (exactly $439,951) | Dreamworlds |
 | MeowGun: Hell Denizen | $12.99 | 114 98% | 3.4k | $44k (exactly $44,426) | SusaDeBastet | |
 | Chaos Faction Legacy Collection | $4.99 | 234 93% | 7.0k | $35k (exactly $35,030) | George "EON" Eade | |
 | Wild Ice | $19.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $10k (exactly $10,195) | Journey Bound Games | |
 | Soviet Survival | · EA | $4.99 | 68 75% | 2.0k | $10k (exactly $10,180) | Hunt Studio |
 | The Hilltop Funeral | · EA | $6.99 | 29 72% | 870 | $6.1k (exactly $6,081) | BROKENCIGS, fumigawa |
 | Sustained | · EA | $19.99 | 10 50% | 300 | $6.0k (exactly $5,997) | Iconic Studios |
 | Carrot Survivors | $4.99 | 28 100% | 840 | $4.2k (exactly $4,192) | Carrot Games | |
 | Zombies Attack | $4.99 | 26 100% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | Liao Kai, LKK GAME |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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