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Should I ship a Medieval Shooter?
Shooter + Medieval
Of 78 developers who shipped a Medieval 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.. 130 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $400k, ×643 the market median. Revenue is up 110% on the market; 130 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) |
| Top 5% | $404k (exactly $403,672) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 78 |
| Released games | 257 |
| Announced | 130 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 110% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Shooter; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action Roguelike, FPS
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Stylized
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 7,241 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 46 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 130 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Match 3Fair
- + SnowFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
Comparable games
Myth of Empires 2024 · $14M 
Pass the Fear 2026 · $1.7M 
Northern Journey 2021 · $1.3M 
Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) 2021 · $920k 
Shady Knight 2024 · $539k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Myth of Empires | older | $29.99 | 15,520 68% | 466k | $14M (exactly $13,963,344) | Angela Game |
| | Pass the Fear | $18.99 | 2,985 79% | 90k | $1.7M (exactly $1,700,554) | PlayMud Studio | |
| | Northern Journey | older | $11.99 | 3,500 96% | 105k | $1.3M (exactly $1,258,950) | Slid Studio |
| | Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) | older | $24.99 | 1,227 78% | 37k | $920k (exactly $919,882) | Jutsu Games |
| | Shady Knight | $19.99 | 898 93% | 27k | $539k (exactly $538,531) | Alexey 'cptnsigh' | |
 | Wizordum | $19.99 | 880 91% | 26k | $528k (exactly $527,736) | Emberheart Games | |
 | Yasuke Simulator | $6.99 | 1,925 97% | 58k | $404k (exactly $403,672) | HistoryAccurateDevelopers | |
 | Project Sparrow | · EA older | $9.99 | 1,067 88% | 32k | $320k (exactly $319,780) | Inspire Game Studios |
 | Arthurian Legends | older | $11.99 | 547 90% | 16k | $197k (exactly $196,756) | Scolaro Games |
 | AMID EVIL VR | older | $19.99 | 262 88% | 7.9k | $157k (exactly $157,121) | Indefatigable, Noah Rayburn, Andre Elij… (Indefatigable, Noah Rayburn, Andre Elijah Immersive) |
 | Yuri Sword Saga | $10.99 | 212 97% | 6.4k | $70k (exactly $69,896) | Pico Games | |
 | Blood Reaver | · EA | $14.99 | 155 88% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $69,704) | Hell Byte Studios |
 | Blood Brides | $9.99 | 45 62% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $13,486) | Era t'my | |
 | Tale of the Bullet Knight | · EA | $15.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $10k (exactly $10,074) | JAKALWIZARDSTUDIO |
 | Swamp Keeper | $3.99 | 82 96% | 2.5k | $9.8k (exactly $9,815) | Maetdol Games | |
 | Hell Survivors | · EA | $7.99 | 38 55% | 1.1k | $9.1k (exactly $9,109) | Aerilon |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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