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Third-Person Shooter + On-Rails Shooter
Only 10 developers shipped an On-Rails Shooter Third-Person Shooter 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, 閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER -, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $7.5k against a market of $1.5k. 16 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $3.8k (exactly $3,830) |
|---|---|
| Median | $7.5k (exactly $7,497) |
| Top 25% | $36k (exactly $35,986) |
| Top 5% | $65k (exactly $65,206) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 42 |
| Announced | 16 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 530% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- On-Rails Shooter
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, On-Rails Shooter
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 382 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.9k. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 16 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RhythmStrong odds
- + WesternFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + Time ManagementLong shot
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Creature CollectorPoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Level EditorPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
Say No! More 2021 · $794k 
Mirage Feathers 2024 · $384k 
Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific 2023 · $76k 
Air Twister 2023 · $76k 
閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER - 2025 · $65k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Say No! More | older | $14.99 | 1,766 91% | 53k | $794k (exactly $794,170) | Studio Fizbin |
| | Mirage Feathers | older | $4.99 | 2,566 98% | 77k | $384k (exactly $384,130) | oyasumi Workshop |
| | Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific | older | $9.99 | 255 78% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | AIx2 Games |
| | Air Twister | older | $24.99 | 101 93% | 3.0k | $76k (exactly $75,720) | YS NET |
| | 閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER - | $14.99 | 145 91% | 4.4k | $65k (exactly $65,206) | LeftOver | |
 | NIGHT STRIKER GEAR | $18.99 | 94 88% | 2.8k | $54k (exactly $53,552) | M2 Co., Ltd., M2 Co.,LTD | |
 | Operation Night Strikers | $24.99 | 48 77% | 1.4k | $36k (exactly $35,986) | M2 Co., Ltd. | |
 | Astrodogs | older | $12.99 | 71 80% | 2.1k | $28k (exactly $27,669) | Dynamic Media Triad |
 | Banzai Escape | older | $6.99 | 101 72% | 3.0k | $21k (exactly $21,180) | XenoAisam |
 | Candy Rangers | $14.99 | 30 86% | 900 | $13k (exactly $13,491) | Mechano | |
 | The Phoenix Gene VR | $24.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $7.5k (exactly $7,497) | HEROmation | |
 | Unit Down Charge | $9.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Randy Becker | |
 | Grid Ranger | $3.99 | 32 84% | 960 | $3.8k (exactly $3,830) | Pixeljam | |
 | Furball Over the Front | $4.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Page Blue House | |
 | Soviet Tide Arising! | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Page Blue House | |
 | lone shadow | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | AA Mini Games Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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