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Should I ship a Shoot 'Em Up Party Game?
Party Game + Shoot 'Em Up
Only 15 developers shipped a Shoot 'Em Up Party Game 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, SharedScreen Wagons 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 14 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $987 (exactly $987) |
| Top 5% | $16k (exactly $15,584) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 1300% more developers than the period before.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Party Game
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Shoot 'Em Up
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Party Game, Shoot 'Em Up
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 97% positive over 128 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 19 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Kill It With Fire 2020 · $1.6M 
INVERSUS Deluxe 2016 · $122k 
SharedScreen Wagons 2 2026 · $16k 
MAGE: Mega Awesome Gregarious Encounters 2026 · $8.7k 
The Otterman Empire 2020 · $6.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Kill It With Fire | older | $12.99 | 4,036 95% | 121k | $1.6M (exactly $1,572,829) | Casey Donnellan Games LLC |
| | INVERSUS Deluxe | older | $14.99 | 271 88% | 8.1k | $122k (exactly $121,869) | Hypersect |
| | SharedScreen Wagons 2 | $9.99 | 52 98% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | Anti-Ded GameDev | |
| | MAGE: Mega Awesome Gregarious Encounters | $9.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | FunRug Studio | |
| | The Otterman Empire | older | $15.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $6.7k (exactly $6,716) | Tri-Heart Interactive |
 | Kooring VR Wonderland:Mecadino's Attack | older | $15.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $4.8k (exactly $4,797) | VRANI inc. |
 | Neighborhorde | older | $4.99 | 30 83% | 900 | $4.5k (exactly $4,491) | Fermenter Games |
 | Blockships | · EA older | $6.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $3.4k (exactly $3,355) | Dr Davient |
 | Catnight | older | $4.99 | 21 76% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | Rubber Croc |
 | Rocket Wars | older | $0.99 | 76 86% | 2.3k | $2.3k (exactly $2,257) | Rooftop Panda |
 | Pain to Satisfaction | · EA | $1.99 | 31 100% | 930 | $1.9k (exactly $1,851) | WSG Entertainment |
 | Hellcrackers | $2.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $987 (exactly $987) | Balazs Maczak, Balazs Sabransky | |
 | Mooncall | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Kuukkeli Games | |
 | Peekablock | · EA | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | Goose Gang Games |
 | Derf Party | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Fred Co | |
 | Steel Crawlers | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Artcodeup | |
 | Glitch Party | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Gyllensten Games | |
 | Blik Ball | · EA | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Software - made4you |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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