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Should I ship a Quick-Time Events Top-Down Shooter?
Quick-Time Events + Top-Down Shooter
Only 10 developers shipped a Quick-Time Events Top-Down 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, Pet the Cat, 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 $180 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $180 (exactly $180) |
| Top 25% | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 5% | $23k (exactly $23,204) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| 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: too few recent games to read.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Quick-Time Events
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Top-Down Shooter
- 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
- Quick-Time Events, Top-Down Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 5 games average 84% positive over 183 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 19 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
1976 - Back to midway 2020 · $58k 
Pet the Cat 2026 · $23k 
The War Enders: First Strike 2023 · EA · $4.0k 
Hellcome 2024 · $3.1k 
Captain Puff MacFly 2026 · $2.1k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1976 - Back to midway | older | $14.99 | 128 89% | 3.8k | $58k (exactly $57,562) | Ivanovich Games |
| | Pet the Cat | $4.99 | 155 83% | 4.7k | $23k (exactly $23,204) | MEWSTURBO | |
| | The War Enders: First Strike | · EA older | $14.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $4.0k (exactly $4,047) | Crystal Heart's Studio |
| | Hellcome | older | $6.99 | 15 60% | 450 | $3.1k (exactly $3,146) | Game Dev Garage |
| | Captain Puff MacFly | $2.99 | 23 95% | 690 | $2.1k (exactly $2,063) | MVCAO Studios | |
 | Chickado | · EA older | $2.99 | 16 68% | 480 | $1.4k (exactly $1,435) | Bugy Games |
 | 雷霆之眼 | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | 小如文化 | |
 | Mech Arena | older | $4.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Scarlet Whale |
 | Hot Noon | older | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Eskentert Productions |
 | 重装燎原 | · EA older | $0.99 | 14 64% | 420 | $416 (exactly $416) | Lightning Mark |
 | Foes of Legacy: Survivors | · EA | $3.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Vsaire Games |
 | Bug Bane Survivors | · EA | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | The Cipher Ink. |
 | Evil Spirit Hunter | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | SOLO | |
 | Circle Shoot | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Deliciosa Game | |
 | Sector IV : LockDown | · EA | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | HAVOC Entertainment |
 | Tank Tower Defense 坦克塔防 | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Azure Dragon Studio | |
 | The Brave Hearts II: False Skies | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Connor Butler |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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