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Should I ship a Real Time Tactics Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + Real Time Tactics
Of 27 developers who shipped a Real Time Tactics Third-Person 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.. 50 more are announced, ×6.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×0.3 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180. 50 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.3 per shipper, while revenue is flat on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $450 (exactly $450) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) |
| Top 5% | $52k (exactly $52,462) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 89 |
| Announced | 50 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 60% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, 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
- Real Time Tactics
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, Real Time Tactics; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Strategy, Online Co-Op
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Third Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 70% positive over 40,279 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 8 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 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
REMATCH 2025 · $36M 
Children of the Sun 2024 · $902k 
Black One Blood Brothers 2022 · EA · $737k 
Battle Cry of Freedom 2022 · $628k 
Home Wars 2017 · $342k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | REMATCH | $29.99 | 39,905 70% | 1.2M | $36M (exactly $35,902,528) | Sloclap | |
| | Children of the Sun | older | $14.99 | 2,005 92% | 60k | $902k (exactly $901,648) | René Rother |
| | Black One Blood Brothers | · EA older | $17.99 | 1,366 78% | 41k | $737k (exactly $737,230) | Helios Studio |
| | Battle Cry of Freedom | older | $10.00 | 2,092 71% | 63k | $628k (exactly $627,600) | Flying Squirrel Entertainment |
| | Home Wars | older | $9.99 | 1,141 78% | 34k | $342k (exactly $341,958) | Insane Dreamers |
 | Bot Wars | · EA older | $14.99 | 700 86% | 21k | $315k (exactly $314,790) | Frompy Games |
 | Attack on Toys | · EA older | $6.99 | 1,158 93% | 35k | $243k (exactly $242,833) | N7T-GAMES |
 | DIRECT CONTACT | · EA older | $14.99 | 328 31% | 9.8k | $148k (exactly $147,502) | Mountain 81 |
 | Timemelters | older | $19.99 | 152 92% | 4.6k | $91k (exactly $91,154) | Autoexec Games |
 | Prime & Load : 1776 | older | $7.99 | 313 76% | 9.4k | $75k (exactly $75,026) | Radio Silence Entertainment |
 | Dawn of Anarchy | $13.99 | 125 84% | 3.8k | $52k (exactly $52,462) | Quacky Games | |
 | Death row inmates on the run 2--The Resistance | $6.99 | 86 55% | 2.6k | $18k (exactly $18,034) | zzzgame | |
 | Tactical Warfare | $9.99 | 52 67% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | Mizrab | |
 | Climber Girl | $7.99 | 19 36% | 570 | $4.6k (exactly $4,554) | AlterLab Development | |
 | Stopping Move | $9.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Gamesforgames | |
 | Grim Pastures | · EA | $3.99 | 25 96% | 750 | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) | 7hgamestudio |
 | MiniWarfare | · EA | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | BajaStorm |
 | Nivoz Running Canned | $7.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | morning glows | |
 | MEMOLOGY: ITALIAN MEME WAR | $0.99 | 45 97% | 1.4k | $1.3k (exactly $1,336) | Piece Of Voxel, Gamesforfarm |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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