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Should I ship a Rhythm Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + Rhythm
Only 6 developers shipped a Rhythm 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, Ultimate Drummer, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.3k, ×2.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $1.0k. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 25% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Top 5% | $31k (exactly $30,549) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 26%, 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
- Rhythm
- effort 3 / 10 · medium · audio sync, timing precision and music rights
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, Rhythm
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 838 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + 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
- + LovecraftianPoor odds
Comparable games
Beat Aim - Rhythm FPS Trainer 2019 · EA · $94k 
Hell Division 2022 · $80k 
The Wraith of the Galaxy 2023 · EA · $58k 
Ultimate Drummer 2026 · $31k 
Zombodesert 2024 · $18k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Beat Aim - Rhythm FPS Trainer | · EA older | $14.99 | 210 89% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $94,437) | Kamyker |
| | Hell Division | older | $13.99 | 191 83% | 5.7k | $80k (exactly $80,163) | Quacky Games |
| | The Wraith of the Galaxy | · EA older | $11.99 | 161 81% | 4.8k | $58k (exactly $57,912) | Whale Rock Games |
| | Ultimate Drummer | $5.99 | 170 98% | 5.1k | $31k (exactly $30,549) | Cool 3D World | |
| | Zombodesert | older | $49.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $18k (exactly $17,996) | Gamesforgames |
 | The Mythical City | older | $9.99 | 38 60% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | Gamesforgames |
 | Skeletos Sword | older | $8.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $4.6k (exactly $4,585) | Gamesforfarm |
 | Survalker | $9.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Gamesforgames | |
 | Danger Drone | older | $9.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Gamesforgames |
 | VILOVEJETS | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Polka Studio | |
 | Gorilla Showdown | $6.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | Sloth King | |
 | MEMOLOGY: ESCAPE OF MEMES | $0.99 | 35 91% | 1.1k | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) | Gamesforfarm, Piece Of Voxel | |
 | COSMIC WARFRONT | $1.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $597 (exactly $597) | Gamesforfarm | |
 | Doomvile Brainrot | $0.99 | 15 66% | 450 | $446 (exactly $446) | Gamesforgames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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