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Should I ship a WWII Shoot 'Em Up?
Shoot 'Em Up + World War II
Only 7 developers shipped a WWII Shoot 'Em Up 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, Blitzkrieg Express, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $150 against a market of $630. 10 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Top 5% | $18k (exactly $18,114) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 42 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 down 75% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Shoot 'Em Up
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Price point
- $4.99 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 $9.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 16,850 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Shoot 'Em Up with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + RomanceFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Quick-Time EventsFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + Resource ManagementFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + SwordplayLong shot
- + MusicPoor odds
- + LovecraftianPoor odds
Comparable games
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 2018 · $1.8M 
LUFTRAUSERS 2014 · $1.0M 
SEX with HITLER 2022 · $704k 
Multi Turret Academy 2024 · EA · $480k 
Commando Collection 2024 · $212k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 | older | $12.99 | 4,742 94% | 142k | $1.8M (exactly $1,847,957) | Rogueside, Claeysbrothers |
| | LUFTRAUSERS | older | $9.99 | 3,398 91% | 102k | $1.0M (exactly $1,018,381) | Vlambeer |
| | SEX with HITLER | older | $6.99 | 3,358 81% | 101k | $704k (exactly $704,173) | Adolf Games |
| | Multi Turret Academy | · EA older | $8.99 | 1,778 95% | 53k | $480k (exactly $479,527) | Yulia Games |
| | Commando Collection | older | $4.99 | 1,414 95% | 42k | $212k (exactly $211,676) | Macrojoy |
 | Aircraft Evolution | older | $8.99 | 221 80% | 6.6k | $60k (exactly $59,604) | Satur Entertainment |
 | HITLER: BDSM BUNKER | older | $9.99 | 164 81% | 4.9k | $49k (exactly $49,151) | Adolf Games |
 | Hitler is my crush | older | $0.99 | 1,560 92% | 47k | $46k (exactly $46,332) | DarkLight Studio |
 | Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron | older | $14.99 | 94 74% | 2.8k | $42k (exactly $42,272) | HandyGames |
 | Blitzkrieg Express | $4.99 | 121 74% | 3.6k | $18k (exactly $18,114) | Maksym Melnyk | |
 | Valor 1944 | $9.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Sunroom Games | |
 | Bearplane | $4.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Matthew Burton | |
 | CAMP Z: THE AWAKENING | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | FEAR NO EVIL GAMES LLC. | |
 | Soviet Tide Arising! | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Page Blue House | |
 | Turning The Tide | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Funky Monkey Games | |
 | Canyon Raid | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Dad Does Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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