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Should I ship a Superhero Shooter?
Shooter + Superhero
Only 11 developers shipped a Superhero 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, STARVAULT VR, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 28 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×0.9 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $49k, ×33 the market median. Revenue is up 1945% on the market; 28 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 25% | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) |
| Top 5% | $49k (exactly $49,480) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 71 |
| Announced | 28 |
| 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 up 1945% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 206 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 28 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Match 3Fair
- + SnowFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
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Comparable games
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 2021 · $64M 
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 2024 · $27M 
Saints Row 2023 · $5.2M 
Agents of Mayhem 2017 · $2.9M 
Dread Templar 2023 · $657k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | older | $59.99 | 35,397 93% | 1.1M | $64M (exactly $63,703,981) | Eidos-Montréal |
| | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | older | $69.99 | 12,718 60% | 382k | $27M (exactly $26,703,985) | Rocksteady Studios |
| | Saints Row | older | $29.99 | 5,765 61% | 173k | $5.2M (exactly $5,186,770) | Volition |
| | Agents of Mayhem | older | $29.99 | 3,270 59% | 98k | $2.9M (exactly $2,942,019) | Deep Silver Volition |
| | Dread Templar | older | $19.99 | 1,096 82% | 33k | $657k (exactly $657,271) | T19 Games |
 | Commando Collection | older | $4.99 | 1,414 95% | 42k | $212k (exactly $211,676) | Macrojoy |
 | Superior: Vengeance | older | $16.99 | 106 77% | 3.2k | $54k (exactly $54,028) | Drifter® |
 | STARVAULT VR | $24.99 | 66 89% | 2.0k | $49k (exactly $49,480) | Theia Games | |
 | Time To Stop Time | older | $9.99 | 161 71% | 4.8k | $48k (exactly $48,252) | Sicarius |
 | Death Horizon: Reloaded | older | $19.99 | 76 80% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $45,577) | Horizon Lab LLP |
 | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
 | Kebabstar 🌯⭐ | · EA | $14.99 | 14 78% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Zeybek |
 | Doom Survivor: Horde Rush | $2.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) | Crazy Studio | |
 | Night Jackal: Blood Debt | $2.99 | 37 78% | 1.1k | $3.3k (exactly $3,319) | Nothing Rhymes With Entertainment | |
 | Big Trouble in Little Chimney | $4.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | FobTi interactive | |
 | WorldWatch: Superhero Bullet Heaven | · EA | $3.59 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Moldy&Abet Games, Paper Dudes Game… (Moldy&Abet Games, Paper Dudes Game Studio) |
 | Wima Magicamia Cute Girls Magic Battle 3DTPS | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | NoHitCreations | |
 | Lucky Pikinini - Advanced Killer Cyborg | $1.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | Lucky Pikinini | |
 | Ghost of Kyiv | $2.04 | 1 100% | 30 | $61 (exactly $61) | Jonald |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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