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Should I ship a Vampire Shooter?
Shooter + Vampires
Of 38 developers who shipped a Vampire 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.. 41 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 41 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,778) |
| Top 5% | $441k (exactly $440,779) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 38 |
| Released games | 99 |
| Announced | 41 |
| 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 10% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Shooter; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Bullet Hell, Action Roguelike
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Pixel Graphics, 2D, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 8,446 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 41 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Match 3Fair
- + SnowFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
Comparable games
Evil West 2022 · $15M 
Redfall 2023 · $3.0M 
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 2026 · $2.0M 
DEADBOLT 2016 · $1.5M 
BloodRayne: Terminal Cut 2020 · $716k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Evil West | older | $49.99 | 10,215 74% | 306k | $15M (exactly $15,319,436) | Flying Wild Hog |
| | Redfall | older | $39.99 | 2,460 40% | 74k | $3.0M (exactly $2,951,262) | Arkane Austin |
| | Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | $17.99 | 3,740 98% | 112k | $2.0M (exactly $2,018,478) | 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise | |
| | DEADBOLT | older | $9.99 | 4,852 96% | 146k | $1.5M (exactly $1,454,144) | Hopoo Games |
| | BloodRayne: Terminal Cut | older | $14.99 | 1,593 90% | 48k | $716k (exactly $716,372) | Terminal Reality |
 | Eternal Evil | older | $29.99 | 545 74% | 16k | $490k (exactly $490,336) | Honor Games |
 | Priest Simulator: Vampire Show | $19.99 | 735 94% | 22k | $441k (exactly $440,779) | Asmodev | |
 | Rocket Rats | $5.99 | 2,388 94% | 72k | $429k (exactly $429,124) | Gagonfe | |
 | Goobies | older | $5.99 | 1,866 90% | 56k | $335k (exactly $335,320) | Höganäs Spel |
 | Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death | older | $7.99 | 1,127 88% | 34k | $270k (exactly $270,142) | Rebellion |
 | Touhou ~Red Empress Devil. | $8.99 | 438 70% | 13k | $118k (exactly $118,129) | STUDIO POCO | |
 | Internet Survivor Survivors | $14.99 | 234 75% | 7.0k | $105k (exactly $105,230) | ビートまりお / COOL&CREATE | |
 | Touhou Koumakyou: Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | $17.99 | 188 98% | 5.6k | $101k (exactly $101,464) | 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise | |
 | Blood Vial | $4.99 | 329 96% | 9.9k | $49k (exactly $49,251) | Dillon Steyl | |
 | Chaos Faction Legacy Collection | $4.99 | 234 93% | 7.0k | $35k (exactly $35,030) | George "EON" Eade | |
 | Blood High! | $5.99 | 129 81% | 3.9k | $23k (exactly $23,181) | ALLAF GAMES | |
 | Vampire Hunter: Nightrise | $14.99 | 31 93% | 930 | $14k (exactly $13,941) | Over The Moon |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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