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Should I ship a Split Screen Twin Stick Shooter?

Split Screen + Twin Stick Shooter

Only 13 developers shipped a Split Screen Twin Stick 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, Bonelords, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $750 against a market of $630. 16 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 90% on the market, 16 announced, ×4.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Split Screen + Twin Stick Shooter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 13
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $120 → $7.9k → $599
Outcomes for Split Screen + Twin Stick Shooter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 13
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $748 (exactly $748)
Top 25% $4.8k (exactly $4,794)
Top 5% $20k (exactly $19,712)
Developers, 2 yr 13
Released games 45
Announced 16
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 90% on the market, supply 55% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Split Screen
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Twin Stick Shooter
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Split Screen, Twin Stick Shooter; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 2D Fighter, Action, Arcade
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $11.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $11.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 206 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $750, 1 in 4 over $4.7k, 1 in 20 over $19k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 16 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Split Screen with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Automobile SimStrong odds25 devs · median $5.5k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair54 devs · median $6.0k · 56 announced
  3. + Immersive SimFair12 devs · median $6.0k · 14 announced
  4. + HorrorFair16 devs · median $4.3k · 18 announced
  5. + SportsFair58 devs · median $4.0k · 52 announced
  6. + RPGFair28 devs · median $450 · 31 announced
  7. + Score AttackLong shot23 devs · median $300 · 24 announced
  8. + CollectathonPoor odds10 devs · median $38k · 16 announced
  9. + Online Co-OpPoor odds30 devs · median $25k · 63 announced
  10. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds15 devs · median $18k · 20 announced
  11. + Open WorldPoor odds20 devs · median $10k · 27 announced
  12. + Tower DefensePoor odds8 devs · median $7.9k · 10 announced

All 84 pairs on the Split Screen page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Ascent 2021 · $17M Darksiders Genesis 2019 · $9.3M Renegade Ops 2011 · $452k God's Trigger 2019 · $198k It came from space and ate our brains 2015 · $50k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Ascent older $29.99 19,235 74% 577k $17M (exactly $17,305,730) Neon Giant
Darksiders Genesis older $29.99 10,379 82% 311k $9.3M (exactly $9,337,986) Airship Syndicate
Renegade Ops older $15.00 1,005 85% 30k $452k (exactly $452,250) Avalanche Studios
God's Trigger older $14.99 441 72% 13k $198k (exactly $198,318) One More Level
It came from space and ate our brains older $9.99 167 79% 5.0k $50k (exactly $50,050) Triangle Studios
Destropolis older $5.99 255 89% 7.7k $46k (exactly $45,824) Igrek Games
Dead End Job older $16.99 74 71% 2.2k $38k (exactly $37,718) Ant Workshop Ltd
The Walking Vegetables older $9.99 99 87% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,670) Still Running
Tiny Troopers: Global Ops older $19.99 38 50% 1.1k $23k (exactly $22,789) Epiphany Games, Kukouri Mobile Entertai… (Epiphany Games, Kukouri Mobile Entertainment)
Bonelords $6.99 94 92% 2.8k $20k (exactly $19,712) Z0 Game Studios
Galactic Thunderdome $9.99 35 100% 1.1k $10k (exactly $10,490) Pansimula
Exo Wanderers · EA $11.99 22 100% 660 $7.9k (exactly $7,913) 什工坊SueStudio
Goo Goo Grapplers $7.99 20 100% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) Both Good
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher $9.99 11 100% 330 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) Ask An Enemy Studios
Steinstern: Spacewar $6.99 10 100% 300 $2.1k (exactly $2,097) Chris Baum
Tacticell Arena $4.99 5 100% 150 $748 (exactly $748) Antheed
BattleTanks - Animal Wars $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Kasur Games
Splort $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Mikkel Jensby
Questwood $9.99 1 100% 30 $300 (exactly $300) Lyrical Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.