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Should I ship a Superhero Survival game?
Survival + Superhero
Only 6 developers shipped a Superhero Survival game 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, Redneck Brawl Turbo, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced, ×4.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $1.3k against a market of $1.5k. 14 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $809 (exactly $809) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) |
| Top 5% | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 14 |
| 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 45% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 18%, 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
- Survival
- 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 $24.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 56% positive over 6,043 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $810. 14 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Survival with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Word GameFair
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- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + DogsFair
- + Martial ArtsLong shot
- + Boomer ShooterLong shot
- + DiplomacyPoor odds
Comparable games
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS 2022 · $4.5M 
12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power 2015 · $71k 
Death Horizon: Reloaded 2023 · $46k 
Magic War 2022 · $7.5k 
Second Rate Superheroes 2024 · $4.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS | older | $29.99 | 4,983 50% | 149k | $4.5M (exactly $4,483,205) | Dimps Corporation |
| | 12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power | older | $2.99 | 795 87% | 24k | $71k (exactly $71,312) | Jetdogs Studios, Zoom Out Games |
| | Death Horizon: Reloaded | older | $19.99 | 76 80% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $45,577) | Horizon Lab LLP |
| | Magic War | older | $24.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $7.5k (exactly $7,497) | Gamesforgames |
| | Second Rate Superheroes | older | $4.99 | 33 75% | 990 | $4.9k (exactly $4,940) | Fun Asylum Studio |
 | Hero Among Us | older | $9.99 | 15 66% | 450 | $4.5k (exactly $4,496) | Fire Horse Studio |
 | Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition | older | $1.99 | 68 66% | 2.0k | $4.1k (exactly $4,060) | Pezomi |
 | Rebellion! Riot of Jisr Village! | older | $8.99 | 15 86% | 450 | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) | ぽんこん堂 |
 | Redneck Brawl Turbo | $12.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) | Kolossus Games | |
 | Doom Survivor: Horde Rush | $2.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) | Crazy Studio | |
 | 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) |
 | Outer Space Bar | $8.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | OZNA STUDIO | |
 | Heroic | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Lunar Code Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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