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Should I ship a Tanks Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + Tanks
Of 22 developers who shipped a Tanks Third-Person 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.. 44 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $90. 44 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper, while revenue is up 350% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $598 (exactly $598) |
| Top 25% | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) |
| Top 5% | $128k (exactly $128,449) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 100 |
| Announced | 44 |
| 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 350% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 24%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Tanks
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter, Tanks; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Exploration, Action RPG
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Third Person, Cinematic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 17,190 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 7 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 44 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RhythmStrong odds
- + WesternFair
- + CollectathonLong shot
- + Time ManagementLong shot
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Creature CollectorPoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Level EditorPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER 2025 · $20M 
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METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version 2023 · $3.2M 
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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version 2023 · $2.1M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER | $49.99 | 13,554 82% | 407k | $20M (exactly $20,326,934) | KONAMI | |
| | Sprocket | · EA older | $19.99 | 12,336 92% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,397,899) | Hamish Dunn |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 5,403 89% | 162k | $3.2M (exactly $3,240,179) | KONAMI |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 4,283 84% | 128k | $2.6M (exactly $2,568,515) | KONAMI |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 3,493 89% | 105k | $2.1M (exactly $2,094,752) | KONAMI |
 | METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version | $29.99 | 2,315 96% | 69k | $2.1M (exactly $2,082,806) | KONAMI | |
 | SAND LAND | older | $59.99 | 1,018 86% | 31k | $1.8M (exactly $1,832,095) | ILCA, Inc. |
 | Panzer Knights | older | $24.99 | 1,896 79% | 57k | $1.4M (exactly $1,421,431) | 樂磚Joy Brick |
 | Instruments of Destruction | older | $19.99 | 1,429 91% | 43k | $857k (exactly $856,971) | Radiangames |
 | CUSTOM MECH WARS | older | $49.99 | 563 41% | 17k | $844k (exactly $844,331) | D3PUBLISHER |
 | METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version | $19.99 | 925 79% | 28k | $555k (exactly $554,722) | KONAMI | |
 | Tankenstein | · EA | $17.99 | 238 89% | 7.1k | $128k (exactly $128,449) | Landship Games LTD |
 | METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 | $49.99 | 49 65% | 1.5k | $73k (exactly $73,485) | KONAMI | |
 | Tactical Warfare | $9.99 | 52 67% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | Mizrab | |
 | Valor 1944 | $9.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Sunroom Games | |
 | Bridge Hunter | · EA | $9.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Double Light |
 | TONK | · EA | $3.99 | 22 77% | 660 | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) | YourAverageOtter |
 | Tanks 3D | $4.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | yp3d |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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