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Should I ship a WWII Third-Person Shooter?
Third-Person Shooter + World War II
Only 12 developers shipped a WWII Third-Person 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, Sniper Elite: Resistance, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.9k, ×2.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $7.2M, ×4830 the market median. Revenue is up 420% on the market; 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $450 (exactly $450) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) |
| Top 25% | $50k (exactly $50,097) |
| Top 5% | $7.2M (exactly $7,236,052) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 84 |
| Announced | 18 |
| 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 420% on the market, supply as many developers as 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.
- Third-Person Shooter
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Third-Person Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 6,721 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 4 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Third-Person Shooter with a different setting or mood, 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
Sniper Elite 4 2017 · $98M 
Sniper Elite 5 2022 · $37M 
Zombie Army Trilogy 2015 · $19M 
Sniper Elite 3 2014 · $19M 
Zombie Army 4: Dead War 2021 · $15M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sniper Elite 4 | older | $59.99 | 54,258 91% | 1.6M | $98M (exactly $97,648,123) | Rebellion |
| | Sniper Elite 5 | older | $49.99 | 24,818 83% | 745k | $37M (exactly $37,219,555) | Rebellion |
| | Zombie Army Trilogy | older | $44.99 | 14,285 85% | 429k | $19M (exactly $19,280,464) | Rebellion |
| | Sniper Elite 3 | older | $29.99 | 21,407 82% | 642k | $19M (exactly $19,259,878) | Rebellion |
| | Zombie Army 4: Dead War | older | $49.99 | 10,028 86% | 301k | $15M (exactly $15,038,992) | Rebellion |
 | Azur Lane Crosswave | older | $39.99 | 6,537 68% | 196k | $7.8M (exactly $7,842,439) | IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART, FELISTELLA |
 | Sprocket | · EA older | $19.99 | 12,336 92% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,397,899) | Hamish Dunn |
 | Sniper Elite: Resistance | $49.99 | 4,825 75% | 145k | $7.2M (exactly $7,236,052) | Rebellion | |
 | Sniper Elite V2 Remastered | older | $34.99 | 3,437 78% | 103k | $3.6M (exactly $3,607,819) | Rebellion |
 | The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare | older | $9.99 | 8,275 81% | 248k | $2.5M (exactly $2,480,018) | Virtual Basement LLC, Code Headquarters… (Virtual Basement LLC, Code Headquarters LLC) |
 | Heroes of Valor | · EA | $14.99 | 1,324 90% | 40k | $595k (exactly $595,403) | Fancy Cat Interactive |
 | ShipCrafter | · EA | $7.99 | 209 90% | 6.3k | $50k (exactly $50,097) | Myrmecoman |
 | Hitler is My Crush: Love and Fascism | $0.99 | 146 88% | 4.4k | $4.3k (exactly $4,336) | DarkLight Studio | |
 | Valor 1944 | $9.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Sunroom Games | |
 | HITLER WAIFU 2 | · EA | $0.99 | 131 95% | 3.9k | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) | Who We Are Games |
 | Totenkampf : Anime Waifus vs WW2 Zombies | $3.99 | 28 85% | 840 | $3.4k (exactly $3,352) | Kawaii Kommando | |
 | Instruments of Peace | $9.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Outlaw Games | |
 | Hentai USSR | $0.99 | 39 87% | 1.2k | $1.2k (exactly $1,158) | Who We Are Games | |
 | Sky Combat: WWII Warplane Races | · EA | $14.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | Hard Shark Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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