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Should I ship a Boomer Shooter?

Boomer Shooter

Of 421 developers who shipped a Boomer 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.. 553 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×2.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $540k, ×873 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 553 games are announced against 241 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.3 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 553 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Boomer Shooter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 421
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $157k → $40k → $4.7k → $3.1k → $1.2k → $2.1k → $599 (still earning) → $1.5k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Boomer Shooter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 421
Bottom 30% $270 (exactly $270)
Median $1.4k (exactly $1,435)
Top 25% $12k (exactly $12,288)
Top 5% $548k (exactly $548,031)
Developers, 2 yr 421
Released games 801
Announced 553
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 flat on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, 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.

Boomer Shooter
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Boomer Shooter
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 81,524 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $1.4k, 1 in 4 over $12k, 1 in 20 over $540k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 225 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 553 games are announced against 241 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Boomer Shooter

62 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Boomer Shooter + Medieval Poor odds $358 17 devs
  2. Third-Person Shooter + Boomer Shooter Dead $419 33 devs
  3. Action RPG + Boomer Shooter Dead $419 19 devs
  4. Boomer Shooter + Shoot 'Em Up Dead $390 79 devs
  5. Looter Shooter + Boomer Shooter Dead $345 29 devs
  6. 3D Platformer + Boomer Shooter Dead $345 28 devs
  7. Boomer Shooter + Strategy Dead $239 23 devs
  8. RPG + Boomer Shooter Dead $179 35 devs
  9. Boomer Shooter + Simulation Dead $150 22 devs
  10. Boomer Shooter + Beat 'em up Dead $150 21 devs
  11. Boomer Shooter + Top-Down Shooter Dead $120 25 devs
  12. 3D Fighter + Boomer Shooter Dead $89 15 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

ULTRAKILL 2020 · EA · $192M DOOM Eternal 2020 · $169M DOOM 2016 · $93M DOOM: The Dark Ages 2025 · $48M Trepang2 2023 · $19M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
ULTRAKILL · EA older $29.99 213,450 97% 6.4M $192M (exactly $192,040,965) Arsi "Hakita" Patala
DOOM Eternal older $29.99 187,483 91% 5.6M $169M (exactly $168,678,455) id Software
DOOM older $19.99 155,340 95% 4.7M $93M (exactly $93,157,398) id Software
DOOM: The Dark Ages $49.99 32,209 88% 966k $48M (exactly $48,303,837) id Software
Trepang2 older $39.99 15,774 93% 473k $19M (exactly $18,924,068) Trepang Studios
Serious Sam 4 older $39.99 15,612 83% 468k $19M (exactly $18,729,716) Croteam
DUSK older $19.99 22,073 97% 662k $13M (exactly $13,237,178) David Szymanski
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire $29.99 14,604 93% 438k $13M (exactly $13,139,219) Fumi Games
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun older $21.99 15,741 90% 472k $10M (exactly $10,384,338) Auroch Digital
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition older $39.99 7,849 89% 235k $9.4M (exactly $9,416,445) People Can Fly
SULFUR · EA $24.99 9,641 87% 289k $7.2M (exactly $7,227,858) Perfect Random
Mortal Sin $24.99 5,583 94% 167k $4.2M (exactly $4,185,575) Nikola Todorovic
Beyond Citadel $14.99 4,417 96% 133k $2.0M (exactly $1,986,325) doekuramori
Painkiller $39.99 1,091 54% 33k $1.3M (exactly $1,308,873) Anshar Studios
FUMES · EA $14.99 2,816 95% 84k $1.3M (exactly $1,266,355) FUMES team
BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT $4.99 7,743 97% 232k $1.2M (exactly $1,159,127) Joeveno
METAL EDEN $19.99 1,920 84% 58k $1.2M (exactly $1,151,424) Reikon Games
Forgive Me Father 2 $24.99 1,500 81% 45k $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) Byte Barrel

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