Niche

Shoot 'Em Up + Survival

Games tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Survival: 45 indie paid launches, 0 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Shoot 'Em Up + Survival priced under $5.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?Under $5

Shoot 'Em Up + Survival is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up and is too small to compare with Survival: 0 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 530 launches for Shoot 'Em Up and 0 of 481 launches for Survival.

Small sample: 30 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneShoot 'Em Up

2 of 530launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 530 launches

Typical earnings$117

Launches530 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairShoot 'Em Up + Survival

0 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 30 launches

Typical earnings$170

Launches30 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSurvival

0 of 481launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 481 launches

Typical earnings$213

Launches481 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices45 in pair Under $530 in pair $5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Survival priced under $5. 0 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 500 for Shoot 'Em Up-only games and 0 of 451 for Survival-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up alone and is too small to compare with Survival alone.

Both: 30 games priced under $5; 0 of 30 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $170.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Seed of Heroesleads this pair23.4%

PairSeed of Heroes23.4%

Shoot 'Em UpAlex Jones: NWO Wars6.0%

SurvivalPalworld39.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Shoot 'Em Up + Survival

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

Seed of Heroes earned 23.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Shoot 'Em Up + Survival launches.
Shoot 'Em Up is led by Alex Jones: NWO Wars, with 6.0% of its money.
Survival is led by Palworld, with 39.6% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Shoot 'Em Up + Survival holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Shoot 'Em Up + Survival through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view43 of 45 launches	Without the breakout44 of 45 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	450 hits	430 hits	440 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	0 of 45too few for a rate	0 of 43too few for a rate	0 of 44too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$253top tenth $18,444+	$253	$253	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted: 450 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $253top tenth $18,444+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 430 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $253
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Seed of Heroes (23.4% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 440 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $253
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Typical first-year earnings: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Seed of Heroes (23.4% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Shoot 'Em Up is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
Shoot 'Em Up	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view874 of 898 launches	Without the breakout897 of 898 launches	Last 18 months233 of 898 launches
Launches counted	89822 hits	87418 hits	89721 hits	2336 hits
Earned $100k+	2.4 in 1001 in 41	2.1 in 1001 in 49	2.3 in 1001 in 43	2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings	$284top tenth $11,936+	$283	$284	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-15.9%0.4 fewer in 100	-4.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+5.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-0.4%$1 less	0.0%no change	-19.4%$55 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 898 launches.

Launches counted: 89822 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings: $284top tenth $11,936+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 898 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 87418 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings: $283
Chance against standard: -15.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.4%$1 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (6.0% of the money): 897 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 89721 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings: $284
Chance against standard: -4.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 898.

Launches counted: 2336 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +5.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -19.4%$55 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 898 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 898 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (6.0% of the money): 897 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 898.

Survival holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Survival through every lens, all prices
Survival	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view973 of 1,016 launches	Without the breakout1,015 of 1,016 launches	Last 18 months269 of 1,016 launches
Launches counted	1,01697 hits	97394 hits	1,01596 hits	26922 hits
Earned $100k+	9.5 in 1001 in 10	9.7 in 1001 in 10	9.5 in 1001 in 11	8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$1,013top tenth $84,675+	$1,021	$1,012	$992
Chance against standard	the base	+1.2%0.1 more in 100	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-14.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.8%$8 more	-0.1%$1 less	-2.1%$21 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,016 launches.

Launches counted: 1,01697 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,013top tenth $84,675+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 43 of 1,016 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 97394 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,021
Chance against standard: +1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.8%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (39.6% of the money): 1,015 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,01596 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.1%$1 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 269 of 1,016.

Launches counted: 26922 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $992
Chance against standard: -14.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.1%$21 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,016 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 43 of 1,016 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (39.6% of the money): 1,015 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 269 of 1,016.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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