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Niches / Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter

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Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter

Games tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Top-Down Shooter: 254 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter priced $10 to $20.

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?$10 to $20

Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up and is too small to compare with Top-Down Shooter: 2 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Shoot 'Em Up and 19.2 in 100 for Top-Down Shooter.

Small sample: 19 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneShoot 'Em Up
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,644
Launches102 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairShoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter
2 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 19 launches
$1k+19 of 19 launches
$10k+9 of 19 launches
Launches19 / 2 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTop-Down Shooter
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
$1k+90 in 100
$10k+51 in 100
Launches78 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices254 in pairUnder $5155 in pair$5 to $1075 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Top-Down Shooter priced $10 to $20. 2 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 16.9 in 100 for Shoot 'Em Up-only games and 22.0 in 100 for Top-Down Shooter-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up alone and is too small to compare with Top-Down Shooter alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 of 19 launches · $10k+ 9 of 19 launches · $100k+ 2 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

BALL x PITleads this pair78.9%
PairBALL x PIT78.9%
Shoot 'Em UpBALL x PIT46.7%
Top-Down ShooterEscape From Duckov41.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter

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

  • BALL x PIT earned 78.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 254 Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter launches.
  • It also leads Shoot 'Em Up, with 46.7% of that tag's money.
  • Top-Down Shooter is led by Escape From Duckov, with 41.9% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Top-Down Shooter is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Shoot 'Em Up + Top-Down Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view249 of 254 launchesWithout the breakout253 of 254 launchesLast 18 months66 of 254 launches
Launches counted2544 hits2493 hits2533 hits661 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 254too few for a rate3 of 249too few for a rate3 of 253too few for a rate1 of 66too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$352top tenth $13,325+$348$348under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-23.5%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell-24.7%0.4 fewer in 100-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-1.1%$4 less-1.1%$4 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 254 launches.

Launches counted
2544 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 254too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$352top tenth $13,325+
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: 5 of 254 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2493 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 249too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$348
Chance against standard
-23.5%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-1.1%$4 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, BALL x PIT (78.9% of the money): 253 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2533 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 253too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$348
Chance against standard
-24.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$4 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 66 of 254.

Launches counted
661 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 66too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Shoot 'Em Up and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 254 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: 5 of 254 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, BALL x PIT (78.9% of the money): 253 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: 66 of 254.

Shoot 'Em Up is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
Shoot 'Em UpBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view876 of 900 launchesWithout the breakout899 of 900 launchesLast 18 months237 of 900 launches
Launches counted90024 hits87620 hits89923 hits2377 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 382.3 in 1001 in 442.6 in 1001 in 393.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings$268top tenth $12,365+$268$268$182
Chance against standardthe base-14.4%0.4 fewer in 100-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100+10.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-32.1%$86 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 900 launches.

Launches counted
90024 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$268top tenth $12,365+
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 900 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
87620 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-14.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BALL x PIT (46.7% of the money): 899 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89923 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 237 of 900.

Launches counted
2377 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-32.1%$86 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 900 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 900 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, BALL x PIT (46.7% of the money): 899 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: 237 of 900.

Top-Down Shooter 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.

Top-Down Shooter through every lens, all prices
Top-Down ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view809 of 853 launchesWithout the breakout852 of 853 launchesLast 18 months238 of 853 launches
Launches counted85331 hits80928 hits85230 hits23810 hits
Earned $100k+3.6 in 1001 in 283.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 284.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $14,687+$295$283$218
Chance against standardthe base-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100+15.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$12 more0.0%no change-23.0%$65 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 853 launches.

Launches counted
85331 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $14,687+
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: 44 of 853 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
80928 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$295
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Escape From Duckov (41.9% of the money): 852 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
85230 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 238 of 853.

Launches counted
23810 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
+15.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-23.0%$65 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 853 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: 44 of 853 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, Escape From Duckov (41.9% of the money): 852 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: 238 of 853.

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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