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Niches / Shooter + Top-Down Shooter

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Shooter + Top-Down Shooter

Games tagged both Shooter and Top-Down Shooter: 449 indie paid launches, 11 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 Shooter + Top-Down Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Shooter and is about level with Top-Down Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Shooter + Top-Down Shooter trails both its tags: 14.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.3 in 100 for Shooter and 19.2 in 100 for Top-Down Shooter.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneShooter
21.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,694
Launches366 / 78 hits
Pair trails by6.6 in 100
3RDThird
This pairShooter + Top-Down Shooter
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
$1k+91 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches34 / 5 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 trails by4.5 in 100
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 prices449 in pairUnder $5289 in pair$5 to $10119 in pair$10 to $2034 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Shooter and Top-Down Shooter priced $10 to $20. 14.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.0 in 100 for Shooter-only games and 22.7 in 100 for Top-Down Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 34 games priced $10 to $20; 14.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 91 in 100 · $10k+ 62 in 100 · $100k+ 15 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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

Escape From Duckovleads this pair82.1%
PairEscape From Duckov82.1%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare18.0%
Top-Down ShooterEscape From Duckov41.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Shooter + 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

  • Escape From Duckov earned 82.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 449 Shooter + Top-Down Shooter launches.
  • Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 18.0% of its money.
  • It also leads Top-Down Shooter, with 41.9% of that tag's 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

Shooter + Top-Down Shooter is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Shooter + Top-Down Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view420 of 449 launchesWithout the breakout448 of 449 launchesLast 18 months125 of 449 launches
Launches counted44911 hits4209 hits44810 hits1252 hits
Earned $100k+2.4 in 1001 in 412.1 in 1001 in 472.2 in 1001 in 452 of 125too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$203top tenth $11,480+$214$203$150
Chance against standardthe base-12.5%0.3 fewer in 100-8.9%0.2 fewer in 100-34.7%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+5.4%$11 more0.0%no change-26.1%$53 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 449 launches.

Launches counted
44911 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$203top tenth $11,480+
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: 29 of 449 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4209 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-12.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.4%$11 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Escape From Duckov (82.1% of the money): 448 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
44810 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$203
Chance against standard
-8.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 125 of 449.

Launches counted
1252 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 125too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$150
Chance against standard
-34.7%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-26.1%$53 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 449 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: 29 of 449 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 (82.1% of the money): 448 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: 125 of 449.

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.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,392 of 2,482 launchesWithout the breakout2,481 of 2,482 launchesLast 18 months635 of 2,482 launches
Launches counted2,482153 hits2,392147 hits2,481152 hits63541 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$319top tenth $24,188+$325$319$291
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.6%no change+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$6 more0.0%no change-8.8%$28 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 launches.

Launches counted
2,482153 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319top tenth $24,188+
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: 90 of 2,482 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,392147 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$325
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,481152 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 635 of 2,482.

Launches counted
63541 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$291
Chance against standard
+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$28 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 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: 90 of 2,482 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, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 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: 635 of 2,482.

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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