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Niches / Boomer Shooter + FPS
Boomer Shooter + FPS
Games tagged both Boomer Shooter and FPS: 167 indie paid launches, 17 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Boomer Shooter + FPS priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
Boomer Shooter + FPS beats both its tags: 32.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 28.6 in 100 for Boomer Shooter and 23.5 in 100 for FPS.
That is about 1.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Boomer Shooter and FPS priced $10 to $20. 32.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.2 for Boomer Shooter-only games and 22.2 for FPS-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 32.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $47,241.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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. The without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
Open free previewFree until launch: one click opens the card.
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.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Boomer Shooter + FPS is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view167 of 167 launches | Without the breakout166 of 167 launches | Last 18 months92 of 167 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 16717 hits | 16717 hits | 16616 hits | 926 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.2 in 100 | 10.2 in 100 | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,942top tenth $144,537+ | $1,942 | $1,942 | $969 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -5.9%0.6 fewer in 100 | -36.3%3.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -50.1%$973 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Boomer Shooter and FPS, 6 to 30 months old: 167 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 167 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, SULFUR (22.7% of the money): 166 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 92 of 167.
Boomer Shooter holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Boomer Shooter | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view285 of 289 launches | Without the breakout288 of 289 launches | Last 18 months158 of 289 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 28921 hits | 28521 hits | 28820 hits | 15810 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $566top tenth $50,502+ | $607 | $566 | $484 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.4%0.1 more in 100 | -5.5%0.4 fewer in 100 | -13.7%1.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +7.2%$41 more | 0.0%no change | -14.5%$82 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Boomer Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 289 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 289 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, SULFUR (20.4% of the money): 288 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 289.
FPS holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| FPS | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,398 of 1,427 launches | Without the breakout1,426 of 1,427 launches | Last 18 months790 of 1,427 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,427120 hits | 1,398120 hits | 1,426119 hits | 79067 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 | 8.6 in 1001 in 12 | 8.3 in 1001 in 12 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $607top tenth $52,395+ | $607 | $607 | $606 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +2.4%0.2 more in 100 | -1.2%0.1 fewer in 100 | +1.2%0.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -0.2%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 6 to 30 months old: 1,427 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 29 of 1,427 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (21.3% of the money): 1,426 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 790 of 1,427.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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