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Niches / Futuristic + Shooter

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Futuristic + Shooter

Games tagged both Futuristic and Shooter: 75 indie paid launches, 6 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Futuristic + Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; 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

Futuristic + Shooter trails both its tags: 2 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.6 in 100 for Futuristic and 19.5 in 100 for Shooter.

Small sample: 15 launches, 2 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagFuturistic
17.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.6 in 100
Typical earnings$4,858
Launches91 / 16 hits
Pair trails by4.3 in 100
3RDThird
This pairFuturistic + Shooter
2 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 15 launches
Typical earnings$4,451
Launches15 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoShooter
19.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,418
Launches394 / 77 hits
Pair trails by6.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Futuristic is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices75 in pairUnder $530 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Futuristic and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 13.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.4 for Futuristic-only games and 19.8 for Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 13.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,451.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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

MechWarrior 5: Clansleads this pair42.7%
PairMechWarrior 5: Clans42.7%
Futuristicshapez 2 - Factory28.4%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare19.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Futuristic + 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

  • MechWarrior 5: Clans earned 42.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 75 Futuristic + Shooter launches.
  • Futuristic is led by shapez 2 - Factory, with 28.4% of its money.
  • Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 19.2% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Futuristic + Shooter is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Futuristic + Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view74 of 75 launchesWithout the breakout74 of 75 launchesLast 18 months31 of 75 launches
Launches counted756 hits746 hits745 hits313 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.1 in 1001 in 126.8 in 1001 in 159.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $44,026+$606$405$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.2%0.1 more in 100-15.0%1.2 fewer in 100+21.2%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+49.6%$201 more0.0%no change+49.6%$201 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 75 launches.

Launches counted
756 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $44,026+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 75 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
746 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+49.6%$201 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, MechWarrior 5: Clans (42.7% of the money): 74 launches left.

Launches counted
745 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-15.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 75.

Launches counted
313 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+21.2%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+49.6%$201 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 75 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 75 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, MechWarrior 5: Clans (42.7% of the money): 74 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 75.

Futuristic is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Futuristic through every lens, all prices
FuturisticBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view453 of 461 launchesWithout the breakout460 of 461 launchesLast 18 months227 of 461 launches
Launches counted46130 hits45330 hits46029 hits22710 hits
Earned $100k+6.5 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 164.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $27,121+$484$485$363
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.5%0.1 more in 100-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100-32.3%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-0.2%$1 less0.0%no change-25.2%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 6 to 30 months old: 461 launches.

Launches counted
46130 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $27,121+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 461 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45330 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$484
Chance against standard
+1.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, shapez 2 - Factory (28.4% of the money): 460 launches left.

Launches counted
46029 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-3.1%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: 227 of 461.

Launches counted
22710 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$363
Chance against standard
-32.3%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-25.2%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 6 to 30 months old: 461 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 461 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, shapez 2 - Factory (28.4% of the money): 460 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 227 of 461.

Shooter holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,534 of 2,618 launchesWithout the breakout2,617 of 2,618 launchesLast 18 months1,346 of 2,618 launches
Launches counted2,618155 hits2,534149 hits2,617154 hits1,34675 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$363top tenth $20,964+$403$363$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.0%$40 more0.0%no change-10.7%$39 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 2,618 launches.

Launches counted
2,618155 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$363top tenth $20,964+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 84 of 2,618 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,534149 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+11.0%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (19.2% of the money): 2,617 launches left.

Launches counted
2,617154 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$363
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,346 of 2,618.

Launches counted
1,34675 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$39 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 2,618 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 84 of 2,618 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 (19.2% of the money): 2,617 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,346 of 2,618.

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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