Extraction shooters
A promising niche: there are players and relatively few competitors. Average across 1 platforms: niche 73/100, demand 58/100, competition 0/100, development cost 64/100. On Steam: 34 games and 69,491 players online; 65% of games reach 500+ reviews, average spend per player is $34.80.
Niche
73/100
Demand (0–100)
58/100
Competition
0/100
Dev cost
64/100
Spend per player
$34.80
Hit rate (500+ reviews)
65%
Key findings
- Ranked #1 of 100 in the overall niche ranking.
- Competition is below typical: 0/100 vs a median of 57/100 — a new game has an easier time getting noticed.
- Development is costlier than typical: index 64/100 vs a median of 39/100 — plan for more time and money.
- On Steam, 65% of games reached 500+ reviews — more often than usual (median 16%).
- Small-studio games make up 29% of all Steam games with this tag.
By platform
| Platform | Popularity | Games / leaders’ share | Competition | Niche | Dev cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | 58/100 | 34 | 0/100 | 73/100 | 64/100 |
| itch.io | no data | ||||
| Yandex Games | no data | ||||
| Google Play | no data | ||||
| App Store | no data | ||||
Example games — Steam
AAA / big hits
HELLDIVERS 2Arrowhead Game Studios · $39.99
Hunt: Showdown 1896Crytek · $29.99
The Cycle: FrontierYAGER · free
Indie
ZERO SievertCABO Studio · $19.99
Into the Radius VRCM IMMERSIVE · $29.99
Hell is OthersStrelka Games, Yonder · $14.99
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Data updated October 12, 2026 Methodology