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Should I ship a 2D Platformer Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + 2D Platformer
Only 12 developers shipped a 2D Platformer Automobile Sim in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, WINCH IT OUT, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 5 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $0 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 9 developers shipped in the last year and 5 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $0 (exactly $0) |
| Top 25% | $330 (exactly $330) |
| Top 5% | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 47 |
| Announced | 5 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue too few recent games to read momentum, supply 200% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Automobile Sim
- effort 7 / 10 · low · tyre, suspension and drivetrain simulation
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, 2D Platformer
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 5 games average 84% positive over 31 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 5 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ZombiesFair
- + IdlerFair
- + LogicFair
- + Multiple EndingsLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
Comparable games
JR EAST Train Simulator 2022 · $844k 
Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto 2022 · $200k 
Station Manager 2022 · $76k 
Ports of Call Classic 2019 · $13k 
AE86 EUROBEAT DRIFT 2021 · $8.1k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | JR EAST Train Simulator | older | $22.99 | 1,224 77% | 37k | $844k (exactly $844,193) | ONGAKUKAN Co.,Ltd. |
| | Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto | older | $59.99 | 111 87% | 3.3k | $200k (exactly $199,767) | Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd. |
| | Station Manager | older | $12.99 | 194 79% | 5.8k | $76k (exactly $75,602) | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
| | Ports of Call Classic | older | $4.99 | 84 86% | 2.5k | $13k (exactly $12,575) | Dipl. Ing. Rolf-Dieter Klein |
| | AE86 EUROBEAT DRIFT | older | $9.99 | 27 88% | 810 | $8.1k (exactly $8,092) | deadworld games |
 | Drift Phonk 666 | older | $0.99 | 245 89% | 7.4k | $7.3k (exactly $7,276) | deadworld games |
 | Draw the Road | older | $4.99 | 32 87% | 960 | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) | · |
 | Unimime - Unicycle Madness | older | $4.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Roflcopter Ink GmbH |
 | WINCH IT OUT | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | ARASLANIX | |
 | SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID | older | $0.99 | 57 87% | 1.7k | $1.7k (exactly $1,693) | Nikita P. Chiril G. |
 | Evel Knievel | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Barnstorm Games | |
 | Ultimate Racing Simulator 1 | · EA | $10.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $330 (exactly $330) | Michael Works |
 | Extreme Hill Driver | $0.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $208 (exactly $208) | Yusuf Islam Seyhan, Samet Acar | |
 | Jumping Wroc Cat - Big Silesian Tour | $0.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | Rocket Sky | |
 | Red Van Simulator 極速紅Van傳說 | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 馬吉氏 Marcus | |
 | 午夜咖啡馆的最后半小时 | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | ZikL | |
 | Weasel Wes's Cycling Simulator | · EA | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | PzenQ |
 | 竞速驾驶 | $20.01 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | DAY2GAME | |
 | Ultra's Drive | · EA | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Ultraedge |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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