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Should I ship a 4 Player Local Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + 4 Player Local
Only 6 developers shipped a 4 Player Local 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, BeaterCore, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced, ×5.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $2.1k against a market of $1.5k. 10 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $298 (exactly $298) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) |
| Top 5% | $97k (exactly $96,503) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, 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
- 4 Player Local
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, 4 Player Local
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 15,479 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 10 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.0 per shipper.
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
DIRT 5 2020 · $6.4M 
GRIP: Combat Racing 2018 · $3.3M 
Circuit Superstars 2023 · $1.3M 
New Star™ GP 2024 · $343k 
BlazeRush 2014 · $309k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DIRT 5 | older | $59.99 | 3,530 59% | 106k | $6.4M (exactly $6,352,941) | Codemasters |
| | GRIP: Combat Racing | older | $29.99 | 3,669 86% | 110k | $3.3M (exactly $3,300,999) | Caged Element |
| | Circuit Superstars | older | $19.99 | 2,218 86% | 67k | $1.3M (exactly $1,330,135) | Original Fire Games |
| | New Star™ GP | older | $9.99 | 1,143 92% | 34k | $343k (exactly $342,557) | New Star Games Ltd. |
| | BlazeRush | older | $9.99 | 1,031 88% | 31k | $309k (exactly $308,991) | Targem Games |
 | Super Indie Karts | · EA older | $19.99 | 453 80% | 14k | $272k (exactly $271,664) | One Legged Seagull |
 | Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) | older | $14.99 | 500 88% | 15k | $225k (exactly $224,850) | Smart Tale Games |
 | Barro Racing | older | $4.99 | 1,250 83% | 38k | $187k (exactly $187,125) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro 22 | older | $4.99 | 868 89% | 26k | $130k (exactly $129,940) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro GT | older | $4.99 | 817 84% | 25k | $122k (exactly $122,305) | SC Jogos |
 | BeaterCore | $9.99 | 322 82% | 9.7k | $97k (exactly $96,503) | Artem Arbatsky | |
 | Speed Rivals - Slot Racing | $7.99 | 12 83% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | BabelGames | |
 | Daily Driven Racer | $9.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | A-Grand HT | |
 | Rival Roads Car Racing | $1.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | HEASD | |
 | Fantasy Car : Car Design Simulator 造车模拟器 | $1.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | Z's Quest Studio | |
 | Combat Rally | · EA | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Walter Bonacci |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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