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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a 6DOF Immersive Sim?

Immersive Sim + 6DOF

Of 48 developers who shipped a 6DOF Immersive Sim in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 87 more are announced, ×4.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×1.8 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $290k, ×198 the market median. Revenue is up 145% on the market; 87 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 145% on the market, 87 announced, ×4.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Immersive Sim + 6DOF
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 48
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.4k → $3.7k → $2.1k → $2.9k → $2.7k → $1.0k → $3.6k (still earning) → $1.5k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Immersive Sim + 6DOF: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 48
Bottom 30% $450 (exactly $450)
Median $2.7k (exactly $2,697)
Top 25% $9.6k (exactly $9,595)
Top 5% $296k (exactly $296,252)
Developers, 2 yr 48
Released games 219
Announced 87
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $11.99

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 up 145% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Immersive Sim
effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
6DOF
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
Immersive Sim, 6DOF; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Open World, Sports
Price point
$11.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, VR, Realistic
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 3,347 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $450, median $2.7k, 1 in 4 over $9.5k, 1 in 20 over $290k.

3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 32 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 87 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVStrong odds112 devs · median $63k · 58 announced
  2. + Trading Card GameStrong odds18 devs · median $30k · 13 announced
  3. + MinigamesStrong odds15 devs · median $24k · 11 announced
  4. + WesternStrong odds17 devs · median $4.4k · 14 announced
  5. + BoxingStrong odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 12 announced
  6. + Job SimulatorFair152 devs · median $20k · 180 announced
  7. + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair8 devs · median $17k · 10 announced
  8. + Dating SimFair295 devs · median $13k · 296 announced
  9. + RomanceFair254 devs · median $12k · 266 announced
  10. + LGBTQ+Fair87 devs · median $11k · 93 announced
  11. + Visual NovelFair399 devs · median $7.8k · 453 announced
  12. + Split ScreenFair12 devs · median $6.0k · 14 announced

All 219 pairs on the Immersive Sim page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator 2021 · $3.5M TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator 2022 · EA · $1.6M VR HOT 2021 · EA · $1.3M Bootstrap Island 2026 · $1.0M Kayak VR: Mirage 2022 · $694k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator older $14.99 7,770 95% 233k $3.5M (exactly $3,494,169) Luminite
TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator · EA older $16.99 3,155 85% 95k $1.6M (exactly $1,608,103) UNDEAD BATTERY
VR HOT · EA older $44.99 998 66% 30k $1.3M (exactly $1,347,001) VR HOT
Bootstrap Island $24.99 1,362 81% 41k $1.0M (exactly $1,021,091) Maru VR
Kayak VR: Mirage older $22.99 1,006 82% 30k $694k (exactly $693,838) Better Than Life
PANELKI older $7.99 2,404 86% 72k $576k (exactly $576,239) Alexander Gromyko
VR Paradise - Steam Edition older $19.99 952 86% 29k $571k (exactly $570,914) Totem Entertainment
Flight Of Nova · EA older $29.99 537 93% 16k $483k (exactly $483,139) Aerovery Lab
Maestro $24.99 543 96% 16k $407k (exactly $407,087) Double Jack
Metro Simulator 2 older $14.99 674 65% 20k $303k (exactly $303,098) KishMish Games
Firehawk: FPV Drone Shooter $19.99 494 91% 15k $296k (exactly $296,252) TruePlayers
Virtual Hunter $24.99 173 71% 5.2k $130k (exactly $129,698) Korpi Games Oy
Real VR Fishing $19.99 184 73% 5.5k $110k (exactly $110,345) Devs United Games, Inc
VR Sailing $7.99 307 96% 9.2k $74k (exactly $73,588) HFRK.
Trombone Champ: Unflattened $19.99 88 97% 2.6k $53k (exactly $52,774) Flat2VR Studios, Holy Wow Studios LLC
Dance Eden $19.99 42 85% 1.3k $25k (exactly $25,187) DigiEden
Grand MALL Simulator · EA $5.99 134 79% 4.0k $24k (exactly $24,080) Minds2Bros
Hentai Dolls $19.99 20 80% 600 $12k (exactly $11,994) SinVR

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.