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Should I ship a Time Management Agriculture game?
Agriculture + Time Management
Of 57 developers who shipped a Time Management Agriculture game 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.. 73 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.3k, ×3.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $390. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 73 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $386 (exactly $386) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) |
| Top 25% | $23k (exactly $22,904) |
| Top 5% | $918k (exactly $918,382) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 57 |
| Released games | 142 |
| Announced | 73 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 20% on the market, supply 105% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Agriculture
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Time Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Agriculture, Time Management; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Farming Sim, Simulation, Resource Management
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 34,417 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $390. 7 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 73 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Farthest Frontier 2025 · $26M 
Farm Together 2 2025 · $3.5M 
Farmer's Life 2023 · $1.4M 
Farm Manager 2021 2021 · $1.4M 
Lawn Mowing Simulator 2021 · $1.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Farthest Frontier | $34.99 | 24,444 86% | 733k | $26M (exactly $25,658,867) | Crate Entertainment | |
| | Farm Together 2 | $25.99 | 4,456 93% | 134k | $3.5M (exactly $3,474,343) | Milkstone Studios | |
| | Farmer's Life | older | $19.99 | 2,373 89% | 71k | $1.4M (exactly $1,423,088) | FreeMind S.A. |
| | Farm Manager 2021 | older | $19.99 | 2,296 79% | 69k | $1.4M (exactly $1,376,911) | Cleversan Games |
| | Lawn Mowing Simulator | older | $19.99 | 2,126 74% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,274,962) | Skyhook Games |
 | Farmer's Dynasty 2 | · EA | $24.99 | 1,225 72% | 37k | $918k (exactly $918,382) | UMEO Studios |
 | Havendock | $19.99 | 1,504 81% | 45k | $902k (exactly $901,949) | YYZ Studio | |
 | Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator | older | $24.99 | 1,033 77% | 31k | $774k (exactly $774,440) | Broken Arms Games |
 | Lemon Cake | older | $14.99 | 1,683 87% | 50k | $757k (exactly $756,845) | Cozy Bee Games |
 | Welcome to Elderfield | $17.99 | 1,334 87% | 40k | $720k (exactly $719,960) | Chris Cote | |
 | Farm Manager World | $19.99 | 605 68% | 18k | $363k (exactly $362,818) | Cleversan Games | |
 | Ranch Farm and Store Simulator | $12.99 | 252 84% | 7.6k | $98k (exactly $98,204) | Bewolba Studios | |
 | Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator | $9.99 | 298 80% | 8.9k | $89k (exactly $89,311) | Bewolba Studios | |
 | Sloppy Fields | · EA | $9.79 | 201 95% | 6.0k | $59k (exactly $59,034) | PixelPanzone |
 | Farm Factory Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 98 93% | 2.9k | $38k (exactly $38,191) | Bewolba Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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