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Should I ship an AI Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Artificial Intelligence
Only 18 developers shipped an AI Job Simulator 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, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $23k, ×48 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $9.2k. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 6 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×0.5 per shipper.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $9.3k (exactly $9,281) |
|---|---|
| Median | $23k (exactly $22,661) |
| Top 25% | $190k (exactly $190,223) |
| Top 5% | $5.5M (exactly $5,522,637) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 up 45% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Job Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Artificial Intelligence
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Job Simulator; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Management
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 24,431 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $9.3k. 6 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Job Simulator with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AutomationStrong odds
- + NatureStrong odds
- + CollectathonStrong odds
- + BuildingStrong odds
- + Inventory ManagementStrong odds
- + CraftingStrong odds
- + Shop KeeperStrong odds
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs 2026 · $5.5M 
Fast Food Simulator 2024 · EA · $3.9M 
Supermarket Chaos 2026 · $489k 
Anonymous Hacker Simulator 2024 · $444k 
Sort Them Ducks 2026 · $263k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs | $19.99 | 9,209 95% | 276k | $5.5M (exactly $5,522,637) | Mandragora | |
| | Fast Food Simulator | · EA | $14.99 | 8,653 86% | 260k | $3.9M (exactly $3,891,254) | No Ceiling Games |
| | Supermarket Chaos | $4.99 | 3,266 92% | 98k | $489k (exactly $488,920) | BunnyHop | |
| | Anonymous Hacker Simulator | older | $19.99 | 741 85% | 22k | $444k (exactly $444,378) | Sicarius |
| | Sort Them Ducks | $5.99 | 1,461 92% | 44k | $263k (exactly $262,542) | Mr.Duck | |
 | Hypermarket Simulator | · EA | $14.99 | 423 80% | 13k | $190k (exactly $190,223) | Croissant Games |
 | Cellar Keeper | $4.99 | 892 89% | 27k | $134k (exactly $133,532) | EgoTrampoline | |
 | Food Processing Simulator | $12.99 | 304 87% | 9.1k | $118k (exactly $118,469) | Bewolba Studios | |
 | Farm Factory Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 98 93% | 2.9k | $38k (exactly $38,191) | Bewolba Studios |
 | Constracktion | $14.99 | 62 66% | 1.9k | $28k (exactly $27,881) | Lapioware | |
 | Loot & Ledger | $11.99 | 63 71% | 1.9k | $23k (exactly $22,661) | Eddy |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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