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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Job Simulator Automation game?

Automation + Job Simulator

Of 36 developers who shipped a Job Simulator Automation 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.. 31 more are announced.

Verdict: strong odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $57k, ×90 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $7.9k. Revenue is up 1340% on the market; 31 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.

Deciding numbers: median 90.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 1340% on the market, 31 announced, ×1.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Automation + Job Simulator
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 36
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.4k → $54k → $207k → $57k (still earning) → $50k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Automation + Job Simulator: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 36
Bottom 30% $8.0k (exactly $7,969)
Median $57k (exactly $56,637)
Top 25% $247k (exactly $247,045)
Top 5% $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901)
Developers, 2 yr 36
Released games 40
Announced 31
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $12.40

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 1340% on the market, supply 160% more developers than the period before.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Automation
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Job Simulator
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Automation, Job Simulator; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Building, Economy
Price point
$12.40 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $12.40.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 12,260 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $8.0k, median $57k, 1 in 4 over $240k, 1 in 20 over $1.3M.

3 in 10 developers made under $8.0k. 6 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Female ProtagonistStrong odds27 devs · median $4.5k · 32 announced
  2. + Open World Survival CraftFair28 devs · median $307k · 37 announced
  3. + HorrorFair19 devs · median $8.0k · 29 announced
  4. + HistoricalFair26 devs · median $7.9k · 24 announced
  5. + UndergroundFair20 devs · median $7.4k · 32 announced
  6. + Class-BasedFair19 devs · median $6.6k · 22 announced
  7. + MiningFair105 devs · median $4.9k · 164 announced
  8. + Auto BattlerFair112 devs · median $4.5k · 153 announced
  9. + ProgrammingFair84 devs · median $3.8k · 102 announced
  10. + FishingFair40 devs · median $3.4k · 46 announced
  11. + Turn-Based TacticsFair28 devs · median $2.9k · 36 announced
  12. + DeckbuildingFair44 devs · median $2.8k · 51 announced

All 135 pairs on the Automation page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Go-Go Town! 2026 · $2.1M Alchemy Factory 2026 · $1.4M Docked 2026 · $1.1M Chop Chop Inc. 2026 · $490k Fuel Harvest Together 2025 · $369k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Go-Go Town! $27.99 2,476 93% 74k $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) Prideful Sloth
Alchemy Factory $17.99 2,529 87% 76k $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) D5 Copperhead
Docked $29.99 1,210 72% 36k $1.1M (exactly $1,088,637) Saber Interactive
Chop Chop Inc. $12.99 1,258 90% 38k $490k (exactly $490,243) NullRef Entertainment
Fuel Harvest Together $13.99 879 69% 26k $369k (exactly $368,916) Say2Sun
Returns Outlet Simulator · EA $9.99 921 95% 28k $276k (exactly $276,024) Twisted Twice Games
Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith $11.99 745 76% 22k $268k (exactly $267,976) Compact Core Games
Ultimate Theater Simulator $12.99 634 88% 19k $247k (exactly $247,070) RAKTWO Games, steelbox Games
Data Center $8.99 916 76% 27k $247k (exactly $247,045) Waseku
Military Incremental Complex $9.99 692 82% 21k $207k (exactly $207,392) Space Kraken Studios

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