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Should I ship a Farming Sim Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Farming Sim
Only 8 developers shipped a Farming Sim 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, Bounty Pro Pulling, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $12k, ×7.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $3.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $20k, ×14 the market median. Revenue is up 425% on the market; 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
|---|---|
| Median | $12k (exactly $11,743) |
| Top 25% | $16k (exactly $15,912) |
| Top 5% | $20k (exactly $20,242) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 425% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
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
- Farming Sim
- 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, Farming Sim
- Price point
- $8.99 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 $19.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 107,011 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.2k. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Split ScreenStrong odds
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + IdlerFair
- + LogicFair
- + Multiple EndingsLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
Comparable games
Farming Simulator 19 2018 · $35M 
Farming Simulator 17 2016 · $10M 
Farming Simulator 15 2014 · $5.2M 
Tower! Simulator 3 2022 · $1.9M 
Lawn Mowing Simulator 2021 · $1.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Farming Simulator 19 | older | $17.99 | 64,621 94% | 1.9M | $35M (exactly $34,875,954) | GIANTS Software |
| | Farming Simulator 17 | older | $14.99 | 23,063 93% | 692k | $10M (exactly $10,371,431) | GIANTS Software |
| | Farming Simulator 15 | older | $12.99 | 13,306 92% | 399k | $5.2M (exactly $5,185,348) | GIANTS Software |
| | Tower! Simulator 3 | older | $59.99 | 1,047 67% | 31k | $1.9M (exactly $1,884,286) | FeelThere |
| | Lawn Mowing Simulator | older | $19.99 | 2,126 74% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,274,962) | Skyhook Games |
 | Professional Farmer: Cattle and Crops | older | $19.99 | 1,151 67% | 35k | $690k (exactly $690,255) | Masterbrain Bytes |
 | My Recycling Center | older | $14.99 | 626 69% | 19k | $282k (exactly $281,512) | Darius Bode |
 | Farm Expert 2017 | older | $19.99 | 462 38% | 14k | $277k (exactly $277,061) | Silden |
 | My Village Life | · EA older | $14.99 | 385 85% | 12k | $173k (exactly $173,134) | Papucs Games |
 | Best Forklift Operator | older | $19.99 | 224 75% | 6.7k | $134k (exactly $134,333) | Simmersiv |
 | Bounty Pro Pulling | · EA | $24.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $20k (exactly $20,242) | KODGAMES, LLC |
 | Smart Farm | $8.99 | 59 77% | 1.8k | $16k (exactly $15,912) | ZD Games | |
 | Life in red line | · EA | $17.99 | 26 76% | 780 | $14k (exactly $14,032) | Pecha games |
 | Garbage Packer | $6.99 | 56 82% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,743) | Trash Games Studios | |
 | Man Made | · EA | $19.99 | 8 37% | 240 | $4.8k (exactly $4,798) | Rule51 |
 | Extreme Forklifting 3 | · EA | $7.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | DevM Games |
 | Duty Free Shop Simulator | · EA | $4.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | CLOWN MAGIC |
 | Driveland | $3.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $598 (exactly $598) | Overshift Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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