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Should I ship a Hidden Object Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Hidden Object
Only 13 developers shipped a Hidden Object 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, 5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $660, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360. 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper, while revenue is up 30% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $358 (exactly $358) |
|---|---|
| Median | $657 (exactly $657) |
| Top 25% | $958 (exactly $958) |
| Top 5% | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 38 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Hidden Object
- effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, Hidden Object; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 88 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 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
Workshop Simulator 2022 · $170k 
Lawnmower Game 2017 · $66k 
Car Drive 2021 · $19k 
Mars Rover Simulator 2022 · $14k 
Lawnmower Game: Racing 2020 · $8.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Workshop Simulator | older | $19.99 | 284 67% | 8.5k | $170k (exactly $170,315) | INTERMARUM |
| | Lawnmower Game | older | $6.99 | 316 80% | 9.5k | $66k (exactly $66,265) | Tero Lunkka, Mikko Seppälä |
| | Car Drive | older | $44.99 | 14 64% | 420 | $19k (exactly $18,896) | kovalevviktor |
| | Mars Rover Simulator | older | $19.99 | 24 25% | 720 | $14k (exactly $14,393) | DexterCoding |
| | Lawnmower Game: Racing | older | $4.99 | 58 81% | 1.7k | $8.7k (exactly $8,683) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
 | Lawnmower Game: Ufo Chase | older | $4.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
 | Mini Car Money Chase | older | $4.99 | 20 95% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | xproject |
 | Lawnmower game: Mortal Race | older | $4.99 | 20 75% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackth… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackthug) |
 | Zombie Crush Driver | older | $2.99 | 28 71% | 840 | $2.5k (exactly $2,512) | ILXAM, Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich |
 | Nash Racing: Pursuit | older | $4.99 | 15 66% | 450 | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Raciebug |
 | 5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons | $4.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA, SHINISE GAMES | |
 | PathUp! | $6.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Geghamyan Hrachya | |
 | Grand Donald Trump Simulator | $6.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Nuke Island Games | |
 | Nash Racing Pursuit 2 | $3.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software | |
 | CarCam | $3.99 | 8 25% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | Movcans Vadims | |
 | Car Tuning Garage Simulator | $4.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Carjovs Jurijs | |
 | Rimi Kaikkonen Racing 60 Seconds | $2.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $897 (exactly $897) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Manturo… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Manturo Studios) | |
 | Lawnmower game 2026 | $1.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $657 (exactly $657) | Valkeala Software, Tero Lunkka | |
 | Lawnmower game Ufo Chase 2 | $1.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $597 (exactly $597) | Valkeala Software | |
 | Fun Road | $2.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | RMIT |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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