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Should I ship an Idler Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Idler
Only 9 developers shipped an Idler 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, AI Learns To Drive, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $390. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 14 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $386 (exactly $386) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,904) |
| Top 5% | $47k (exactly $46,738) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 31 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 250% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, 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
- Idler
- effort 1 / 10 · high · number growth curves and a UI
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, Idler
- Price point
- $5.99 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 $5.99.
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 906 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $390. 14 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
- + TrainsPoor odds
Comparable games
Road Maintenance Simulator 2022 · $119k 
AI Learns To Drive 2026 · $47k 
GAI Stops Auto: Right Version Simulator 2021 · $26k 
Mars Rover Simulator 2022 · $14k 
Parking in Tight Spaces 2026 · $12k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Road Maintenance Simulator | older | $24.99 | 159 57% | 4.8k | $119k (exactly $119,202) | Caipirinha Games |
| | AI Learns To Drive | $7.49 | 208 95% | 6.2k | $47k (exactly $46,738) | ActivationFunction | |
| | GAI Stops Auto: Right Version Simulator | older | $2.99 | 287 85% | 8.6k | $26k (exactly $25,744) | Axyos Games, Feas |
| | Mars Rover Simulator | older | $19.99 | 24 25% | 720 | $14k (exactly $14,393) | DexterCoding |
| | Parking in Tight Spaces | $9.99 | 40 77% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $11,988) | Hungry Devs | |
 | My Witch Wants Elixirs! | $6.99 | 52 69% | 1.6k | $11k (exactly $10,904) | TeamDDD | |
 | Bicycle Rider Simulator | older | $3.99 | 71 43% | 2.1k | $8.5k (exactly $8,499) | DiamosDev |
 | 迷途 | · EA older | $9.99 | 27 66% | 810 | $8.1k (exactly $8,092) | 白雪山工作室 |
 | Endless Casual Drive | older | $9.99 | 24 62% | 720 | $7.2k (exactly $7,193) | MorningHeart |
 | TOP TRUCK DRIVER | older | $9.99 | 14 64% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Stas Paty9mkin |
 | Car Tycoon | $6.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | TOKI Games | |
 | Desert Race Adventures | $5.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) | Firedrake Games | |
 | Checkpoint Inc | $4.27 | 8 75% | 240 | $1.0k (exactly $1,025) | Punchers | |
 | Deskquarium | $0.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $386 (exactly $386) | Gimdeka | |
 | Desktop Dream Car | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Desktop Dream Car | |
 | Railroad crossing play | $0.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $89 (exactly $89) | RucKyGAMES |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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