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Should I ship a Motorbike Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Motorbike
Of 24 developers who shipped a Motorbike Automobile Sim 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.. 24 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210. 24 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper, while revenue is up 1445% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $18,349) |
| Top 5% | $2.4M (exactly $2,404,797) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 63 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 1445% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, 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
- Motorbike
- effort 7 / 10 · low · two-wheel physics and rider animation
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, Motorbike; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Physics, Racing, Simulation
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 24,664 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
The Crew Motorfest 2024 · $51M 
MX Bikes 2019 · EA · $37M 
RIDE 4 2020 · $12M 
Mon Bazou 2025 · $9.6M 
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered 2020 · $4.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Crew Motorfest | older | $69.99 | 24,230 78% | 727k | $51M (exactly $50,875,731) | Ubisoft Ivory Tower |
| | MX Bikes | · EA older | $34.99 | 35,684 94% | 1.1M | $37M (exactly $37,457,495) | PiBoSo |
| | RIDE 4 | older | $39.99 | 9,921 83% | 298k | $12M (exactly $11,902,224) | Milestone S.r.l. |
| | Mon Bazou | $15.99 | 19,922 97% | 598k | $9.6M (exactly $9,556,583) | Santa Goat | |
| | Burnout™ Paradise Remastered | older | $19.99 | 7,348 64% | 220k | $4.4M (exactly $4,406,596) | Stellar Entertainment, Criterion Games |
 | My Garage | $19.99 | 4,010 90% | 120k | $2.4M (exactly $2,404,797) | Viking Game Studio | |
 | TrackDayR | · EA older | $24.99 | 2,213 86% | 66k | $1.7M (exactly $1,659,086) | MadCow S.r.l. |
 | RIDE | older | $19.99 | 2,107 80% | 63k | $1.3M (exactly $1,263,568) | Milestone S.r.l. |
 | TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2 | older | $29.99 | 1,111 82% | 33k | $1.0M (exactly $999,567) | KT Racing |
 | TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 | older | $49.99 | 653 76% | 20k | $979k (exactly $979,304) | Nacon Studio Milan |
 | VRacer Hoverbike | $29.99 | 307 89% | 9.2k | $276k (exactly $276,208) | VertexBreakers | |
 | MXGP 24: The Official Game | $59.99 | 93 26% | 2.8k | $167k (exactly $167,372) | Artefacts Studio | |
 | Motorcycle Night Ride | · EA | $5.99 | 213 76% | 6.4k | $38k (exactly $38,276) | Suber Game Studio, Room Games |
 | Wheelie City | $16.99 | 36 72% | 1.1k | $18k (exactly $18,349) | Devora Studios | |
 | Life in red line | · EA | $17.99 | 26 76% | 780 | $14k (exactly $14,032) | Pecha games |
 | Motorcycle Ride: Infinity | · EA | $5.99 | 43 81% | 1.3k | $7.7k (exactly $7,727) | Blightcore Studio |
 | Grind Rush | $15.99 | 9 66% | 270 | $4.3k (exactly $4,317) | AND GEAR | |
 | Hover REV Hispeed Burst | $10.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $1.6k (exactly $1,648) | JKK_WORKS |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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