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Should I ship a Nature Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Nature
Of 25 developers who shipped a Nature 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.. 66 more are announced, ×8.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.9k, ×1.9 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $720; 1 in 20 cleared $4.8M, ×3249 the market median. Revenue is up 2000% on the market; 66 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $718 (exactly $718) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.9k (exactly $2,875) |
| Top 25% | $36k (exactly $35,852) |
| Top 5% | $4.9M (exactly $4,867,377) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 66 |
| Announced | 66 |
| 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 2000% on the market, supply 55% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, 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
- Nature
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Driving, Exploration, Physics
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 21,432 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $720. 7 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 66 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×8.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different setting or mood, 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
SnowRunner 2021 · $42M 
RoadCraft 2025 · $16M 
Railroads Online 2024 · $4.9M 
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game 2024 · $3.6M 
Lumberjack's Dynasty 2021 · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | SnowRunner | older | $29.99 | 46,343 90% | 1.4M | $42M (exactly $41,694,797) | Saber Interactive |
| | RoadCraft | $39.99 | 13,527 74% | 406k | $16M (exactly $16,228,342) | Saber Interactive | |
| | Railroads Online | $29.99 | 5,410 75% | 162k | $4.9M (exactly $4,867,377) | Stefan Kelnberger | |
| | Expeditions: A MudRunner Game | older | $39.99 | 3,000 59% | 90k | $3.6M (exactly $3,599,100) | Saber Interactive |
| | Lumberjack's Dynasty | older | $19.99 | 2,358 72% | 71k | $1.4M (exactly $1,414,093) | UMEO Studios |
 | Lawn Mowing Simulator | older | $19.99 | 2,126 74% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,274,962) | Skyhook Games |
 | Pure Rock Crawling | $14.99 | 1,291 83% | 39k | $581k (exactly $580,563) | Maciej Kuzianik | |
 | Offroad Mechanic Simulator | older | $19.99 | 238 71% | 7.1k | $143k (exactly $142,729) | Image Power S.A., GameFormatic S.A. |
 | Lumberjack Simulator | older | $17.99 | 174 63% | 5.2k | $94k (exactly $93,908) | Exponential Games Inc. |
 | Raceborn | older | $29.99 | 87 82% | 2.6k | $78k (exactly $78,274) | Galactic Geckon |
 | Bar After Bar | $6.99 | 331 87% | 9.9k | $69k (exactly $69,411) | OneMan Tim | |
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 | Motorcycle Night Ride | · EA | $5.99 | 213 76% | 6.4k | $38k (exactly $38,276) | Suber Game Studio, Room Games |
 | Neon Curves Racing | $12.99 | 92 94% | 2.8k | $36k (exactly $35,852) | Ghost Machine | |
 | Japanese Rail Sim: Hakone Town of Natural Beauty and Hot Springs | $49.99 | 20 75% | 600 | $30k (exactly $29,994) | Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd. | |
 | Dangerous Mountain Together | $4.99 | 164 73% | 4.9k | $25k (exactly $24,551) | Çağatay Demir, Doğukan Şahin | |
 | Short Trip | $1.99 | 280 98% | 8.4k | $17k (exactly $16,716) | Alexander Perrin |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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