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Should I ship a Parkour Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Parkour
Only 11 developers shipped a Parkour 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, DriveCrazy, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240, ×0.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $89. Revenue is down 40% on the market, with 13 games announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $89 (exactly $89) |
|---|---|
| Median | $239 (exactly $239) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 5% | $24k (exactly $24,068) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 down 40% on the market, supply 40% more 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
- Parkour
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, Parkour
- Price point
- $3.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 82% positive over 121 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $89. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 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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- + 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
| Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Clustertruck | older | $14.99 | 14,706 93% | 441k | $6.6M (exactly $6,613,288) | Landfall |
| | Offroad Truck Simulator: Heavy Duty Challenge® | older | $29.99 | 111 50% | 3.3k | $100k (exactly $99,867) | Nano Games |
| | Turbo Sliders Unlimited | older | $14.99 | 125 88% | 3.8k | $56k (exactly $56,212) | Antti Mannisto |
| | DriveCrazy | $10.99 | 73 94% | 2.2k | $24k (exactly $24,068) | TubezGames | |
| | hoVRboard | older | $11.99 | 33 93% | 990 | $12k (exactly $11,870) | TomyHorst |
| | Tails Noir: Rebel Rush | older | $4.94 | 78 98% | 2.3k | $12k (exactly $11,560) | Soup with Friends, Eggnut |
| | BeachRun | older | $24.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $8.2k (exactly $8,247) | Gamesforgames |
| | BH Trials | older | $8.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $4.6k (exactly $4,585) | Pico Sacro Games |
| | Cyber Rider | older | $1.99 | 61 73% | 1.8k | $3.6k (exactly $3,642) | Meng Games |
| | Go-Kart Simulator | · EA | $3.99 | 29 58% | 870 | $3.5k (exactly $3,471) | Payna Games |
| | GMH - Good Morning Human ! | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | W-9000 Studio | |
| | Adrenalinkick | $4.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Draconum | |
| | Motor Racing Battle | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Liquid Meow | |
| | Racing: Storm Chase | $1.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | ChenZepeng | |
| | no brake no gain | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Make Good Games | |
| | Car Parkour 3 Together | $0.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $89 (exactly $89) | cnsgames | |
| | Christmas Drift - Delivery Simulator | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | GLOBAL VISION SOLUTIONS SRL | |
| | Street Drive Rush | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Instant Games Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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