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Should I ship a Resource Management Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Resource Management
Of 34 developers who shipped a Resource Management 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.. 83 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $11k, ×7.3 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $470k, ×316 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 83 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.3k (exactly $2,346) |
|---|---|
| Median | $11k (exactly $10,912) |
| Top 25% | $33k (exactly $33,267) |
| Top 5% | $473k (exactly $472,682) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 72 |
| Announced | 83 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 85% 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
- Resource Management
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim, Resource Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Driving, Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 8,162 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 5 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 83 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 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
Farming Simulator 19 2018 · $35M 
F1® Manager 2024 2024 · $5.8M 
Jalopy 2018 · $4.1M 
Keep Driving 2025 · $3.3M 
Junkyard Simulator 2021 · EA · $1.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Farming Simulator 19 | older | $17.99 | 64,621 94% | 1.9M | $35M (exactly $34,875,954) | GIANTS Software |
| | F1® Manager 2024 | older | $34.99 | 5,554 83% | 167k | $5.8M (exactly $5,830,034) | Frontier Developments |
| | Jalopy | older | $14.99 | 9,020 78% | 271k | $4.1M (exactly $4,056,294) | Minskworks |
| | Keep Driving | $17.99 | 6,188 93% | 186k | $3.3M (exactly $3,339,664) | YCJY Games | |
| | Junkyard Simulator | · EA older | $19.99 | 2,182 64% | 65k | $1.3M (exactly $1,308,545) | Rebelia Games |
 | Car Manufacture | · EA older | $19.99 | 1,395 66% | 42k | $837k (exactly $836,581) | STEREO GAMES S.A. |
 | Storage Hustle | · EA older | $11.99 | 1,508 70% | 45k | $542k (exactly $542,428) | Broken Clock |
 | Subway Builder | $39.99 | 394 59% | 12k | $473k (exactly $472,682) | Colin Miller, EJ Fox, Curran Kelleher,… (Colin Miller, EJ Fox, Curran Kelleher, Nate Maue, Alex Wohlbruck, Piero Maddaleni, Brooks Flannery) | |
 | Demolish & Build 2018 | older | $9.99 | 1,518 77% | 46k | $455k (exactly $454,945) | Noble Muffins |
 | Farm Expert 2017 | older | $19.99 | 462 38% | 14k | $277k (exactly $277,061) | Silden |
 | Factory Outlet Simulator | $10.99 | 537 74% | 16k | $177k (exactly $177,049) | PISHO | |
 | GT Manager | $24.99 | 236 71% | 7.1k | $177k (exactly $176,929) | THE TINY DIGITAL FACTORY, IMV STUDIO | |
 | Rally Mechanic Simulator | $17.99 | 195 69% | 5.9k | $105k (exactly $105,241) | Play2Chill S.A., Atomic Jelly | |
 | Snow Ash | $14.99 | 179 73% | 5.4k | $80k (exactly $80,496) | Ember Studio | |
 | Nightmare Drive | · EA | $14.99 | 156 78% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $70,153) | Voidfiller |
 | Team Principal: A Racing Manager | · EA | $12.99 | 86 93% | 2.6k | $34k (exactly $33,514) | Patrick H |
 | Car Mechanic Shop Simulator | $9.99 | 111 55% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $33,267) | Digital Melody | |
 | Valet Simulator: Parking & Business | · EA | $12.99 | 80 82% | 2.4k | $31k (exactly $31,176) | ToD Game Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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