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Should I ship a Time Attack Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Time Attack
Only 7 developers shipped a Time Attack 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, Assetto Corsa Rally, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $420 against a market of $1.5k. 8 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $419 (exactly $419) |
| Top 25% | $20k (exactly $20,264) |
| Top 5% | $7.9M (exactly $7,878,673) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 29 |
| Announced | 8 |
| 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 down 100% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
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
- Time Attack
- 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, Time Attack
- Price point
- $6.99 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 $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 34,901 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 8 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ZombiesFair
- + IdlerFair
- + LogicFair
- + Multiple EndingsLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
Comparable games
Assetto Corsa Rally 2025 · EA · $7.9M 
Motor Town: Behind The Wheel 2021 · EA · $5.4M 
TrackMania² Stadium 2013 · $1.6M 
TrackMania² Canyon 2013 · $830k 
Barro 2018 · $487k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Assetto Corsa Rally | · EA | $29.99 | 8,757 87% | 263k | $7.9M (exactly $7,878,673) | Supernova Games Studios |
| | Motor Town: Behind The Wheel | · EA older | $19.99 | 8,971 93% | 269k | $5.4M (exactly $5,379,909) | P3 Games |
| | TrackMania² Stadium | older | $9.99 | 5,340 88% | 160k | $1.6M (exactly $1,600,398) | Nadeo |
| | TrackMania² Canyon | older | $19.99 | 1,384 80% | 42k | $830k (exactly $829,985) | Nadeo |
| | Barro | older | $4.99 | 3,253 85% | 98k | $487k (exactly $486,974) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro F | older | $4.99 | 2,329 84% | 70k | $349k (exactly $348,651) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro 2020 | older | $4.99 | 1,932 84% | 58k | $289k (exactly $289,220) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro Racing | older | $4.99 | 1,250 83% | 38k | $187k (exactly $187,125) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro 22 | older | $4.99 | 868 89% | 26k | $130k (exactly $129,940) | SC Jogos |
 | Barro GT | older | $4.99 | 817 84% | 25k | $122k (exactly $122,305) | SC Jogos |
 | Reverse Problem | $12.99 | 52 86% | 1.6k | $20k (exactly $20,264) | Tag Axle Games | |
 | Barro F25 | $4.99 | 117 86% | 3.5k | $18k (exactly $17,515) | SC Jogos | |
 | AudioRace | $6.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Associazione Audiogames | |
 | Pursuit Rampage | $2.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Instant Games Studio | |
 | KnockOut Drive | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Dig Up Indie | |
 | Formula Rush | $7.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Cosmix | |
 | 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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