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Should I ship a Walking Simulator Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Walking Simulator
Only 16 developers shipped a Walking Simulator 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, My Winter Car, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×1.3 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $8.3M, ×5588 the market median. Revenue is down 95% on the market; 30 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Top 25% | $29k (exactly $28,540) |
| Top 5% | $8.4M (exactly $8,370,716) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 42 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Walking Simulator
- 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, Walking Simulator
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 19,459 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 6 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Split ScreenStrong odds
- + 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
My Winter Car 2025 · EA · $8.4M 
Junkyard Simulator 2021 · EA · $1.3M 
Virtual Rides 3 - Funfair Simulator 2017 · $645k 
World of Subways 4 – New York Line 7 2015 · $181k 
Titan Chaser 2021 · $150k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | My Winter Car | · EA | $14.99 | 18,614 94% | 558k | $8.4M (exactly $8,370,716) | Amistech Games |
| | Junkyard Simulator | · EA older | $19.99 | 2,182 64% | 65k | $1.3M (exactly $1,308,545) | Rebelia Games |
| | Virtual Rides 3 - Funfair Simulator | older | $24.99 | 861 87% | 26k | $645k (exactly $645,492) | Pixelsplit Simulations |
| | World of Subways 4 – New York Line 7 | older | $19.99 | 302 70% | 9.1k | $181k (exactly $181,109) | TML-Studios |
| | Titan Chaser | older | $4.99 | 1,000 82% | 30k | $150k (exactly $149,700) | Stas Shostak |
 | Munich Bus Simulator | older | $14.99 | 319 59% | 9.6k | $143k (exactly $143,454) | TML-Studios |
 | A Merchant's Promise | · EA | $14.99 | 300 86% | 9.0k | $135k (exactly $134,910) | Game Draft Studio |
 | Global ATC Simulator | older | $29.99 | 133 62% | 4.0k | $120k (exactly $119,660) | Robert Miroszewski |
 | Road Maintenance Simulator 2 - Winter Services | $24.99 | 117 49% | 3.5k | $88k (exactly $87,715) | Caipirinha Games | |
 | Beach Club Simulator 2024 | older | $8.99 | 185 78% | 5.6k | $50k (exactly $49,894) | Catsupp Games |
 | CyberTaxi: Lunatic Nights | · EA | $13.99 | 68 55% | 2.0k | $29k (exactly $28,540) | Hed Media Games |
 | Short Trip | $1.99 | 280 98% | 8.4k | $17k (exactly $16,716) | Alexander Perrin | |
 | The Vanishing Train | ワンマン列車 | $2.99 | 42 66% | 1.3k | $3.8k (exactly $3,767) | RAYBIS GAMES | |
 | 5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons | $4.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA, SHINISE GAMES | |
 | 4番線 | Platform 4 | $4.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA | |
 | Grand Donald Trump Simulator | $6.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Nuke Island Games | |
 | 中国式富豪 | $6.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | 大米粥工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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