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Should I ship a Zombie Automobile Sim?
Automobile Sim + Zombies
Only 10 developers shipped a Zombie 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, Nightmare Drive, 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.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×1.4 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.5k. Revenue is up 125% on the market; 8 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) |
| Top 5% | $70k (exactly $70,153) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 8 |
| 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 up 125% on the market, supply 50% more 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
- Zombies
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Automobile Sim
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 251 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 8 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Automobile Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + IdlerFair
- + LogicFair
- + Multiple EndingsLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
- + TrainsPoor odds
Comparable games
Brick Rigs 2023 · $32M 
Gas Guzzlers Extreme 2013 · $2.3M 
Drive 4 Survival 2020 · EA · $137k 
Nightmare Drive 2026 · EA · $70k 
Clutch 2009 · $37k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Brick Rigs | older | $19.99 | 53,749 95% | 1.6M | $32M (exactly $32,233,275) | Fluppisoft GmbH |
| | Gas Guzzlers Extreme | older | $24.99 | 3,081 86% | 92k | $2.3M (exactly $2,309,826) | Gamepires |
| | Drive 4 Survival | · EA older | $19.99 | 228 58% | 6.8k | $137k (exactly $136,732) | M3M Games |
| | Nightmare Drive | · EA | $14.99 | 156 78% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $70,153) | Voidfiller |
| | Clutch | older | $9.99 | 125 79% | 3.8k | $37k (exactly $37,462) | Targem Games |
 | Zombie Derby | older | $4.99 | 102 85% | 3.1k | $15k (exactly $15,269) | Brinemedia |
 | Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival | older | $4.99 | 69 92% | 2.1k | $10k (exactly $10,329) | Brinemedia |
 | Into the End (of the World) | · EA | $14.99 | 9 55% | 270 | $4.0k (exactly $4,047) | RabbiX Games |
 | 3番線 | Sanbansen | older | $4.99 | 24 87% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA |
 | Zompizza : The Last Delivery | $4.99 | 23 91% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Broken Toilet Games | |
 | TONK | · EA | $3.99 | 22 77% | 660 | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) | YourAverageOtter |
 | 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 | |
 | Ashes of Ambition | $6.99 | 7 28% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | HiddenGem Studio | |
 | Doomriderz | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | SlicedBlue 3D | |
 | Bulletproof Tank Adventure | $0.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | HAPPYTECH | |
 | Lawnmower Game Horrorland | $1.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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