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Should I ship a Job Simulator Base Building game?
Base Building + Job Simulator
Of 23 developers who shipped a Job Simulator Base Building game 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.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $53k, ×84 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $23k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.3M, ×2173 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $23k (exactly $22,935) |
|---|---|
| Median | $53k (exactly $52,747) |
| Top 25% | $208k (exactly $208,022) |
| Top 5% | $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 80% on the market, supply 90% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Base Building
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Job Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Base Building, Job Simulator; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Building, Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 8,837 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $23k. None of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
The Ranch of Rivershine 2025 · $1.8M 
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 2024 · $1.8M 
Alchemy Factory 2026 · $1.4M 
Coffee Caravan 2024 · $504k 
Furnish Master 2024 · EA · $498k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Ranch of Rivershine | $29.99 | 2,050 94% | 62k | $1.8M (exactly $1,844,385) | Cozy Bee Games | |
| | Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 | older | $14.99 | 4,018 91% | 121k | $1.8M (exactly $1,806,895) | One More Time |
| | Alchemy Factory | $17.99 | 2,529 87% | 76k | $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) | D5 Copperhead | |
| | Coffee Caravan | older | $11.99 | 1,400 92% | 42k | $504k (exactly $503,580) | Broccoli Games |
| | Furnish Master | · EA older | $14.99 | 1,108 81% | 33k | $498k (exactly $498,268) | Alex Blintsov |
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 | Returns Outlet Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 921 95% | 28k | $276k (exactly $276,024) | Twisted Twice Games |
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 | Cozy Cleaner | $6.99 | 992 89% | 30k | $208k (exactly $208,022) | Payoff Games | |
 | Tailor Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 406 90% | 12k | $122k (exactly $121,678) | Zoady |
 | Mall Rivals | $14.99 | 196 75% | 5.9k | $88k (exactly $88,141) | Creedon Games | |
 | Monster Mop Up | $14.99 | 189 57% | 5.7k | $85k (exactly $84,993) | Terahard Ltd | |
 | My Little Cafe Nightmare | $8.99 | 210 90% | 6.3k | $57k (exactly $56,637) | SethMadDev |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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