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Should I ship a Capitalist Farming Sim?
Farming Sim + Capitalism
Of 44 developers who shipped a Capitalist Farming 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.. 75 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $19k, ×40 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $6.0k; 1 in 20 cleared $360k, ×764 the market median. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 75 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $5.9k (exactly $5,920) |
|---|---|
| Median | $19k (exactly $18,936) |
| Top 25% | $91k (exactly $90,800) |
| Top 5% | $363k (exactly $362,818) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 44 |
| Released games | 90 |
| Announced | 75 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 25% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Farming Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Capitalism
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Farming Sim; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Management, Building, Simulation
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 13,116 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $6.0k. 6 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 75 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Farming Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + DogsFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + TacticalFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + God GameLong shot
- + Visual NovelLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Psychological HorrorPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + HorsesPoor odds
Comparable games
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator 2022 · $23M 
Definitely Not Fried Chicken 2023 · $1.6M 
Tiny Pasture 2025 · $1.3M 
Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator 2021 · $774k 
Winkeltje: The Little Shop 2022 · $725k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator | older | $19.99 | 37,870 92% | 1.1M | $23M (exactly $22,710,639) | niceplay games |
| | Definitely Not Fried Chicken | older | $24.99 | 2,161 72% | 65k | $1.6M (exactly $1,620,102) | Dope Games |
| | Tiny Pasture | $5.99 | 7,055 92% | 212k | $1.3M (exactly $1,267,784) | CaveLiquid | |
| | Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator | older | $24.99 | 1,033 77% | 31k | $774k (exactly $774,440) | Broken Arms Games |
| | Winkeltje: The Little Shop | older | $14.99 | 1,612 88% | 48k | $725k (exactly $724,916) | Sassybot |
 | Industry Giant 4.0 | $24.99 | 506 33% | 15k | $379k (exactly $379,348) | Don VS Dodo | |
 | Farm Manager World | $19.99 | 605 68% | 18k | $363k (exactly $362,818) | Cleversan Games | |
 | Happy Sheepies | older | $19.99 | 561 85% | 17k | $336k (exactly $336,432) | Berker Games |
 | How to Train Your Cock | $3.99 | 1,875 95% | 56k | $224k (exactly $224,438) | Little Horror Studios | |
 | Tiny Terraces | · EA | $6.99 | 938 92% | 28k | $197k (exactly $196,699) | VuVuu |
 | Weed Supermarket Simulator | $14.99 | 420 87% | 13k | $189k (exactly $188,874) | DreamWay Games | |
 | Lakeside Bar | $5.99 | 820 86% | 25k | $147k (exactly $147,354) | BITCOVER | |
 | Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage | · EA | $14.99 | 315 93% | 9.5k | $142k (exactly $141,656) | Unbossed Games |
 | Plant Nursery Simulator | $12.99 | 330 93% | 9.9k | $129k (exactly $128,601) | Robot Assembly | |
 | Ranch Farm and Store Simulator | $12.99 | 252 84% | 7.6k | $98k (exactly $98,204) | Bewolba Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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