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Should I ship a Capitalist Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Capitalism
Of 72 developers who shipped a Capitalist Job Simulator 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.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $23k, ×48 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $5.9k. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 75 games are announced against 45 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $5.8k (exactly $5,830) |
|---|---|
| Median | $23k (exactly $22,661) |
| Top 25% | $88k (exactly $88,141) |
| Top 5% | $595k (exactly $595,462) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 72 |
| Released games | 91 |
| Announced | 75 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 up 60% on the market, supply 55% 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.
- Job Simulator
- 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
- Job Simulator; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Economy
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 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 $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 59,258 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $5.9k. 5 in 10 of the 32 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 75 games are announced against 45 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Job Simulator with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AutomationStrong odds
- + NatureStrong odds
- + CollectathonStrong odds
- + BuildingStrong odds
- + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds
- + Inventory ManagementStrong odds
- + CraftingStrong odds
- + Shop KeeperStrong odds
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 · $28M 
Storage Hunter Simulator 2025 · $2.9M 
Dealer's Life 2 2022 · $1.8M 
No Umbrellas Allowed 2021 · $836k 
Megastore Simulator 2026 · EA · $826k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $19.99 | 47,357 96% | 1.4M | $28M (exactly $28,399,993) | OPNeon Games | |
| | Storage Hunter Simulator | $24.99 | 3,866 78% | 116k | $2.9M (exactly $2,898,340) | Raccoons Studio | |
| | Dealer's Life 2 | older | $14.99 | 3,994 85% | 120k | $1.8M (exactly $1,796,102) | Abyte Entertainment |
| | No Umbrellas Allowed | older | $19.99 | 1,394 80% | 42k | $836k (exactly $835,982) | Hoochoo Game Studios |
| | Megastore Simulator | · EA | $13.99 | 1,968 93% | 59k | $826k (exactly $825,970) | Yolo Games Studio |
 | Supercar Collection Simulator | $12.99 | 1,528 85% | 46k | $595k (exactly $595,462) | Kiki Games | |
 | Thank You For Your Application | $19.99 | 953 81% | 29k | $572k (exactly $571,514) | IceLemonTea Studio | |
 | Dealer's Life | older | $9.99 | 1,257 93% | 38k | $377k (exactly $376,723) | Abyte Entertainment |
 | Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim | $9.99 | 1,153 93% | 35k | $346k (exactly $345,554) | Merge Conflict Studio | |
 | Happy Sheepies | older | $19.99 | 561 85% | 17k | $336k (exactly $336,432) | Berker Games |
 | Inn Tycoon | $11.99 | 727 76% | 22k | $262k (exactly $261,502) | Evil Goose Games | |
 | Military Incremental Complex | $9.99 | 692 82% | 21k | $207k (exactly $207,392) | Space Kraken Studios | |
 | Cinema Simulator 2025 | · EA | $11.99 | 573 76% | 17k | $206k (exactly $206,108) | HOGO Games |
 | Vending Machine Co. | $14.99 | 441 85% | 13k | $198k (exactly $198,318) | Rogue Duck Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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