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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Co-op Farming Sim?

Co-op + Farming Sim

Of 38 developers who shipped a Co-op 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.. 79 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $22k, ×15 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $6.7M, ×4485 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 79 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 14.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 45% on the market, 79 announced, ×3.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + Farming Sim
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 38
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $125k → $28k → $23k → $28k → $36k → $6.2k (still earning) → $34k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + Farming Sim: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 38
Bottom 30% $2.2k (exactly $2,156)
Median $22k (exactly $22,213)
Top 25% $145k (exactly $144,852)
Top 5% $6.7M (exactly $6,719,039)
Developers, 2 yr 38
Released games 79
Announced 79
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $11.99

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 45% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Co-op
effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
Farming Sim
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Co-op, Farming Sim; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Life Sim, Simulation, Crafting
Price point
$11.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cute, Cozy
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 49,044 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $2.2k, median $22k, 1 in 4 over $140k, 1 in 20 over $6.7M.

3 in 10 developers made under $2.2k. 5 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 79 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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All 230 pairs on the Co-op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition 2020 · $42M Farming Simulator 22 2021 · $42M Farming Simulator 19 2018 · $35M Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm 2023 · $31M Dinkum 2025 · $15M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition older $29.99 47,176 94% 1.4M $42M (exactly $42,444,247) Thunder Lotus
Farming Simulator 22 older $19.99 69,477 93% 2.1M $42M (exactly $41,665,357) GIANTS Software
Farming Simulator 19 older $17.99 64,621 94% 1.9M $35M (exactly $34,875,954) GIANTS Software
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm older $24.99 40,862 79% 1.2M $31M (exactly $30,634,241) Toxic Dog
Dinkum $19.99 24,641 92% 739k $15M (exactly $14,777,208) James Bendon
Farm Together older $19.99 17,647 93% 529k $11M (exactly $10,582,906) Milkstone Studios
Farming Simulator 17 older $14.99 23,063 93% 692k $10M (exactly $10,371,431) GIANTS Software
Luma Island $19.99 11,204 84% 336k $6.7M (exactly $6,719,039) Feel Free Games
Farming Simulator 15 older $12.99 13,306 92% 399k $5.2M (exactly $5,185,348) GIANTS Software
Farm Together 2 $25.99 4,456 93% 134k $3.5M (exactly $3,474,343) Milkstone Studios
Solarpunk™ $22.99 3,492 81% 105k $2.4M (exactly $2,408,432) Cyberwave
Cozy Island $8.99 2,454 92% 74k $662k (exactly $661,844) LazyFish Studio
Boba Cafe Simulator $15.99 1,192 92% 36k $572k (exactly $571,802) Caikemi
Dinotica $17.99 746 86% 22k $403k (exactly $402,616) XA Studio
Wild Indigo Ranch $19.99 424 68% 13k $254k (exactly $254,273) Funday Games
Dragon Song Tavern: Cozy & Adventurous $19.90 274 71% 8.2k $164k (exactly $163,578) Etherous Games Limited
Oppidum $29.99 161 67% 4.8k $145k (exactly $144,852) EP Games®

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.