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Should I ship a Co-op Job Simulator?

Co-op + Job Simulator

Of 26 developers who shipped a Co-op 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.. 36 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $75k, ×50 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $15k; 1 in 20 cleared $2.0M, ×1388 the market median. Revenue is up 110% on the market; 36 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 50.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 110% on the market, 36 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + Job Simulator
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 26
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $883k → $22k → $85k → $33k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + Job Simulator: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 26
Bottom 30% $14k (exactly $14,032)
Median $75k (exactly $75,100)
Top 25% $265k (exactly $264,873)
Top 5% $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097)
Developers, 2 yr 26
Released games 36
Announced 36
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $14.99

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 110% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, 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
Job Simulator
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, Job Simulator; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Life Sim
Price point
$14.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 19,606 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $15k, median $75k, 1 in 4 over $260k, 1 in 20 over $2.0M.

3 in 10 developers made under $15k. 3 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 36 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Co-op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

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  2. + Boomer ShooterFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  3. + GamblingFair22 devs · median $4.4k · 32 announced
  4. + NinjaFair13 devs · median $4.2k · 13 announced
  5. + TypingLong shot16 devs · median $810 · 13 announced
  6. + Word GameLong shot23 devs · median $267 · 23 announced
  7. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds58 devs · median $515k · 127 announced
  8. + World War IIPoor odds12 devs · median $372k · 23 announced
  9. + AutomationPoor odds48 devs · median $369k · 110 announced
  10. + TransportationPoor odds17 devs · median $369k · 25 announced
  11. + JRPGPoor odds15 devs · median $164k · 19 announced
  12. + Turn-BasedPoor odds12 devs · median $131k · 19 announced

All 230 pairs on the Co-op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm 2023 · $31M Fast Food Simulator 2024 · EA · $3.9M Firefighting Simulator - The Squad 2020 · $3.2M Feed the Cups 2024 · EA · $2.3M Go-Go Town! 2026 · $2.1M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm older $24.99 40,862 79% 1.2M $31M (exactly $30,634,241) Toxic Dog
Fast Food Simulator · EA $14.99 8,653 86% 260k $3.9M (exactly $3,891,254) No Ceiling Games
Firefighting Simulator - The Squad older $24.99 4,287 82% 129k $3.2M (exactly $3,213,964) Chronos Unterhaltungssoftware
Feed the Cups · EA older $15.99 4,708 72% 141k $2.3M (exactly $2,258,428) Vambear Games
Go-Go Town! $27.99 2,476 93% 74k $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) Prideful Sloth
AirportSim older $34.99 1,412 67% 42k $1.5M (exactly $1,482,176) MS GAMES, MK STUDIOS
Alchemy Factory $17.99 2,529 87% 76k $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) D5 Copperhead
Animal Shelter 2 $24.99 1,204 79% 36k $903k (exactly $902,639) Games Incubator
Galaxy Burger older $11.99 2,456 96% 74k $883k (exactly $883,423) Galactic Workshop
Fuel Harvest Together $13.99 879 69% 26k $369k (exactly $368,916) Say2Sun
The House Always Wins $12.99 866 85% 26k $337k (exactly $337,480) Toxic Studio
Anime Shop Simulator ✨ $14.99 589 73% 18k $265k (exactly $264,873) One More Time
A Game About Chopping Trees $7.99 1,083 85% 32k $260k (exactly $259,595) Space Raccoon Game Studio
Data Center $8.99 916 76% 27k $247k (exactly $247,045) Waseku
Pizza House Simulator🍕 $12.99 411 87% 12k $160k (exactly $160,167) Broken Lyre Entertainment, Wendigo Games

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