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Collectathon + Job Simulator
Of 33 developers who shipped a Collectathon 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.. 42 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $33k, ×70 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $3.0k. Revenue is up 50% on the market; 42 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.4 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $3.1k (exactly $3,050) |
|---|---|
| Median | $33k (exactly $33,173) |
| Top 25% | $134k (exactly $133,532) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,122,047) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 38 |
| Announced | 42 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.50 |
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 50% on the market, supply 650% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Job Simulator
- 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
- Collectathon, Job Simulator; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Life Sim
- Price point
- $8.50 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $8.50.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 62,460 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.1k. 42 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ManagementFair
- + CrimeFair
- + Level EditorFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + SokobanFair
- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
- + Combat RacingFair
- + ModernFair
Comparable games
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 · $28M 
Leaf it Alone 2025 · $1.1M 
Supercar Collection Simulator 2025 · $595k 
Supermarket Chaos 2026 · $489k 
Anime Shop Simulator ✨ 2026 · $265k | 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 | |
| | Leaf it Alone | $5.99 | 6,244 95% | 187k | $1.1M (exactly $1,122,047) | Eternity | |
| | Supercar Collection Simulator | $12.99 | 1,528 85% | 46k | $595k (exactly $595,462) | Kiki Games | |
| | Supermarket Chaos | $4.99 | 3,266 92% | 98k | $489k (exactly $488,920) | BunnyHop | |
| | Anime Shop Simulator ✨ | $14.99 | 589 73% | 18k | $265k (exactly $264,873) | One More Time | |
 | Sort Them Ducks | $5.99 | 1,461 92% | 44k | $263k (exactly $262,542) | Mr.Duck | |
 | Tabletop Game Shop Simulator | $12.99 | 480 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $187,056) | Ludogram, Knight Fever Games | |
 | Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara | · EA | $12.40 | 379 82% | 11k | $141k (exactly $140,988) | UGC90 |
 | Cellar Keeper | $4.99 | 892 89% | 27k | $134k (exactly $133,532) | EgoTrampoline | |
 | Map Map - A Game About Maps | $14.99 | 264 91% | 7.9k | $119k (exactly $118,721) | Pipapo Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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