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Should I ship a Cooking Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Cooking
Of 54 developers who shipped a Cooking 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.. 68 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $14k, ×30 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $4.0k. Revenue is flat on the market; 68 games are announced against 42 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $4.0k (exactly $3,953) |
|---|---|
| Median | $14k (exactly $14,032) |
| Top 25% | $63k (exactly $62,842) |
| Top 5% | $759k (exactly $759,136) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 54 |
| Released games | 75 |
| Announced | 68 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 225% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, 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
- Cooking
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Job Simulator, Cooking; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Strategy
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cozy, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 19,473 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $4.0k. 5 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 68 games are announced against 42 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Job Simulator with a different second tag, 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
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
Comparable games
Fast Food Simulator 2024 · EA · $3.9M 
Feed the Cups 2024 · EA · $2.3M 
Papa's Freezeria Deluxe 2023 · $2.2M 
Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator 2023 · $2.0M 
Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game 2023 · $1.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fast Food Simulator | · EA | $14.99 | 8,653 86% | 260k | $3.9M (exactly $3,891,254) | No Ceiling Games |
| | Feed the Cups | · EA older | $15.99 | 4,708 72% | 141k | $2.3M (exactly $2,258,428) | Vambear Games |
| | Papa's Freezeria Deluxe | older | $5.99 | 12,275 99% | 368k | $2.2M (exactly $2,205,818) | Flipline Studios |
| | Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator | older | $29.99 | 2,222 83% | 67k | $2.0M (exactly $1,999,133) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game | older | $9.99 | 6,261 87% | 188k | $1.9M (exactly $1,876,422) | TapBlaze |
 | Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 | older | $14.99 | 4,018 91% | 121k | $1.8M (exactly $1,806,895) | One More Time |
 | Galaxy Burger | older | $11.99 | 2,456 96% | 74k | $883k (exactly $883,423) | Galactic Workshop |
 | KuloNiku: Bowl Up! | $11.99 | 2,295 96% | 69k | $826k (exactly $825,512) | Gambir Studio | |
 | The Chef's Shift | $12.99 | 1,948 97% | 58k | $759k (exactly $759,136) | Panitia GameDev | |
 | Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe | $5.99 | 3,450 98% | 104k | $620k (exactly $619,965) | Flipline Studios | |
 | Inn Tycoon | $11.99 | 727 76% | 22k | $262k (exactly $261,502) | Evil Goose Games | |
 | Arctic Motel Simulator | $17.99 | 465 88% | 14k | $251k (exactly $250,960) | One Slice of Pizza Games | |
 | Kinny and the Cosmic Cauldron | $12.99 | 563 85% | 17k | $219k (exactly $219,401) | Kinnymoms | |
 | Bento Blocks | $14.99 | 367 97% | 11k | $165k (exactly $165,040) | SOMETIMES LIMITED | |
 | Pizza House Simulator🍕 | $12.99 | 411 87% | 12k | $160k (exactly $160,167) | Broken Lyre Entertainment, Wendigo Games | |
 | Tostchu | $7.99 | 594 84% | 18k | $142k (exactly $142,382) | Ravenscape Collective |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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