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Should I ship a Fantasy Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Fantasy
Only 19 developers shipped a Fantasy Job Simulator in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Tabletop Game Shop Simulator, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 27 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.8k, ×7.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $180k, ×394 the market median. Revenue is up 440% on the market; 27 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.8k (exactly $3,774) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $17,985) |
| Top 5% | $187k (exactly $187,056) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 27 |
| 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 440% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, 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
- Fantasy
- 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 Management, Simulation, Shop Keeper
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 1,409 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
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
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
Comparable games
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 2024 · $1.8M 
Tabletop Game Shop Simulator 2026 · $187k 
Fishing Paradiso 2022 · $135k 
Dealer's Life Legend 2025 · $122k 
While the Iron's Hot 2023 · $113k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 | older | $14.99 | 4,018 91% | 121k | $1.8M (exactly $1,806,895) | One More Time |
| | Tabletop Game Shop Simulator | $12.99 | 480 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $187,056) | Ludogram, Knight Fever Games | |
| | Fishing Paradiso | older | $14.99 | 301 91% | 9.0k | $135k (exactly $135,360) | Odencat |
| | Dealer's Life Legend | $14.99 | 271 81% | 8.1k | $122k (exactly $121,869) | Abyte Entertainment | |
| | While the Iron's Hot | older | $19.99 | 188 80% | 5.6k | $113k (exactly $112,744) | Bontemps Games |
 | K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut | $19.99 | 175 53% | 5.3k | $105k (exactly $104,947) | Wisageni Studio | |
 | Critter Café | $9.99 | 266 72% | 8.0k | $80k (exactly $79,720) | Sumo Digital | |
 | Emma's Armaments | older | $12.40 | 66 45% | 2.0k | $25k (exactly $24,552) | Caro Builders |
 | Enchanted Blacksmith | · EA older | $9.99 | 75 80% | 2.3k | $22k (exactly $22,478) | Tanuki Sun |
 | Craft. Sell. Goblin. Repeat. | · EA | $11.99 | 50 98% | 1.5k | $18k (exactly $17,985) | Adrià Raventós |
 | Tiny Bakery | $9.99 | 59 89% | 1.8k | $18k (exactly $17,682) | Bubbly Games | |
 | Cosplayer's Quest | $17.99 | 20 45% | 600 | $11k (exactly $10,794) | ぢゅぱり屋本舗別館 | |
 | Pretty Sweet! Healing Guardian | $3.99 | 49 100% | 1.5k | $5.9k (exactly $5,865) | BerryLemonade Studio | |
 | Penny for Your Potion | · EA | $9.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Last Minute Studios |
 | Beebo & Luna | $5.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $3.8k (exactly $3,774) | Dorimora |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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