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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Farming Resource Management game?

Resource Management + Farming

Of 57 developers who shipped a Farming Resource Management game 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.. 58 more are announced.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $6.0k, ×13 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.7k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.2M, ×2734 the market median. Revenue is down 45% on the market; 58 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 12.6 times the market baseline, revenue down 45% on the market, 58 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Resource Management + Farming
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 57
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.6k → $152k → $2.3k → $89k → $24k → $2.4k (still earning) → $14k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Resource Management + Farming: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 57
Bottom 30% $1.6k (exactly $1,617)
Median $6.0k (exactly $5,992)
Top 25% $46k (exactly $46,388)
Top 5% $1.3M (exactly $1,298,600)
Developers, 2 yr 57
Released games 85
Announced 58
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 down 45% 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 medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Resource Management
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Farming
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Resource Management; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Management, Simulation, Building
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 41,485 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.7k, median $6.0k, 1 in 4 over $46k, 1 in 20 over $1.2M.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.7k. 7 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 58 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Resource Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Artificial IntelligenceFair102 devs · median $11k · 131 announced
  2. + DwarvesFair15 devs · median $11k · 24 announced
  3. + WesternFair19 devs · median $7.0k · 26 announced
  4. + SnowFair24 devs · median $3.8k · 36 announced
  5. + JRPGFair36 devs · median $2.7k · 27 announced
  6. + UnderwaterFair51 devs · median $2.3k · 74 announced
  7. + CollectathonFair167 devs · median $1.9k · 222 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair630 devs · median $1.8k · 1,025 announced
  9. + IdlerFair656 devs · median $1.6k · 979 announced
  10. + ArcadeFair322 devs · median $1.5k · 495 announced
  11. + HorsesFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 18 announced
  12. + Quick-Time EventsFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced

All 214 pairs on the Resource Management page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Farthest Frontier 2025 · $26M Rusty's Retirement 2024 · $2.9M Rise of Industry 2019 · $2.8M The Farmer Was Replaced 2025 · $2.7M Farm Manager 2018 2018 · $1.5M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Farthest Frontier $34.99 24,444 86% 733k $26M (exactly $25,658,867) Crate Entertainment
Rusty's Retirement older $6.99 13,902 96% 417k $2.9M (exactly $2,915,249) Mister Morris Games
Rise of Industry older $29.99 3,122 74% 94k $2.8M (exactly $2,808,863) Dapper Penguin Studios
The Farmer Was Replaced $9.99 9,116 95% 273k $2.7M (exactly $2,732,065) Timon Herzog
Farm Manager 2018 older $19.99 2,524 70% 76k $1.5M (exactly $1,513,643) Cleversan Games
Farmer's Life older $19.99 2,373 89% 71k $1.4M (exactly $1,423,088) FreeMind S.A.
Farm Manager 2021 older $19.99 2,296 79% 69k $1.4M (exactly $1,376,911) Cleversan Games
Old Market Simulator $9.99 4,333 87% 130k $1.3M (exactly $1,298,600) Alcedo Games
Cat God Ranch older $9.99 1,831 92% 55k $549k (exactly $548,751) CrazyPotato Studio
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom older $49.99 324 90% 9.7k $486k (exactly $485,903) Marvelous Inc.
Zombie Graveyard Simulator $14.99 805 89% 24k $362k (exactly $362,008) threeW
Mini Settlers $12.99 592 85% 18k $231k (exactly $230,702) Knight Owl Games
Tiny Terraces · EA $6.99 938 92% 28k $197k (exactly $196,699) VuVuu
Cropdeck $12.99 430 92% 13k $168k (exactly $167,571) Piotrek
Rise of Industry 2 $34.99 154 55% 4.6k $162k (exactly $161,654) SomaSim
MR FARMBOY $9.99 480 85% 14k $144k (exactly $143,856) mrdboy
Medieval Horse Dealer Simulator $17.99 193 89% 5.8k $104k (exactly $104,162) One Slice of Pizza Games

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