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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Farming Sim God Game?

God Game + Farming Sim

Of 22 developers who shipped a Farming Sim God 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.. 24 more are announced.

Verdict: long shot, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360, ×0.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $57k, ×92 the market median. Revenue is up 3120% on the market; 24 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 3120% on the market, 24 announced, ×1.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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God Game + Farming Sim
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 22
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $5.4k → $30 → $23k → $180 (still earning) → $359 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for God Game + Farming Sim: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 22
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $359 (exactly $359)
Top 25% $4.7k (exactly $4,672)
Top 5% $58k (exactly $57,668)
Developers, 2 yr 22
Released games 43
Announced 24
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 3120% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, 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.

God Game
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Farming Sim
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
God Game, Farming Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Automation, Idler
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 84% positive over 946 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $360, 1 in 4 over $4.6k, 1 in 20 over $57k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

God Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + HistoricalFair19 devs · median $12k · 28 announced
  2. + EconomyFair47 devs · median $2.8k · 58 announced
  3. + PuzzleFair27 devs · median $1.2k · 30 announced
  4. + Inventory ManagementFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced
  5. + DestructionFair19 devs · median $899 · 20 announced
  6. + DystopianFair14 devs · median $898 · 10 announced
  7. + IdlerFair91 devs · median $839 · 95 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair79 devs · median $807 · 71 announced
  9. + ArcadeLong shot17 devs · median $390 · 20 announced
  10. + AgricultureLong shot9 devs · median $180 · 7 announced
  11. + Base BuildingPoor odds37 devs · median $28k · 77 announced
  12. + Tower DefensePoor odds16 devs · median $22k · 22 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Fox Sex Farm 2025 · $223k Creatura 2021 · $96k Game of Grass 2025 · $58k Your Island -KIMI NO SIMA- 2019 · $39k Story of Animal Sprite 2023 · $32k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fox Sex Farm $17.99 413 82% 12k $223k (exactly $222,896) R's
Creatura older $14.99 214 67% 6.4k $96k (exactly $96,236) Koksny.com
Game of Grass $6.99 275 84% 8.3k $58k (exactly $57,668) Hipsterdufus
Your Island -KIMI NO SIMA- older $12.99 101 80% 3.0k $39k (exactly $39,360) Andymente
Story of Animal Sprite older $8.99 117 89% 3.5k $32k (exactly $31,555) Lunaforge Studios
Vilmonic older $14.99 69 69% 2.1k $31k (exactly $31,029) Bludgeonsoft
Venture Towns older $8.99 114 75% 3.4k $31k (exactly $30,746) Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Winds & Leaves older $29.99 28 64% 840 $25k (exactly $25,192) TREBUCHET
Desktop Fishes $5.99 128 82% 3.8k $23k (exactly $23,002) Daniel Santalla
Tuin older $4.99 130 76% 3.9k $19k (exactly $19,461) Sokpop Collective
CritterGarden $9.99 28 82% 840 $8.4k (exactly $8,392) Minjonia Studios
Sunset Sprout $9.99 25 96% 750 $7.5k (exactly $7,492) Fontty Games
Rogue AI: Idle Domination $5.99 26 96% 780 $4.7k (exactly $4,672) Nerdook Productions
Weather Dragger $7.99 19 100% 570 $4.6k (exactly $4,554) Geese & Goose
Isekai x Isekai $4.99 13 100% 390 $1.9k (exactly $1,946) Bubbles
IDLE PET UFO $2.99 6 100% 180 $538 (exactly $538) 電脳鈴木組
Desktop Forest $0.99 13 100% 390 $386 (exactly $386) Colorfiction

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