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Farming Sim + Job Simulator
Only 19 developers shipped a Job Simulator Farming Sim 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, The Ranch of Rivershine, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 23 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $12k, ×26 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $3.6k. Revenue is up 310% on the market; 23 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) |
|---|---|
| Median | $12k (exactly $12,163) |
| Top 25% | $38k (exactly $38,191) |
| Top 5% | $1.8M (exactly $1,844,385) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 23 |
| 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 310% on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Farming Sim
- 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
- Farming Sim, Job Simulator; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Life Sim, Simulation, Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Relaxing, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 3,074 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.6k. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Farming Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + IdlerFair
- + TacticalFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + God GameLong shot
- + Visual NovelLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Psychological HorrorPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + HorsesPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
Comparable games
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm 2023 · $31M 
The Ranch of Rivershine 2025 · $1.8M 
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator 2024 · $674k 
Happy Sheepies 2024 · $336k 
Japanese Rural Life Adventure 2026 · $178k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm | older | $24.99 | 40,862 79% | 1.2M | $31M (exactly $30,634,241) | Toxic Dog |
| | The Ranch of Rivershine | $29.99 | 2,050 94% | 62k | $1.8M (exactly $1,844,385) | Cozy Bee Games | |
| | Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator | older | $24.99 | 899 78% | 27k | $674k (exactly $673,980) | stillalive studios |
| | Happy Sheepies | older | $19.99 | 561 85% | 17k | $336k (exactly $336,432) | Berker Games |
| | Japanese Rural Life Adventure | $24.99 | 238 80% | 7.1k | $178k (exactly $178,429) | G-MODE, GAME START LLC | |
 | Fishing Paradiso | older | $14.99 | 301 91% | 9.0k | $135k (exactly $135,360) | Odencat |
 | Plant Nursery Simulator | $12.99 | 330 93% | 9.9k | $129k (exactly $128,601) | Robot Assembly | |
 | Professional Farmer 2014 | older | $7.99 | 188 45% | 5.6k | $45k (exactly $45,064) | PlayWay S.A. |
 | Lawn Care Simulator | $19.99 | 67 91% | 2.0k | $40k (exactly $40,180) | Zac Marvin, Edward DePew | |
 | Farm Factory Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 98 93% | 2.9k | $38k (exactly $38,191) | Bewolba Studios |
 | Kokoro Kitchen | $11.99 | 70 81% | 2.1k | $25k (exactly $25,179) | Mango Leaf Games | |
 | My Heaven's Dale | $11.99 | 66 95% | 2.0k | $24k (exactly $23,740) | DreamingCat | |
 | Farmer's Shop Simulator | · EA | $11.99 | 56 48% | 1.7k | $20k (exactly $20,143) | SleepySealsGames |
 | CRUFT | $9.99 | 41 92% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,288) | Go On Entertainment | |
 | Magical Greenhouse | $6.99 | 58 93% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $12,163) | Mgtt Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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