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Should I ship a Hidden Object Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Hidden Object
Only 17 developers shipped a Hidden Object 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, Ship, Inc., made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $11k, ×22 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $2.6k. Revenue is up 4030% on the market; 21 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.5 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) |
|---|---|
| Median | $11k (exactly $10,629) |
| Top 25% | $60k (exactly $60,145) |
| Top 5% | $263k (exactly $262,542) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 4030% on the market, supply 250% more developers than the period before.
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
- Hidden Object
- effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Job Simulator, Hidden Object; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Point & Click
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cozy, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 8,332 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.7k. 6 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 14 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
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
Ship, Inc. 2025 · $650k 
Lost But Found 2024 · $486k 
Sort Them Ducks 2026 · $263k 
Cozy Organizer 2025 · $156k 
Cellar Keeper 2026 · $134k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ship, Inc. | $9.99 | 2,168 83% | 65k | $650k (exactly $649,750) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Lost But Found | $6.99 | 2,316 71% | 69k | $486k (exactly $485,665) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Sort Them Ducks | $5.99 | 1,461 92% | 44k | $263k (exactly $262,542) | Mr.Duck | |
| | Cozy Organizer | $7.99 | 649 67% | 19k | $156k (exactly $155,565) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Cellar Keeper | $4.99 | 892 89% | 27k | $134k (exactly $133,532) | EgoTrampoline | |
 | Letter Lost | $19.99 | 156 82% | 4.7k | $94k (exactly $93,553) | FlatNine Games | |
 | Treasure Beach | $9.99 | 271 81% | 8.1k | $81k (exactly $81,219) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Nothing To Declare | $9.99 | 234 76% | 7.0k | $70k (exactly $70,130) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Woodo | $16.99 | 118 99% | 3.5k | $60k (exactly $60,145) | Tiny Monks Tales | |
 | Border Bots VR | older | $19.99 | 70 81% | 2.1k | $42k (exactly $41,979) | Paw Print Games Ltd., vTime Ltd |
 | Lawn Care Simulator | $19.99 | 67 91% | 2.0k | $40k (exactly $40,180) | Zac Marvin, Edward DePew |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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