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Should I ship a Loot Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + Loot
Of 22 developers who shipped a Loot Immersive Sim 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.. 59 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $23k, ×15 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.7k; 1 in 20 cleared $480k, ×321 the market median. Revenue is up 3435% on the market; 59 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) |
|---|---|
| Median | $23k (exactly $22,661) |
| Top 25% | $106k (exactly $106,318) |
| Top 5% | $480k (exactly $480,280) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 46 |
| Announced | 59 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 3435% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Loot
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, Loot; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Simulation, Co-op
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, First-Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 9,169 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.7k. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 59 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Trading Card GameStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + WesternStrong odds
- + BoxingStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Split ScreenFair
Comparable games
Storage Hunter Simulator 2025 · $2.9M 
Denizen 2024 · EA · $531k 
Devil Spire Falls 2025 · EA · $480k 
My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ 2025 · $382k 
Apocalyptic Vibes 2023 · $185k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Storage Hunter Simulator | $24.99 | 3,866 78% | 116k | $2.9M (exactly $2,898,340) | Raccoons Studio | |
| | Denizen | · EA older | $19.99 | 886 72% | 27k | $531k (exactly $531,334) | Departure Interactive |
| | Devil Spire Falls | · EA | $14.99 | 1,068 94% | 32k | $480k (exactly $480,280) | Ithiro Sumi |
| | My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ | $7.95 | 1,601 65% | 48k | $382k (exactly $381,838) | Polnoch | |
| | Apocalyptic Vibes | older | $19.99 | 309 73% | 9.3k | $185k (exactly $185,307) | Amanito Computing |
 | Thick As Thieves | $4.99 | 1,106 65% | 33k | $166k (exactly $165,568) | OtherSide Entertainment | |
 | Dishwashing Simulator | older | $9.99 | 507 86% | 15k | $152k (exactly $151,948) | Frinky, Frosty |
 | Gone Rogue | older | $14.99 | 282 87% | 8.5k | $127k (exactly $126,815) | AskaLot Games |
 | Midnight Heist | $9.99 | 389 92% | 12k | $117k (exactly $116,583) | MediaTale | |
 | Smash Hit Museum | $6.99 | 507 85% | 15k | $106k (exactly $106,318) | InIt Games | |
 | Treasure Beach | $9.99 | 271 81% | 8.1k | $81k (exactly $81,219) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Eggstreme Farming | $6.99 | 169 73% | 5.1k | $35k (exactly $35,439) | Sagitta Studios | |
 | Art Shop Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 79 91% | 2.4k | $31k (exactly $30,786) | Lovheim Studios |
 | WHERE the F$CK is my BITCOIN ⁉️ | $6.99 | 113 61% | 3.4k | $24k (exactly $23,696) | Bin Juice Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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