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Should I ship a Mech Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + Mechs
Only 12 developers shipped a Mech Immersive 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, MechWarrior 5: Clans, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.6k, ×1.8 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $5.0M, ×3342 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 15 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.6k (exactly $2,634) |
| Top 25% | $579k (exactly $578,768) |
| Top 5% | $5.0M (exactly $5,006,830) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $12.99 |
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 100% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- Mechs
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $12.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 8,583 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 4 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 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
MechWarrior 5: Clans 2024 · $5.0M 
Psycho Patrol R 2025 · EA · $2.5M 
Model Builder: Complete Edition 2022 · $634k 
IRON REBELLION 2024 · $579k 
Mech Mechanic Simulator 2021 · $323k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | MechWarrior 5: Clans | $29.99 | 5,565 74% | 167k | $5.0M (exactly $5,006,830) | Piranha Games Inc. | |
| | Psycho Patrol R | · EA | $39.99 | 2,090 88% | 63k | $2.5M (exactly $2,507,373) | Consumer Softproducts |
| | Model Builder: Complete Edition | older | $19.99 | 1,058 74% | 32k | $634k (exactly $634,483) | Moonlit S.A. |
| | IRON REBELLION | $24.99 | 772 84% | 23k | $579k (exactly $578,768) | Black Beach Studio | |
| | Mech Mechanic Simulator | older | $19.99 | 538 61% | 16k | $323k (exactly $322,639) | Polyslash |
 | ACTION SANDBOX | older | $9.99 | 787 73% | 24k | $236k (exactly $235,864) | Vona Soft |
 | Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto | older | $59.99 | 111 87% | 3.3k | $200k (exactly $199,767) | Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd. |
 | Mech Builder | older | $9.99 | 507 73% | 15k | $152k (exactly $151,948) | Don Pachi |
 | OVRLRD | · EA older | $29.99 | 96 85% | 2.9k | $86k (exactly $86,371) | OVRLRD |
 | PATLABOR the Case Files | $34.99 | 47 65% | 1.4k | $49k (exactly $49,336) | Chime | |
 | Mech Builder 3D | $14.99 | 77 93% | 2.3k | $35k (exactly $34,627) | Don Pachi | |
 | Digital Anima: Virtual Lifeform Care Kit | $4.39 | 20 75% | 600 | $2.6k (exactly $2,634) | dankhearts, 双異典 | |
 | The Giant Crab in Space | $7.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | TensionSplice | |
 | Robot Fury: Mech Combat Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $1.2k (exactly $1,169) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Meteor Expedition | · EA | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | GQ |
 | Hollow Meridian | $3.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Hans Tanderadey |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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