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Should I ship an Inventory Management Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Inventory Management
Of 69 developers who shipped an Inventory Management Job Simulator 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.. 62 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $15k, ×33 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $2.6k. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 62 games are announced against 45 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.4 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $2.6k (exactly $2,637) |
|---|---|
| Median | $15k (exactly $15,467) |
| Top 25% | $58k (exactly $57,768) |
| Top 5% | $276k (exactly $276,024) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 69 |
| Released games | 83 |
| Announced | 62 |
| 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 down 15% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Inventory Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Job Simulator, Inventory Management; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Economy
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 9,844 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.7k. 5 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 62 games are announced against 45 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
- + CraftingStrong odds
- + Shop KeeperStrong odds
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator 2023 · $2.0M 
Laundry Store Simulator 2024 · $649k 
Supercar Collection Simulator 2025 · $595k 
Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim 2025 · $346k 
Returns Outlet Simulator 2025 · EA · $276k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator | older | $29.99 | 2,222 83% | 67k | $2.0M (exactly $1,999,133) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Laundry Store Simulator | $11.99 | 1,804 89% | 54k | $649k (exactly $648,899) | Akhir Pekan Studio | |
| | Supercar Collection Simulator | $12.99 | 1,528 85% | 46k | $595k (exactly $595,462) | Kiki Games | |
| | Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim | $9.99 | 1,153 93% | 35k | $346k (exactly $345,554) | Merge Conflict Studio | |
| | Returns Outlet Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 921 95% | 28k | $276k (exactly $276,024) | Twisted Twice Games |
 | Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith | $11.99 | 745 76% | 22k | $268k (exactly $267,976) | Compact Core Games | |
 | Sort Them Ducks | $5.99 | 1,461 92% | 44k | $263k (exactly $262,542) | Mr.Duck | |
 | Arctic Motel Simulator | $17.99 | 465 88% | 14k | $251k (exactly $250,960) | One Slice of Pizza Games | |
 | Ultimate Theater Simulator | $12.99 | 634 88% | 19k | $247k (exactly $247,070) | RAKTWO Games, steelbox Games | |
 | Wilmot's Warehouse | older | $14.99 | 526 96% | 16k | $237k (exactly $236,542) | Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg |
 | Military Incremental Complex | $9.99 | 692 82% | 21k | $207k (exactly $207,392) | Space Kraken Studios | |
 | Vending Machine Co. | $14.99 | 441 85% | 13k | $198k (exactly $198,318) | Rogue Duck Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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