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Should I ship a Nature Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Nature
Of 21 developers who shipped a Nature 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.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $38k, ×80 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $5.8k. Revenue is up 90% on the market; 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.3 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $5.8k (exactly $5,830) |
|---|---|
| Median | $38k (exactly $38,191) |
| Top 25% | $135k (exactly $134,796) |
| Top 5% | $490k (exactly $490,243) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 21 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 19 |
| 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 90% on the market, supply 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Nature
- 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; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Life Sim, Agriculture
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 3D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 5,925 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $5.9k. 5 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Job Simulator with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AutomationStrong odds
- + CollectathonStrong odds
- + BuildingStrong odds
- + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds
- + Inventory ManagementStrong odds
- + CraftingStrong odds
- + Shop KeeperStrong odds
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
The Ranch of Rivershine 2025 · $1.8M 
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator 2024 · $674k 
Chop Chop Inc. 2026 · $490k 
A Game About Chopping Trees 2026 · $260k 
Japanese Rural Life Adventure 2026 · $178k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 |
| | Chop Chop Inc. | $12.99 | 1,258 90% | 38k | $490k (exactly $490,243) | NullRef Entertainment | |
| | A Game About Chopping Trees | $7.99 | 1,083 85% | 32k | $260k (exactly $259,595) | Space Raccoon Game Studio | |
| | Japanese Rural Life Adventure | $24.99 | 238 80% | 7.1k | $178k (exactly $178,429) | G-MODE, GAME START LLC | |
 | Bento Blocks | $14.99 | 367 97% | 11k | $165k (exactly $165,040) | SOMETIMES LIMITED | |
 | Snow Plowing Simulator | $15.99 | 281 64% | 8.4k | $135k (exactly $134,796) | FreeMind S.A. | |
 | Map Map - A Game About Maps | $14.99 | 264 91% | 7.9k | $119k (exactly $118,721) | Pipapo Games | |
 | Seclusa | $12.99 | 148 97% | 4.4k | $58k (exactly $57,676) | Studio Niente | |
 | Landscaper Simulator | $9.99 | 169 88% | 5.1k | $51k (exactly $50,649) | Midnight Game Studios | |
 | 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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