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Should I ship a Point & Click Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Point & Click
Of 50 developers who shipped a Point & Click 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.. 56 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $5.8k, ×12 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.5k. Revenue is up 230% on the market; 56 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.8k (exactly $5,753) |
| Top 25% | $21k (exactly $20,948) |
| Top 5% | $165k (exactly $165,040) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 50 |
| Released games | 73 |
| Announced | 56 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 230% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 1%, 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
- Point & Click
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Job Simulator, Point & Click; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Life Sim
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cozy, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 14,719 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 6 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 56 games are announced against 37 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
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
Comparable games
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist 2023 · $925k 
Ship, Inc. 2025 · $650k 
Thank You For Your Application 2026 · $572k 
Lost But Found 2024 · $486k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Leaf it Alone | $5.99 | 6,244 95% | 187k | $1.1M (exactly $1,122,047) | Eternity | |
| | Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist | older | $24.99 | 1,234 95% | 37k | $925k (exactly $925,130) | Flamebait Games |
| | Ship, Inc. | $9.99 | 2,168 83% | 65k | $650k (exactly $649,750) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Thank You For Your Application | $19.99 | 953 81% | 29k | $572k (exactly $571,514) | IceLemonTea Studio | |
| | Lost But Found | $6.99 | 2,316 71% | 69k | $486k (exactly $485,665) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Cats & Cups | $9.99 | 1,047 89% | 31k | $314k (exactly $313,786) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Bento Blocks | $14.99 | 367 97% | 11k | $165k (exactly $165,040) | SOMETIMES LIMITED | |
 | Repair this! | older | $6.99 | 786 88% | 24k | $165k (exactly $164,824) | HGISoft |
 | Cozy Organizer | $7.99 | 649 67% | 19k | $156k (exactly $155,565) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Teller's Duty | $11.99 | 388 72% | 12k | $140k (exactly $139,564) | Hiscory | |
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 | Treasure Beach | $9.99 | 271 81% | 8.1k | $81k (exactly $81,219) | Rogue Duck Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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