Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Puzzle Job Simulator?

Job Simulator + Puzzle

Of 57 developers who shipped a Puzzle 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.. 53 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $8.2k, ×17 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.5k. Revenue is up 450% on the market; 53 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 17.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 450% on the market, 53 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Job Simulator + Puzzle
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 57
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $18k → $3.6k → $4.3k → $15k → $22k (still earning) → $13k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Job Simulator + Puzzle: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 57
Bottom 30% $1.5k (exactly $1,497)
Median $8.2k (exactly $8,150)
Top 25% $56k (exactly $55,744)
Top 5% $263k (exactly $263,437)
Developers, 2 yr 57
Released games 76
Announced 53
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 450% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 1%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Puzzle
effort 2 / 10 · high · discrete rules, levels are data

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Job Simulator, Puzzle; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Life Sim
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 3D, Family Friendly
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 11,953 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.5k, median $8.2k, 1 in 4 over $55k, 1 in 20 over $260k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 7 in 10 of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 53 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Job Simulator with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + AutomationStrong odds36 devs · median $57k · 31 announced
  2. + NatureStrong odds21 devs · median $38k · 19 announced
  3. + CollectathonStrong odds33 devs · median $33k · 42 announced
  4. + BuildingStrong odds66 devs · median $28k · 70 announced
  5. + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds18 devs · median $23k · 6 announced
  6. + Inventory ManagementStrong odds69 devs · median $15k · 62 announced
  7. + CraftingStrong odds62 devs · median $15k · 65 announced
  8. + Shop KeeperStrong odds101 devs · median $13k · 122 announced
  9. + Hidden ObjectStrong odds17 devs · median $11k · 21 announced
  10. + CapitalismFair72 devs · median $23k · 75 announced
  11. + EconomyFair116 devs · median $22k · 125 announced
  12. + Immersive SimFair152 devs · median $20k · 180 announced

All 42 pairs on the Job Simulator page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Cheap Car Repair 2026 · $2.1M No Umbrellas Allowed 2021 · $836k Furnish Master 2024 · EA · $498k Supermarket Chaos 2026 · $489k ServiceIT: You can do IT 2025 · $263k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Cheap Car Repair $19.69 3,603 91% 108k $2.1M (exactly $2,128,292) Little Dog Games
No Umbrellas Allowed older $19.99 1,394 80% 42k $836k (exactly $835,982) Hoochoo Game Studios
Furnish Master · EA older $14.99 1,108 81% 33k $498k (exactly $498,268) Alex Blintsov
Supermarket Chaos $4.99 3,266 92% 98k $489k (exactly $488,920) BunnyHop
ServiceIT: You can do IT $12.99 676 56% 20k $263k (exactly $263,437) picture4u
Sort Them Ducks $5.99 1,461 92% 44k $263k (exactly $262,542) Mr.Duck
Wilmot's Warehouse older $14.99 526 96% 16k $237k (exactly $236,542) Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg
Bento Blocks $14.99 367 97% 11k $165k (exactly $165,040) SOMETIMES LIMITED
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
Cellar Keeper $4.99 892 89% 27k $134k (exactly $133,532) EgoTrampoline
Map Map - A Game About Maps $14.99 264 91% 7.9k $119k (exactly $118,721) Pipapo Games
Beff Jezos Simulator $9.99 387 68% 12k $116k (exactly $115,984) tiplay studio

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.