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Should I ship a Job Simulator RPG?
RPG + Job Simulator
Of 25 developers who shipped a Job Simulator RPG 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.. 34 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $21k, ×33 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $7.6k; 1 in 20 cleared $880k, ×1416 the market median. Revenue is up 1255% on the market; 34 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $7.5k (exactly $7,541) |
|---|---|
| Median | $21k (exactly $20,565) |
| Top 25% | $84k (exactly $83,916) |
| Top 5% | $889k (exactly $889,355) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 1255% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- RPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Job Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- RPG, Job Simulator; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Life Sim, Management
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 6,602 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $7.6k. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
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Comparable games
The Ranch of Rivershine 2025 · $1.8M 
Bladesong 2026 · EA · $889k 
Thank You For Your Application 2026 · $572k 
Witchy Business 2025 · $389k 
Bear's Restaurant 2021 · $253k | 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 | |
| | Bladesong | · EA | $19.99 | 1,483 95% | 44k | $889k (exactly $889,355) | SUN AND SERPENT creations |
| | Thank You For Your Application | $19.99 | 953 81% | 29k | $572k (exactly $571,514) | IceLemonTea Studio | |
| | Witchy Business | $14.99 | 865 86% | 26k | $389k (exactly $388,990) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Bear's Restaurant | older | $12.99 | 649 94% | 19k | $253k (exactly $252,915) | Odencat |
 | Final Profit: A Shop RPG | older | $14.99 | 520 95% | 16k | $234k (exactly $233,844) | Brent Arnold |
 | Japanese Rural Life Adventure | $24.99 | 238 80% | 7.1k | $178k (exactly $178,429) | G-MODE, GAME START LLC | |
 | Fishing Paradiso | older | $14.99 | 301 91% | 9.0k | $135k (exactly $135,360) | Odencat |
 | While the Iron's Hot | older | $19.99 | 188 80% | 5.6k | $113k (exactly $112,744) | Bontemps Games |
 | K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut | $19.99 | 175 53% | 5.3k | $105k (exactly $104,947) | Wisageni Studio | |
 | Pawn Planet | $9.99 | 280 71% | 8.4k | $84k (exactly $83,916) | Gambol Games | |
 | High Seas, High Profits! | $14.99 | 165 86% | 5.0k | $74k (exactly $74,200) | lexy.zip | |
 | Chipmatic | $11.99 | 158 65% | 4.7k | $57k (exactly $56,833) | Molter | |
 | Perfume Atelier | $7.99 | 235 89% | 7.1k | $56k (exactly $56,330) | Keep The Engine Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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