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Should I ship a Shop Keeper Job Simulator?
Job Simulator + Shop Keeper
Of 101 developers who shipped a Shop Keeper 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.. 122 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $13k, ×28 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $3.5k. Revenue is up 10% on the market; 122 games are announced against 82 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.5 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $3.5k (exactly $3,510) |
|---|---|
| Median | $13k (exactly $13,174) |
| Top 25% | $63k (exactly $62,508) |
| Top 5% | $759k (exactly $759,136) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 101 |
| Released games | 126 |
| Announced | 122 |
| 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 10% on the market, supply 290% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 2%, 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
- Shop Keeper
- 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, Shop Keeper; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Life Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cozy, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 70,245 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.6k. 6 in 10 of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 122 games are announced against 82 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
- + Hidden ObjectStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Life SimFair
Comparable games
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 · $28M 
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs 2026 · $5.5M 
Storage Hunter Simulator 2025 · $2.9M 
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 2024 · $1.8M 
Dealer's Life 2 2022 · $1.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $19.99 | 47,357 96% | 1.4M | $28M (exactly $28,399,993) | OPNeon Games | |
| | ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs | $19.99 | 9,209 95% | 276k | $5.5M (exactly $5,522,637) | Mandragora | |
| | Storage Hunter Simulator | $24.99 | 3,866 78% | 116k | $2.9M (exactly $2,898,340) | Raccoons Studio | |
| | Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 | older | $14.99 | 4,018 91% | 121k | $1.8M (exactly $1,806,895) | One More Time |
| | Dealer's Life 2 | older | $14.99 | 3,994 85% | 120k | $1.8M (exactly $1,796,102) | Abyte Entertainment |
 | Cat Cafe Manager | older | $19.99 | 2,174 87% | 65k | $1.3M (exactly $1,303,748) | Roost Games |
 | Bladesong | · EA | $19.99 | 1,483 95% | 44k | $889k (exactly $889,355) | SUN AND SERPENT creations |
 | No Umbrellas Allowed | older | $19.99 | 1,394 80% | 42k | $836k (exactly $835,982) | Hoochoo Game Studios |
 | Megastore Simulator | · EA | $13.99 | 1,968 93% | 59k | $826k (exactly $825,970) | Yolo Games Studio |
 | The Chef's Shift | $12.99 | 1,948 97% | 58k | $759k (exactly $759,136) | Panitia GameDev | |
 | The Last Gas Station | $13.99 | 1,250 87% | 38k | $525k (exactly $524,625) | Alawar | |
 | Chop Chop Inc. | $12.99 | 1,258 90% | 38k | $490k (exactly $490,243) | NullRef Entertainment | |
 | Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts | $14.99 | 1,041 97% | 31k | $468k (exactly $468,138) | Yaza Games | |
 | Witchy Business | $14.99 | 865 86% | 26k | $389k (exactly $388,990) | Rogue Duck Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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