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Should I ship a Job Simulator Strategy game?
Strategy + Job Simulator
Of 62 developers who shipped a Job Simulator Strategy game 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.. 74 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $16k, ×26 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $4.0k. Revenue is up 305% on the market; 74 games are announced against 44 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $4.0k (exactly $3,953) |
|---|---|
| Median | $16k (exactly $16,147) |
| Top 25% | $59k (exactly $58,991) |
| Top 5% | $620k (exactly $619,965) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 62 |
| Released games | 96 |
| Announced | 74 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 305% on the market, supply 120% 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.
- Strategy
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Job Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Strategy, Job Simulator; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Economy
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 18,271 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $4.0k. 6 in 10 of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 74 games are announced against 44 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Project Hospital 2018 · $6.3M 
Firefighting Simulator - The Squad 2020 · $3.2M 
Papa's Freezeria Deluxe 2023 · $2.2M 
Go-Go Town! 2026 · $2.1M 
Alchemy Factory 2026 · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Project Hospital | older | $24.99 | 8,387 89% | 252k | $6.3M (exactly $6,287,734) | Oxymoron Games |
| | Firefighting Simulator - The Squad | older | $24.99 | 4,287 82% | 129k | $3.2M (exactly $3,213,964) | Chronos Unterhaltungssoftware |
| | Papa's Freezeria Deluxe | older | $5.99 | 12,275 99% | 368k | $2.2M (exactly $2,205,818) | Flipline Studios |
| | Go-Go Town! | $27.99 | 2,476 93% | 74k | $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) | Prideful Sloth | |
| | Alchemy Factory | $17.99 | 2,529 87% | 76k | $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) | D5 Copperhead | |
 | Cat Cafe Manager | older | $19.99 | 2,174 87% | 65k | $1.3M (exactly $1,303,748) | Roost Games |
 | Galaxy Burger | older | $11.99 | 2,456 96% | 74k | $883k (exactly $883,423) | Galactic Workshop |
 | Train Life: A Railway Simulator | older | $19.99 | 1,451 63% | 44k | $870k (exactly $870,165) | Simteract |
 | No Umbrellas Allowed | older | $19.99 | 1,394 80% | 42k | $836k (exactly $835,982) | Hoochoo Game Studios |
 | The Chef's Shift | $12.99 | 1,948 97% | 58k | $759k (exactly $759,136) | Panitia GameDev | |
 | Ship, Inc. | $9.99 | 2,168 83% | 65k | $650k (exactly $649,750) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe | $5.99 | 3,450 98% | 104k | $620k (exactly $619,965) | Flipline Studios | |
 | Lost But Found | $6.99 | 2,316 71% | 69k | $486k (exactly $485,665) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Witchy Business | $14.99 | 865 86% | 26k | $389k (exactly $388,990) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Cats & Cups | $9.99 | 1,047 89% | 31k | $314k (exactly $313,786) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith | $11.99 | 745 76% | 22k | $268k (exactly $267,976) | Compact Core Games | |
 | Inn Tycoon | $11.99 | 727 76% | 22k | $262k (exactly $261,502) | Evil Goose Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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