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Should I ship a Military Life Sim?
Life Sim + Military
Only 12 developers shipped a Military Life Sim in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 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 $5.4k, ×8.6 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $7.0M, ×11294 the market median. Revenue is up 70% on the market; 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) |
| Top 25% | $43k (exactly $42,857) |
| Top 5% | $7.1M (exactly $7,092,652) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 70% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Life Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 50% positive over 34,438 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check 2026 · $7.1M 
BidKing 2026 · $2.0M 
Finnish Army Simulator 2023 · EA · $450k 
Mech Mechanic Simulator 2021 · $323k 
Medic: Pacific War 2026 · EA · $43k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Quarantine Zone: The Last Check | $19.99 | 11,827 81% | 355k | $7.1M (exactly $7,092,652) | Brigada Games | |
| | BidKing | $2.99 | 22,238 33% | 667k | $2.0M (exactly $1,994,749) | MindSurge Network & Games | |
| | Finnish Army Simulator | · EA older | $29.99 | 500 88% | 15k | $450k (exactly $449,850) | Please Be Patient |
| | Mech Mechanic Simulator | older | $19.99 | 538 61% | 16k | $323k (exactly $322,639) | Polyslash |
| | Medic: Pacific War | · EA | $9.99 | 143 70% | 4.3k | $43k (exactly $42,857) | Hypnotic Ants |
 | Trailer Shop Simulator | older | $4.99 | 265 73% | 8.0k | $40k (exactly $39,670) | GidAzGames |
 | Lucky Lord: The Coin Pusher of Fate | $7.99 | 83 77% | 2.5k | $20k (exactly $19,895) | Star Seeker Studio | |
 | Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story | older | $4.99 | 105 89% | 3.2k | $16k (exactly $15,718) | Gard Interactive |
 | My Military Life | older | $4.99 | 99 90% | 3.0k | $15k (exactly $14,820) | RealStone Studio |
 | Valand | older | $7.99 | 54 59% | 1.6k | $13k (exactly $12,944) | LOMS Studio |
 | Trump Simulator 2025 | $3.99 | 106 91% | 3.2k | $13k (exactly $12,688) | Luke Gayson | |
 | Prison Escape Simulator | $9.99 | 18 77% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | PEGAX Studios | |
 | Gun Shop Manager | · EA | $12.99 | 13 38% | 390 | $5.1k (exactly $5,066) | Aiolos Studios, Welter Games |
 | Beggar to Emperor | · EA | $14.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) | We Like Games |
 | Prison Cook Simulator | · EA | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | Alpak Games |
 | Medic Simulator: Combat Zone | · EA | $11.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | Code Lab |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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