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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Logic Shop Keeper?

Shop Keeper + Logic

Of 20 developers who shipped a Logic Shop Keeper 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.. 27 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×3.2 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $750. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 27 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.2 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 27 announced, ×1.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Shop Keeper + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 20

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Shop Keeper + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 20
Bottom 30% $748 (exactly $748)
Median $1.5k (exactly $1,497)
Top 25% $5.8k (exactly $5,750)
Top 5% $30k (exactly $29,670)
Developers, 2 yr 20
Released games 25
Announced 27
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.99

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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 1800% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Shop Keeper
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Shop Keeper, Logic; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Puzzle
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 371 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $750, median $1.5k, 1 in 4 over $5.7k, 1 in 20 over $29k.

3 in 10 developers made under $750. 27 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Shop Keeper with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Job SimulatorStrong odds101 devs · median $13k · 122 announced
  2. + HorrorFair32 devs · median $5.1k · 55 announced
  3. + Psychological HorrorFair26 devs · median $5.1k · 44 announced
  4. + ModernFair27 devs · median $3.2k · 28 announced
  5. + StrategyFair159 devs · median $1.8k · 264 announced
  6. + IncrementalFair56 devs · median $1.3k · 89 announced
  7. + Strategy RPGFair21 devs · median $987 · 25 announced
  8. + NaturePoor odds32 devs · median $31k · 59 announced
  9. + BuildingPoor odds140 devs · median $16k · 209 announced
  10. + Online Co-OpPoor odds44 devs · median $16k · 96 announced
  11. + Co-opPoor odds40 devs · median $13k · 96 announced
  12. + CollectathonPoor odds44 devs · median $12k · 75 announced

All 48 pairs on the Shop Keeper page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Repair House: Restoration Sim 2023 · $56k Packing Life 2026 · $30k Model Kit Shop Simulator 2026 · $27k Business Heroes: Street Grub 2025 · $25k Pakinpaks 2026 · $9.6k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Repair House: Restoration Sim older $19.99 94 52% 2.8k $56k (exactly $56,372) Claudiu Kiss, QUANTUM LOGIC GAMES
Packing Life $9.99 99 73% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,670) Aroko Game Studio
Model Kit Shop Simulator $9.99 90 87% 2.7k $27k (exactly $26,973) Tenacity Games
Business Heroes: Street Grub $19.99 42 83% 1.3k $25k (exactly $25,187) Visionaries
Pakinpaks $9.99 32 100% 960 $9.6k (exactly $9,590) Indiebuild
Spring Tales $5.99 32 75% 960 $5.8k (exactly $5,750) RAF Games
Ominous Stew $12.99 14 100% 420 $5.5k (exactly $5,456) bloomgeist
Electronic Market Simulator $3.99 30 60% 900 $3.6k (exactly $3,591) Lavanta Game Studios
Drug Farmer Simulator · EA $7.99 9 11% 270 $2.2k (exactly $2,157) GOOSE GAME
Pack my Order $3.99 13 53% 390 $1.6k (exactly $1,556) Owl's Howls
On Hold - Call Center Simulator · EA $4.99 10 100% 300 $1.5k (exactly $1,497) Throwdown Games

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