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Should I ship a Point & Click Medical Sim?
Medical Sim + Point & Click
Of 22 developers who shipped a Point & Click Medical Sim 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.. 26 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $8.2k, ×17 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $350k, ×749 the market median. Revenue is down 35% on the market; 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) |
|---|---|
| Median | $8.2k (exactly $8,150) |
| Top 25% | $61k (exactly $61,475) |
| Top 5% | $356k (exactly $355,622) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 down 35% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Medical Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Point & Click
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Medical Sim, Point & Click; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Puzzle, Adventure
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, Story Rich, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 3,278 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 6 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Medical Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Life SimPoor odds
- + Choices MatterPoor odds
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
- + Resource ManagementPoor odds
- + ManagementPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Do No Harm | $15.99 | 896 74% | 27k | $430k (exactly $429,811) | Darts Games | |
| | Night Shift Nurses | $19.99 | 593 84% | 18k | $356k (exactly $355,622) | Shiravune | |
| | SKETCHY MASSAGE | $10.99 | 438 85% | 13k | $144k (exactly $144,409) | OZ WORKS | |
| | Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator | $12.99 | 208 59% | 6.2k | $81k (exactly $81,058) | Zeitglas | |
| | Angel Engine | $7.99 | 303 80% | 9.1k | $73k (exactly $72,629) | HMS Studios, Black Lantern Collective | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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