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Should I ship a Science Medical Sim?
Medical Sim + Science
Only 9 developers shipped a Science Medical 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, Emergency Room Simulator, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 12 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $4.7k against a market of $480. 12 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $2.6k (exactly $2,637) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.7k (exactly $4,676) |
| Top 25% | $54k (exactly $53,514) |
| Top 5% | $115k (exactly $115,454) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 12 |
| 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 up 3540% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 30%, 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
- Science
- 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
- Medical Sim
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 68% positive over 742 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.7k. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 12 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Medical Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + EconomyPoor odds
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + Choices MatterPoor odds
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
- + Resource ManagementPoor odds
- + ManagementPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
Comparable games
Emergency Room Simulator 2026 · $115k 
Pestis 2018 · $66k 
SEX Hospital 💦 2024 · $57k 
Orgasm Lab Simulator 💦🍌 2026 · $54k 
Dr. Chatelet: Faith 神医 2022 · EA · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Emergency Room Simulator | $24.99 | 154 43% | 4.6k | $115k (exactly $115,454) | Caipirinha Games | |
| | Pestis | older | $24.99 | 88 77% | 2.6k | $66k (exactly $65,974) | DIEDEMOR STUDIO GAMES |
| | SEX Hospital 💦 | $9.99 | 189 69% | 5.7k | $57k (exactly $56,643) | Lust Desires 🖤 | |
| | Orgasm Lab Simulator 💦🍌 | $14.99 | 119 69% | 3.6k | $54k (exactly $53,514) | BanzaiProject | |
| | Dr. Chatelet: Faith 神医 | · EA older | $4.00 | 95 80% | 2.9k | $11k (exactly $11,400) | MuccyGames |
 | Pharma Craft | $6.99 | 28 75% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | ZD Yazilim | |
 | Metavaxx | older | $5.99 | 29 86% | 870 | $5.2k (exactly $5,211) | PUNKCAKE Delicieux |
 | Gelluloid Domination | $11.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $4.7k (exactly $4,676) | Tractor Set GO! | |
 | Dilemma | $5.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $3.8k (exactly $3,774) | DrAxelStudio | |
 | PT+ | older | $19.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Liam McMains |
 | Propa. | $7.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $2.6k (exactly $2,637) | Contagio Games | |
 | Caduceus Quest | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | Resilient Games Studio, LLC | |
 | MERIDIAN | $0.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Alexander Kosenko |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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