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Should I ship a Farming Sim?
Farming Sim
Of 672 developers who shipped a Farming 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.. 1,189 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.3k, ×4.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $740k, ×1576 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 1,189 games are announced against 399 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) |
| Top 25% | $28k (exactly $27,823) |
| Top 5% | $749k (exactly $748,760) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 672 |
| Released games | 1,516 |
| Announced | 1,189 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Farming Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Farming Sim
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 177,383 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 7 in 10 of the 337 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,189 games are announced against 399 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
All pairs with Farming Sim
- Farming Sim + Dogs Fair $4.1k
- Farming Sim + Artificial Intelligence Fair $718
- Farming Sim + LGBTQ+ Poor odds $146k
- Farming Sim + Psychological Horror Poor odds $111k
- Farming Sim + Horses Poor odds $70k
- Farming Sim + Historical Poor odds $24k
- Farming Sim + Romance Poor odds $24k
- Farming Sim + Capitalism Poor odds $19k
- Farming Sim + Mystery Poor odds $15k
- Farming Sim + Female Protagonist Poor odds $12k
- Farming Sim + Magic Poor odds $12k
- Farming Sim + Horror Poor odds $10k
- Farming Sim + Fantasy Poor odds $8.1k
- Farming Sim + Farming Poor odds $7.5k
- Farming Sim + Underwater Poor odds $6.4k
- Farming Sim + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds $4.8k
- Farming Sim + Cats Poor odds $4.2k
- Farming Sim + Sci-fi Poor odds $3.4k
- Farming Sim + Medieval Poor odds $3.1k
- Farming Sim + Nature Poor odds $2.4k
- Farming Sim + Animals Poor odds $2.1k
- Farming Sim + Space Poor odds $300
Comparable games
Stardew Valley 2016 · $402M 
DAVE THE DIVER 2023 · $86M 
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition 2020 · $42M 
Farming Simulator 22 2021 · $42M 
Timberborn 2026 · $40M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Stardew Valley | older | $14.99 | 894,201 98% | 27M | $402M (exactly $402,122,190) | ConcernedApe |
| | DAVE THE DIVER | older | $19.99 | 142,662 96% | 4.3M | $86M (exactly $85,554,401) | MINTROCKET |
| | Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition | older | $29.99 | 47,176 94% | 1.4M | $42M (exactly $42,444,247) | Thunder Lotus |
| | Farming Simulator 22 | older | $19.99 | 69,477 93% | 2.1M | $42M (exactly $41,665,357) | GIANTS Software |
| | Timberborn | $34.99 | 38,529 95% | 1.2M | $40M (exactly $40,443,891) | Mechanistry | |
 | Farming Simulator 25 | $29.99 | 39,681 87% | 1.2M | $36M (exactly $35,700,996) | GIANTS Software | |
 | Farming Simulator 19 | older | $17.99 | 64,621 94% | 1.9M | $35M (exactly $34,875,954) | GIANTS Software |
 | My Time at Portia | older | $29.99 | 34,844 91% | 1.0M | $31M (exactly $31,349,147) | Pathea Games |
 | Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm | older | $24.99 | 40,862 79% | 1.2M | $31M (exactly $30,634,241) | Toxic Dog |
 | My Time at Sandrock | older | $39.99 | 24,110 88% | 723k | $29M (exactly $28,924,767) | Pathea Games |
 | Dinkum | $19.99 | 24,641 92% | 739k | $15M (exactly $14,777,208) | James Bendon | |
 | Fields of Mistria | $13.99 | 31,918 96% | 958k | $13M (exactly $13,395,985) | NPC Studio | |
 | Starsand Island | $39.99 | 5,898 76% | 177k | $7.1M (exactly $7,075,831) | Seed Sparkle Lab | |
 | Little Witch in the Woods | $19.99 | 11,691 89% | 351k | $7.0M (exactly $7,011,093) | SUNNY SIDE UP | |
 | The Wandering Village | $29.99 | 7,734 91% | 232k | $7.0M (exactly $6,958,280) | Stray Fawn Studio | |
 | Luma Island | $19.99 | 11,204 84% | 336k | $6.7M (exactly $6,719,039) | Feel Free Games | |
 | Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma | $59.99 | 2,947 88% | 88k | $5.3M (exactly $5,303,716) | Marvelous Inc. | |
 | STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar | $49.99 | 3,140 93% | 94k | $4.7M (exactly $4,709,058) | Marvelous Inc. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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