The niche at a glance

Job Simulator on Steam: 948 released games, 706 in the last 12 months, 837 announced and still unreleased. Median lifetime reviews: 49. 27% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 3%. Job Simulator is a Steam store tag, applied by the developer and refined by players; a game carries several tags at once, so niche counts overlap and do not add up to the size of the Steam catalogue. Data as of .

What releases end up with

lifetime reviews · released 3 years ago to 90 days ago · failures included394 releases
p100
p258
median49
p75194
p90950
27% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $7.99 · 3% free-to-play

Releases per year

outcomes count only games released more than 90 days ago, anything newer has not had time to gather reviews
2019
3med 1,061 · 0% unseen
2020
3med 4,510 · 0% unseen
2021
5med 577 · 20% unseen
2022
22med 39 · 18% unseen
2023
27med 101 · 15% unseen
2024
64med 101 · 17% unseen
2025
154med 57 · 21% unseen
2026
343med 25 · 36% unseen · 175 too fresh

Job Simulator × presentation: what the pairings end up with

every presentation tag shipped with Job Simulator at least 5 times · same window
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Job Simulator ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Stylized372013135.1% 22%–51%25.1%
cliché ×1.7190 d
Leaf it Alone
The Ranch of Rivershine
Catto's Post Office
Leaf it Alone · The Ranch of Rivershine · Catto's Post Office
Cozy92508925.0% 17%–35%21.7%
cliché ×11.4590 d
Leaf it Alone
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
Loddlenaut
Leaf it Alone · Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 · Loddlenaut
Cute109565823.9% 17%–33%21.2%
cliché ×1.6890 d
Feed the Cups
Leaf it Alone
Loddlenaut
Feed the Cups · Leaf it Alone · Loddlenaut
Realistic96429124.0% 17%–33%21.0%
cliché ×2.55106 d
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Fast Food Simulator
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm · Fast Food Simulator · Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
First-Person166817321.7% 16%–29%20.1%
cliché ×3.0690 d
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Fast Food Simulator
Leaf it Alone
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm · Fast Food Simulator · Leaf it Alone
Funny733210823.3% 15%–34%19.7%
cliché ×1.82138 d
Feed the Cups
Fast Food Simulator
Cheap Car Repair
Feed the Cups · Fast Food Simulator · Cheap Car Repair
Relaxing168849620.8% 15%–28%19.3%
cliché ×3.7090 d
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Leaf it Alone
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm · Leaf it Alone · Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Colorful112557221.4% 15%–30%19.2%
ordinary ×1.4290 d
Loddlenaut
Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
Galaxy Burger
Loddlenaut · Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe · Galaxy Burger
Wholesome452410024.4% 14%–39%19.0%
cliché ×9.70113 d
Lost But Found
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Ship, Inc.
Lost But Found · KuloNiku: Bowl Up! · Ship, Inc.
Family Friendly98386121.4% 14%–31%18.9%
cliché ×2.2690 d
Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
Galaxy Burger
Lost But Found
Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe · Galaxy Burger · Lost But Found
3D171819219.9% 15%–26%18.5%
cliché ×1.8990 d
Fast Food Simulator
Leaf it Alone
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Fast Food Simulator · Leaf it Alone · Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Third Person10416under 2017.8%
ordinary ×0.59222 d
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
Catto's Post Office
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator · Firefighting Simulator: Ignite · Catto's Post Office
Atmospheric69386620.3% 12%–31%17.2%
ordinary ×1.1890 d
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
Loddlenaut
Bladesong
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator · Loddlenaut · Bladesong
Minimalist191031under 2016.2%
ordinary ×0.68113 d
Coffee Caravan
Catto's Post Office
Furnish Master
Coffee Caravan · Catto's Post Office · Furnish Master
Comedy37176118.9% 9%–34%14.6%
ordinary ×1.37112 d
Galaxy Burger
Laundry Store Simulator
Moldwasher
Galaxy Burger · Laundry Store Simulator · Moldwasher
20 pairings cleared 20 releases; 26 more never reached 5 and are not listed. Compared against 6.7% for games that carry any tags at all.

About these numbers

“Adjusted” is the share pulled towards the catalogue with the weight of twenty releases: the top of any ranked list is optimistic (out of a hundred pairings one will show 35 % on 23 releases by luck alone), and the adjustment is what stops a small lucky group from leading. The band next to the raw share is the 95 % interval. This list is the same for everyone today; the second opinion is the description-based one on Pitch comps.