Simulators, assemble!

So I just found out about Car Mechanic Simulator, I wasn't aware there was a demand for this sort of game, not specifically the simulation part, but the Car Mechanic, a very specific choice for a simulator...

A quick search of Steam yields results such as;

Car Mechanic Simulator
Trainz Simulator
Airport Simulator
Woodcutter Simulator
Farming Simulator
Bus Simulator
Euro Truck Simulator
Agricultural Simulator
Train Simulator
Skyscraper Simulator
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Surgeon Simulator
Ship Simulator
Railwork 3 Train Simulator

Many variations of the similar concept, of 'Simulation'. Where it's worth noting many of the games are open world, like Grand Theft Auto, just without the sex, guns and violence, unless it's Farming Simulator then welcome to the south west!

Land Theft Auto.

Though, some may have educational intent, some of their main critical acclaim comes from Farming Simulator, been buggy and set in an open world it became a cult following, and similar games are spawning like iOS games, where a game sparks a new wave of copies or inspired games, in this case: Simulation games. What's odd is Microsoft Flight Simulator is something that went on for years, yet it's all but unheard of in the new realm of simulators.
(It might be worth mentioning there is War Thunder and Rise of Flight, which are Air Combat style simulators set during historic war periods)

The last was in 2012 called Microsoft Flight, aimed at been simpler for new users. However since then, the PC side of Microsoft games is closing and these games will probably be unavailable after this happens. It's worth noting that the game didn't seem to be popular due to it having Free to Play aspects and less features because of it's simplicity, which disappointed the hardcore fanbase, because Simulators like Microsofts were seen as purely educational and realistic.

Could simulators be the future of a niche gaming market? I mean for now they're fairly straightforward, but what's next? Bakery Simulator? Gotta' kneed that dough! What about Stock market simulator, where you stare at a screen for 23 hours watching the stock market, buying and selling, playing FreeCell inside the simulator, and when you accidental loose $100 million through bad investments you throw your character off the roof, that is after you've used your stealth skills to avoid your boss to get across the floor to the stairwell.

What it really made me think about when I saw Car Mechanic Simulator is, what IS next? If a game like Bakery Simulator is made, and others like Roadworks simulator, Post Office Simulator, Door to Door salesman simulator. And what if in the future, all the simulators interconnected in one giant MMO world? Where the Post office simulator relies on getting mail across the country through someone's efforts at Train simulator, or the Bakery Simulator was reliant on Farming Simulator to yield a good crop, which in turn delivers Flour via Euro Truck Simulator to the Supermarket Simulator, and to the Bakery Simulator.


This would be interesting to see... I would also like trademark of this multi-trillion dollar idea.