Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

2D + Time Management: a typical launch earns $242 in its first year

That is the median of 107 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 4 of 231 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 9.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 64% on the year before: 215 against 131.

Price: $242
Price vs a year earlier: −40.1%
Releases, 12 months: 215
Upcoming games: 381
Games on the store: 1,076

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

2D + Time Management on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.03% to 0.14%	14 ranked of 381 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#5,742 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.54xhits against expected	0.37x to 0.92x	231 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#5,457 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period.
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window.

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 4
Expected: 9.9

Launches: 231
Hit rate: 1.7%0.4% to 3.7%
Expected rate: 4.3%
Against expected: 0.54x0.37x to 0.92x

Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.

Revenue spread

231 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $0
Median: $242
Top tenth: $5,342

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 215
Prior 12 months: 131

Change: +64%

Parent tags

2DNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Time ManagementGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.

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More with Time Management

pairs with Time Management

Management + Time Management$4,513108 launches priced, 174 releases in 12 months
Crafting + Time Management$4,50230 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
Economy + Time Management$3,82249 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
Life Sim + Time Management$3,64385 launches priced, 143 releases in 12 months
Building + Time Management$2,83132 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
Cooking + Time Management$2,66937 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months

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Verdicts

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