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Niches / Capitalism + Simulation

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Capitalism + Simulation

Games tagged both Capitalism and Simulation: 199 indie paid launches, 25 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Capitalism + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Capitalism and beats Simulation; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

63 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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Tag oneCapitalism
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Launches91

91 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

--No reading
This pairCapitalism + Simulation
--too few
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Launches63

63 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twoSimulation
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$14,573
Launches1,006 / 216 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 63 games tagged both Capitalism and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 30.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 21.4 for Capitalism-only games and 20.9 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 63 games priced $10 to $20; 30.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $23,070.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 63 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

TCG Card Shop Simulatorleads this pair61.7%
PairTCG Card Shop Simulator61.7%
CapitalismTCG Card Shop Simulator49.2%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Capitalism + Simulation

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • TCG Card Shop Simulator earned 61.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 199 Capitalism + Simulation launches.
  • It also leads Capitalism, with 49.2% of that tag's money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Capitalism + Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Capitalism + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view194 of 199 launchesWithout the breakout198 of 199 launchesLast 18 months131 of 199 launches
Launches counted19925 hits19425 hits19824 hits13116 hits
Earned $100k+12.6 in 10012.9 in 10012.1 in 10012.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,913top tenth $112,204+$3,154$2,913$2,185
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.4%0.3 more in 100-4.0%0.5 fewer in 100-3.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+8.3%$241 more0.0%no change-25.0%$728 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Capitalism and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 199 launches.

Launches counted
19925 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,913top tenth $112,204+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 199 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
19425 hits
Earned $100k+
12.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,154
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.3%$241 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (61.7% of the money): 198 launches left.

Launches counted
19824 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,913
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 131 of 199.

Launches counted
13116 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,185
Chance against standard
-3.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-25.0%$728 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Capitalism and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 199 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 199 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (61.7% of the money): 198 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 131 of 199.

Capitalism is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Capitalism through every lens, all prices
CapitalismBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view311 of 318 launchesWithout the breakout317 of 318 launchesLast 18 months201 of 318 launches
Launches counted31839 hits31139 hits31738 hits20124 hits
Earned $100k+12.3 in 10012.5 in 10012.0 in 10011.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,785top tenth $119,953+$2,630$2,630$1,920
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.6%0.2 more in 100-2.4%0.3 fewer in 100-3.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-5.6%$155 less-5.6%$155 less-31.1%$865 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Capitalism, 6 to 30 months old: 318 launches.

Launches counted
31839 hits
Earned $100k+
12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,785top tenth $119,953+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 318 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
31139 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,630
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.6%$155 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (49.2% of the money): 317 launches left.

Launches counted
31738 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,630
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.6%$155 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 318.

Launches counted
20124 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920
Chance against standard
-3.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-31.1%$865 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Capitalism, 6 to 30 months old: 318 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 318 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (49.2% of the money): 317 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 318.

Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launchesWithout the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launchesLast 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted5,285435 hits5,023411 hits5,284434 hits3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$982top tenth $69,988+$1,012$982$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.1%$30 more0.0%no change-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted
5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982top tenth $69,988+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,012
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted
5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted
3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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