Niche

Casual + Colony Sim

Games tagged both Casual and Colony Sim: 45 indie paid launches, 3 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Casual + Colony Sim priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Casual + Colony Sim is too small to compare with Casual and is too small to compare with Colony Sim: 0 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.5 in 100 for Casual and 0 of 58 launches for Colony Sim.

Small sample: 21 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagCasual

0.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 221

Typical earnings$113

Launches6,405 / 29 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCasual + Colony Sim

0 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 21 launches

$1k+4 of 21 launches

$10k+0 of 21 launches

Launches21 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoColony Sim

0 of 58launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 58 launches

$1k+16 in 100

$10k+1 of 58 launches

Launches58 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Casual is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices45 in pair Under $521 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Casual and Colony Sim priced under $5. 0 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 0.5 in 100 for Casual-only games and 0 of 37 for Colony Sim-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Casual alone and is too small to compare with Colony Sim alone.

Both: 21 games priced under $5; 0 of 21 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 21 launches · $10k+ 0 of 21 launches · $100k+ 0 of 21 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Airborne Empireleads this pair33.9%

PairAirborne Empire33.9%

CasualHouse Flipper 23.9%

Colony SimInfection Free Zone13.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Casual + Colony Sim

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

Airborne Empire earned 33.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Casual + Colony Sim launches.
Casual is led by House Flipper 2, with 3.9% of its money.
Colony Sim is led by Infection Free Zone, with 13.3% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Casual + Colony Sim holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Casual + Colony Sim through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view45 of 45 launches	Without the breakout44 of 45 launches	Last 18 months11 of 45 launches
Launches counted	453 hits	453 hits	442 hits	111 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 45too few for a rate	3 of 45too few for a rate	2 of 44too few for a rate	1 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	22 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 56 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-31.8%2.1 fewer in 100	+36.4%2.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted: 453 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 22 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 56 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 453 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Airborne Empire (33.9% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 442 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -31.8%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 45.

Launches counted: 111 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +36.4%2.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 45 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, Airborne Empire (33.9% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 45.

Casual is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Casual through every lens, all prices
Casual	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view9,378 of 9,921 launches	Without the breakout9,920 of 9,921 launches	Last 18 months2,915 of 9,921 launches
Launches counted	9,921305 hits	9,378287 hits	9,920304 hits	2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 33	4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings	$252top tenth $10,057+	$268	$252	$272
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.3%$16 more	0.0%no change	+7.9%$20 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 launches.

Launches counted: 9,921305 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $252top tenth $10,057+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 543 of 9,921 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 9,378287 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +6.3%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 9,920304 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $252
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,915 of 9,921.

Launches counted: 2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $272
Chance against standard: +41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.9%$20 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 543 of 9,921 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, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,915 of 9,921.

Colony Sim holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Colony Sim through every lens, all prices
Colony Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view214 of 216 launches	Without the breakout215 of 216 launches	Last 18 months54 of 216 launches
Launches counted	21646 hits	21446 hits	21545 hits	5411 hits
Earned $100k+	21.3 in 100	21.5 in 100	20.9 in 100	20.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,575top tenth $493,056+	$3,575	$3,487	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%0.2 more in 100	-1.7%0.4 fewer in 100	-4.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-2.5%$88 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.

Launches counted: 21646 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,575top tenth $493,056+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 21446 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,575
Chance against standard: +0.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (13.3% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 21545 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,487
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.5%$88 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 216.

Launches counted: 5411 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 216 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, Infection Free Zone (13.3% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 216.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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