Niche

City Builder + Colony Sim

Games tagged both City Builder and Colony Sim: 113 indie paid launches, 36 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 $10 to $20

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.

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$10 to $20

Showing City Builder + Colony Sim priced $10 to $20.

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

City Builder + Colony Sim beats both its tags: 35.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.9 in 100 for City Builder and 25.0 in 100 for Colony Sim.

That is about 1.7 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up

Tag oneCity Builder

29.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.9 in 100

Typical earnings$25,822

Launches137 / 41 hits

Pair leads by5.8 in 100

1STWinner

This pairCity Builder + Colony Sim

35.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds35.7 in 100

$1k+88 in 100

$10k+69 in 100

Launches42 / 15 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twoColony Sim

25.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds25.0 in 100

$1k+88 in 100

$10k+60 in 100

Launches72 / 18 hits

Pair leads by10.7 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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: 0.4 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 prices113 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1030 in pair $10 to $2042 in pair $20 to $4024 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both City Builder and Colony Sim priced $10 to $20. 35.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.4 in 100 for City Builder-only games and 3 of 30 for Colony Sim-only games, so the mix beats City Builder alone and is too small to compare with Colony Sim alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 35.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 88 in 100 · $10k+ 69 in 100 · $100k+ 36 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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

Infection Free Zoneleads this pair15.7%

PairInfection Free Zone15.7%

City BuilderManor Lords41.0%

Colony SimInfection Free Zone13.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads City Builder + 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

Infection Free Zone earned 15.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 113 City Builder + Colony Sim launches.
City Builder is led by Manor Lords, with 41.0% of its money.
It also leads Colony Sim, with 13.3% of that tag's 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

City Builder + 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.

City Builder + Colony Sim through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view112 of 113 launches	Without the breakout112 of 113 launches	Last 18 months25 of 113 launches
Launches counted	11336 hits	11236 hits	11235 hits	2510 hits
Earned $100k+	31.9 in 100	32.1 in 100	31.3 in 100	10 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$13,650top tenth $1,280,828+	$14,564	$13,650	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%0.3 more in 100	-1.9%0.6 fewer in 100	+25.6%8.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.7%$914 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 113 launches.

Launches counted: 11336 hits
Earned $100k+: 31.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $13,650top tenth $1,280,828+
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: 1 of 113 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 11236 hits
Earned $100k+: 32.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $14,564
Chance against standard: +0.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.7%$914 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (15.7% of the money): 112 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 11235 hits
Earned $100k+: 31.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $13,650
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 113.

Launches counted: 2510 hits
Earned $100k+: 10 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +25.6%8.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 113 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: 1 of 113 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 (15.7% of the money): 112 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: 25 of 113.

City Builder is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

City Builder through every lens, all prices
City Builder	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view473 of 502 launches	Without the breakout501 of 502 launches	Last 18 months117 of 502 launches
Launches counted	50290 hits	47389 hits	50189 hits	11724 hits
Earned $100k+	17.9 in 100	18.8 in 100	17.8 in 100	20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,101top tenth $375,012+	$2,280	$2,031	$2,636
Chance against standard	the base	+5.0%0.9 more in 100	-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+14.4%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.5%$179 more	-3.3%$70 less	+25.5%$535 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 502 launches.

Launches counted: 50290 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,101top tenth $375,012+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 29 of 502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 47389 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,280
Chance against standard: +5.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +8.5%$179 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (41.0% of the money): 501 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 50189 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,031
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.3%$70 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 117 of 502.

Launches counted: 11724 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,636
Chance against standard: +14.4%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +25.5%$535 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 502 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: 29 of 502 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, Manor Lords (41.0% of the money): 501 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: 117 of 502.

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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