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Niches / Colony Sim + Simulation

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Colony Sim + Simulation

Games tagged both Colony Sim and Simulation: 112 indie paid launches, 29 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Colony Sim + Simulation 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

Colony Sim + Simulation beats both its tags: 31.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 27.3 in 100 for Colony Sim and 23.8 in 100 for Simulation.

That is about 1.6 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneColony Sim
27.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds27.3 in 100
$1k+87 in 100
$10k+60 in 100
Launches77 / 21 hits
Pair leads by4.4 in 100
1STWinner
This pairColony Sim + Simulation
31.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.7 in 100
$1k+90 in 100
$10k+56 in 100
Launches41 / 13 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSimulation
23.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.8 in 100
Typical earnings$15,416
Launches874 / 208 hits
Pair leads by7.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices112 in pairUnder $531 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $2041 in pair$20 to $4021 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both Colony Sim and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 31.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.2 in 100 for Colony Sim-only games and 23.4 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 41 games priced $10 to $20; 31.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 90 in 100 · $10k+ 56 in 100 · $100k+ 32 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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 pair26.0%
PairInfection Free Zone26.0%
Colony SimInfection Free Zone13.5%
SimulationSchedule I17.9%
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 Colony Sim + 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

  • Infection Free Zone earned 26.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 112 Colony Sim + Simulation launches.
  • It also leads Colony Sim, with 13.5% of that tag's money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 17.9% 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

Colony Sim + Simulation 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 + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view111 of 112 launchesWithout the breakout111 of 112 launchesLast 18 months38 of 112 launches
Launches counted11229 hits11129 hits11128 hits3812 hits
Earned $100k+25.9 in 10026.1 in 10025.2 in 10031.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$6,505top tenth $483,944+$6,505$6,428under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%0.2 more in 100-2.6%0.7 fewer in 100+22.0%5.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-1.2%$77 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colony Sim and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 112 launches.

Launches counted
11229 hits
Earned $100k+
25.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,505top tenth $483,944+
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 112 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
11129 hits
Earned $100k+
26.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,505
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 (26.0% of the money): 111 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
11128 hits
Earned $100k+
25.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,428
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.2%$77 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 38 of 112.

Launches counted
3812 hits
Earned $100k+
31.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+22.0%5.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colony Sim and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 112 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 112 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 (26.0% of the money): 111 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: 38 of 112.

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 SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view217 of 219 launchesWithout the breakout218 of 219 launchesLast 18 months62 of 219 launches
Launches counted21948 hits21748 hits21847 hits6213 hits
Earned $100k+21.9 in 10022.1 in 10021.6 in 10021.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,380top tenth $483,944+$3,380$3,380under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%0.2 more in 100-1.6%0.4 fewer in 100-4.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 219 launches.

Launches counted
21948 hits
Earned $100k+
21.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,380top tenth $483,944+
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 219 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21748 hits
Earned $100k+
22.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,380
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 (13.5% of the money): 218 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
21847 hits
Earned $100k+
21.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,380
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 219.

Launches counted
6213 hits
Earned $100k+
21.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-4.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 219 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 219 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 (13.5% of the money): 218 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: 62 of 219.

Simulation 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.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,191 of 4,442 launchesWithout the breakout4,441 of 4,442 launchesLast 18 months1,386 of 4,442 launches
Launches counted4,442408 hits4,191389 hits4,441407 hits1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.3 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$929top tenth $86,074+$1,011$928$1,011
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-0.2%no change+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.8%$82 more-0.1%$1 less+8.8%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 launches.

Launches counted
4,442408 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$929top tenth $86,074+
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: 251 of 4,442 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,191389 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (17.9% of the money): 4,441 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,441407 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$928
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,386 of 4,442.

Launches counted
1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 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: 251 of 4,442 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 (17.9% of the money): 4,441 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: 1,386 of 4,442.

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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