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Niches / Cooking + Simulation

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Cooking + Simulation

Games tagged both Cooking and Simulation: 169 indie paid launches, 20 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 Cooking + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Cooking + Simulation beats both its tags: 31.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.4 in 100 for Cooking and 21.5 in 100 for Simulation.

That is about 1.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneCooking
24.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.4 in 100
Typical earnings$21,570
Launches86 / 21 hits
Pair leads by6.7 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCooking + Simulation
31.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.1 in 100
Typical earnings$24,647
Launches45 / 14 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSimulation
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$14,573
Launches1,006 / 216 hits
Pair leads by9.6 in 100
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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices169 in pairUnder $574 in pair$5 to $1047 in pair$10 to $2045 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Cooking and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 31.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.1 for Cooking-only games and 21.0 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 45 games priced $10 to $20; 31.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,647.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Ale & Tale Tavernleads this pair20.2%
PairAle & Tale Tavern20.2%
CookingThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty20.6%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cooking + 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

  • Ale & Tale Tavern earned 20.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 169 Cooking + Simulation launches.
  • Cooking is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 20.6% of its money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Cooking + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view164 of 169 launchesWithout the breakout168 of 169 launchesLast 18 months100 of 169 launches
Launches counted16920 hits16419 hits16819 hits1005 hits
Earned $100k+11.8 in 10011.6 in 10011.3 in 1005.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$2,324top tenth $169,763+$2,589$2,324$2,909
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100-4.2%0.5 fewer in 100-57.6%6.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.4%$265 more0.0%no change+25.2%$585 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 169 launches.

Launches counted
16920 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,324top tenth $169,763+
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 169 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16419 hits
Earned $100k+
11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,589
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.4%$265 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Ale & Tale Tavern (20.2% of the money): 168 launches left.

Launches counted
16819 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,324
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 169.

Launches counted
1005 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$2,909
Chance against standard
-57.6%6.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+25.2%$585 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 169 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 169 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, Ale & Tale Tavern (20.2% of the money): 168 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 169.

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

Cooking through every lens, all prices
CookingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view320 of 329 launchesWithout the breakout328 of 329 launchesLast 18 months201 of 329 launches
Launches counted32934 hits32031 hits32833 hits20113 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 1009.7 in 1001 in 1010.1 in 1006.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,516top tenth $109,636+$1,616$1,516$1,415
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.8%0.6 fewer in 100-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100-36.9%3.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.6%$100 more0.0%no change-6.7%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 6 to 30 months old: 329 launches.

Launches counted
32934 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,516top tenth $109,636+
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: 9 of 329 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
32031 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,616
Chance against standard
-5.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.6%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (20.6% of the money): 328 launches left.

Launches counted
32833 hits
Earned $100k+
10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,516
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 329.

Launches counted
20113 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415
Chance against standard
-36.9%3.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.7%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 6 to 30 months old: 329 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: 9 of 329 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, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (20.6% of the money): 328 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 329.

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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