Niche

Dating Sim + Word Game

Games tagged both Dating Sim and Word Game: 51 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 Dating Sim + Word Game 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

Dating Sim + Word Game is too small to compare with Dating Sim and is too small to compare with Word Game: 0 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 224 launches for Dating Sim and 1 of 213 launches for Word Game.

Small sample: 30 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneDating Sim

1 of 224launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 224 launches

Typical earnings$368

Launches224 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDating Sim + Word Game

0 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 30 launches

$1k+23 in 100

$10k+1 of 30 launches

Launches30 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoWord Game

1 of 213launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 213 launches

Typical earnings$162

Launches213 / 1 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 $5

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 prices51 in pair Under $530 in pair $5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Dating Sim and Word Game priced under $5. 0 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 194 for Dating Sim-only games and 1 of 183 for Word Game-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dating Sim alone and is too small to compare with Word Game alone.

Both: 30 games priced under $5; 0 of 30 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 23 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 30 launches · $100k+ 0 of 30 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Sweet Homeleads this pair68.6%

PairSweet Home68.6%

Dating SimLegend of Mortal24.4%

Word GameHomicipher27.3%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dating Sim + Word Game

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

Sweet Home earned 68.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 51 Dating Sim + Word Game launches.
Dating Sim is led by Legend of Mortal, with 24.4% of its money.
Word Game is led by Homicipher, with 27.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Dating Sim + Word Game is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Dating Sim + Word Game through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view21 of 51 launches	Without the breakout50 of 51 launches	Last 18 months17 of 51 launches
Launches counted	513 hits	212 hits	502 hits	171 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 51too few for a rate	2 of 21too few for a rate	2 of 50too few for a rate	1 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 41 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+61.9%3.6 more in 100; too few to tell	-32.0%1.9 fewer in 100	0.0%no change; 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	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dating Sim and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 51 launches.

Launches counted: 513 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 51too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 41 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: 30 of 51 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 212 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +61.9%3.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Sweet Home (68.6% of the money): 50 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 502 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 51.

Launches counted: 171 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 17too 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

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dating Sim and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 51 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: 30 of 51 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, Sweet Home (68.6% of the money): 50 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: 17 of 51.

Dating Sim is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Dating Sim through every lens, all prices
Dating Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view496 of 630 launches	Without the breakout629 of 630 launches	Last 18 months153 of 630 launches
Launches counted	63062 hits	49642 hits	62961 hits	15314 hits
Earned $100k+	9.8 in 1001 in 10	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.7 in 1001 in 10	9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$2,513top tenth $99,496+	$2,359	$2,504	$2,359
Chance against standard	the base	-14.0%1.4 fewer in 100	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	-7.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-6.1%$154 less	-0.4%$9 less	-6.1%$154 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dating Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 630 launches.

Launches counted: 63062 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $2,513top tenth $99,496+
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: 134 of 630 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 49642 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $2,359
Chance against standard: -14.0%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.1%$154 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (24.4% of the money): 629 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 62961 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $2,504
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.4%$9 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 153 of 630.

Launches counted: 15314 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $2,359
Chance against standard: -7.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.1%$154 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dating Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 630 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: 134 of 630 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, Legend of Mortal (24.4% of the money): 629 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: 153 of 630.

Word Game is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Word Game through every lens, all prices
Word Game	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view236 of 357 launches	Without the breakout356 of 357 launches	Last 18 months110 of 357 launches
Launches counted	35715 hits	23613 hits	35614 hits	1102 hits
Earned $100k+	4.2 in 1001 in 24	5.5 in 1001 in 18	3.9 in 1001 in 25	2 of 110too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$454top tenth $20,907+	$541	$454	$595
Chance against standard	the base	+31.1%1.3 more in 100	-6.4%0.3 fewer in 100	-56.7%2.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+19.2%$87 more	0.0%no change	+31.1%$141 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 357 launches.

Launches counted: 35715 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $454top tenth $20,907+
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: 121 of 357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 23613 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $541
Chance against standard: +31.1%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +19.2%$87 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (27.3% of the money): 356 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 35614 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $454
Chance against standard: -6.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 357.

Launches counted: 1102 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 110too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $595
Chance against standard: -56.7%2.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +31.1%$141 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 357 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: 121 of 357 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, Homicipher (27.3% of the money): 356 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: 110 of 357.

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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