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Niches / Farming Sim + Life Sim

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Farming Sim + Life Sim

Games tagged both Farming Sim and Life Sim: 108 indie paid launches, 25 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 Farming Sim + Life Sim priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Farming Sim and is about level with Life Sim.

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

Farming Sim + Life Sim beats Farming Sim and is about level with Life Sim: 31.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 27.3 in 100 for Farming Sim and 34.1 in 100 for Life Sim.

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

3RDThird
Tag oneFarming Sim
27.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds27.3 in 100
$1k+89 in 100
$10k+72 in 100
Launches88 / 24 hits
Pair leads by4.4 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairFarming Sim + Life Sim
31.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.7 in 100
$1k+98 in 100
$10k+78 in 100
Launches41 / 13 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoLife Sim
34.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds34.1 in 100
Typical earnings$37,945
Launches232 / 79 hits
A tie, apart by2.3 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 prices108 in pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $2041 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both Farming Sim and Life Sim priced $10 to $20. 31.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.4 in 100 for Farming Sim-only games and 34.6 in 100 for Life Sim-only games, so the mix beats Farming Sim alone and is about level with Life Sim alone.

Both: 41 games priced $10 to $20; 31.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 98 in 100 · $10k+ 78 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

Fields of Mistrialeads this pair29.8%
PairFields of Mistria29.8%
Farming SimFarming Simulator 2533.0%
Life SimSupermarket Simulator25.5%
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 Farming Sim + Life 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

  • Fields of Mistria earned 29.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 108 Farming Sim + Life Sim launches.
  • Farming Sim is led by Farming Simulator 25, with 33.0% of its money.
  • Life Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 25.5% 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

Farming Sim + Life 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.

Farming Sim + Life Sim through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view101 of 108 launchesWithout the breakout107 of 108 launchesLast 18 months40 of 108 launches
Launches counted10825 hits10124 hits10724 hits409 hits
Earned $100k+23.1 in 10023.8 in 10022.4 in 10022.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$8,873top tenth $580,118+$9,481$8,847under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.7%0.6 more in 100-3.1%0.7 fewer in 100-2.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.9%$608 more-0.3%$26 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Farming Sim and Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 108 launches.

Launches counted
10825 hits
Earned $100k+
23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,873top tenth $580,118+
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: 7 of 108 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
10124 hits
Earned $100k+
23.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$9,481
Chance against standard
+2.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.9%$608 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (29.8% of the money): 107 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
10724 hits
Earned $100k+
22.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,847
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$26 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 108.

Launches counted
409 hits
Earned $100k+
22.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Farming Sim and Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 108 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: 7 of 108 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, Fields of Mistria (29.8% of the money): 107 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: 40 of 108.

Farming 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.

Farming Sim through every lens, all prices
Farming SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view325 of 351 launchesWithout the breakout350 of 351 launchesLast 18 months110 of 351 launches
Launches counted35153 hits32550 hits35052 hits11016 hits
Earned $100k+15.1 in 10015.4 in 10014.9 in 10014.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,517top tenth $216,852+$1,769$1,517$1,769
Chance against standardthe base+1.9%0.3 more in 100-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+16.6%$252 more0.0%no change+16.6%$252 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Farming Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 351 launches.

Launches counted
35153 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,517top tenth $216,852+
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: 26 of 351 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
32550 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,769
Chance against standard
+1.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.6%$252 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Farming Simulator 25 (33.0% of the money): 350 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
35052 hits
Earned $100k+
14.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,517
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 351.

Launches counted
11016 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,769
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+16.6%$252 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Farming Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 351 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: 26 of 351 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, Farming Simulator 25 (33.0% of the money): 350 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 351.

Life 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.

Life Sim through every lens, all prices
Life SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view846 of 894 launchesWithout the breakout893 of 894 launchesLast 18 months292 of 894 launches
Launches counted894127 hits846119 hits893126 hits29246 hits
Earned $100k+14.2 in 10014.1 in 10014.1 in 10015.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,965top tenth $194,928+$2,054$1,928$2,054
Chance against standardthe base-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.5%$89 more-1.9%$37 less+4.5%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 launches.

Launches counted
894127 hits
Earned $100k+
14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,965top tenth $194,928+
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: 48 of 894 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
846119 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,054
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$89 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
893126 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,928
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.9%$37 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 292 of 894.

Launches counted
29246 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,054
Chance against standard
+10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 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: 48 of 894 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, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 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: 292 of 894.

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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