Niches / Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction

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Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction

Games tagged both Immersive Sim and Interactive Fiction: 153 indie paid launches, 15 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 Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction 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

Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction is about level with Immersive Sim and beats Interactive Fiction: 23.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.4 in 100 for Immersive Sim and 15.3 in 100 for Interactive Fiction.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie

Tag oneImmersive Sim

25.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds25.4 in 100

Typical earnings$19,809

Launches319 / 81 hits

A tie, apart by1.9 in 100

TIEA tie

This pairImmersive Sim + Interactive Fiction

23.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.5 in 100

$1k+91 in 100

$10k+56 in 100

Launches34 / 8 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twoInteractive Fiction

15.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.3 in 100

Typical earnings$10,537

Launches235 / 36 hits

Pair leads by8.2 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 prices153 in pair Under $570 in pair $5 to $1045 in pair $10 to $2034 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Immersive Sim and Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20. 23.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.6 in 100 for Immersive Sim-only games and 13.9 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games, so the mix is about level with Immersive Sim alone and beats Interactive Fiction alone.

Both: 34 games priced $10 to $20; 23.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 91 in 100 · $10k+ 56 in 100 · $100k+ 24 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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

School Daysleads this pair10.8%

PairSchool Days10.8%

Immersive SimSupermarket Simulator20.6%

Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction

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

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The leaders, in words

School Days earned 10.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 153 Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction launches.
Immersive Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 20.6% of its money.
Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 11.6% 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

Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Immersive Sim + Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view129 of 153 launches	Without the breakout152 of 153 launches	Last 18 months39 of 153 launches
Launches counted	15315 hits	1299 hits	15214 hits	394 hits
Earned $100k+	9.8 in 1001 in 10	7.0 in 1001 in 14	9.2 in 1001 in 11	4 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,361top tenth $99,496+	$1,072	$1,361	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-28.8%2.8 fewer in 100	-6.1%0.6 fewer in 100	+4.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-21.2%$289 less	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 153 launches.

Launches counted: 15315 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,361top 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: 24 of 153 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1299 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: -28.8%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -21.2%$289 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, School Days (10.8% of the money): 152 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 15214 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,361
Chance against standard: -6.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 153.

Launches counted: 394 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +4.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 153 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: 24 of 153 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, School Days (10.8% of the money): 152 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: 39 of 153.

Immersive 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.

Immersive Sim through every lens, all prices
Immersive Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,293 of 1,390 launches	Without the breakout1,389 of 1,390 launches	Last 18 months409 of 1,390 launches
Launches counted	1,390137 hits	1,293123 hits	1,389136 hits	40942 hits
Earned $100k+	9.9 in 1001 in 10	9.5 in 1001 in 11	9.8 in 1001 in 10	10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,368top tenth $99,284+	$1,368	$1,363	$1,235
Chance against standard	the base	-3.5%0.3 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-0.4%$5 less	-9.7%$133 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,390 launches.

Launches counted: 1,390137 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,368top tenth $99,284+
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: 97 of 1,390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,293123 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,368
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (20.6% of the money): 1,389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,389136 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,363
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.4%$5 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 409 of 1,390.

Launches counted: 40942 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,235
Chance against standard: +4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.7%$133 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,390 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: 97 of 1,390 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 (20.6% of the money): 1,389 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: 409 of 1,390.

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

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive Fiction	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,127 of 1,284 launches	Without the breakout1,283 of 1,284 launches	Last 18 months384 of 1,284 launches
Launches counted	1,28469 hits	1,12751 hits	1,28368 hits	38425 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 19	4.5 in 1001 in 22	5.3 in 1001 in 19	6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$823top tenth $35,638+	$810	$822	$865
Chance against standard	the base	-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.6%$13 less	-0.1%$1 less	+5.1%$42 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 launches.

Launches counted: 1,28469 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $823top tenth $35,638+
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: 157 of 1,284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,12751 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $810
Chance against standard: -15.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.6%$13 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,28368 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $822
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.1%$1 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 384 of 1,284.

Launches counted: 38425 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $865
Chance against standard: +21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.1%$42 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 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: 157 of 1,284 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 (11.6% of the money): 1,283 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: 384 of 1,284.

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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