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Immersive Sim + Multiplayer

Games tagged both Immersive Sim and Multiplayer: 57 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Immersive Sim + Multiplayer priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Immersive Sim and is too small to compare with Multiplayer.

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 + Multiplayer is too small to compare with Immersive Sim and is too small to compare with Multiplayer: 8 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.8 in 100 for Immersive Sim and 29.5 in 100 for Multiplayer.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 21 launches, 8 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneImmersive Sim
22.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.8 in 100
Typical earnings$14,472
Launches312 / 71 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairImmersive Sim + Multiplayer
8 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds8 of 21 launches
Typical earnings$47,585
Launches21 / 8 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMultiplayer
29.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.5 in 100
Typical earnings$21,859
Launches268 / 79 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Multiplayer is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices57 in pairUnder $512 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $2021 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Immersive Sim and Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. 8 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 21.6 in 100 for Immersive Sim-only games and 28.7 in 100 for Multiplayer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Immersive Sim alone and is too small to compare with Multiplayer alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 8 of 21 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $47,585.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Supermarket Simulatorleads this pair64.2%
PairSupermarket Simulator64.2%
Immersive SimSupermarket Simulator20.0%
MultiplayerPalworld21.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Immersive Sim + Multiplayer

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

  • Supermarket Simulator earned 64.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 57 Immersive Sim + Multiplayer launches.
  • It also leads Immersive Sim, with 20.0% of that tag's money.
  • Multiplayer is led by Palworld, with 21.3% 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

Immersive Sim + Multiplayer is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Immersive Sim + Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view55 of 57 launchesWithout the breakout56 of 57 launchesLast 18 months25 of 57 launches
Launches counted5715 hits5514 hits5614 hits257 hits
Earned $100k+26.3 in 10025.5 in 10025.0 in 1007 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$13,176top tenth $1,027,536+$13,176$13,176$14,904
Chance against standardthe base-3.3%0.9 fewer in 100-5.0%1.3 fewer in 100+6.4%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change+13.1%$1,728 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.

Launches counted
5715 hits
Earned $100k+
26.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$13,176top tenth $1,027,536+
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 57 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5514 hits
Earned $100k+
25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$13,176
Chance against standard
-3.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (64.2% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5614 hits
Earned $100k+
25.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$13,176
Chance against standard
-5.0%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 57.

Launches counted
257 hits
Earned $100k+
7 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$14,904
Chance against standard
+6.4%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.1%$1,728 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 57 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 57 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 (64.2% of the money): 56 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: 25 of 57.

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 SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,281 of 1,380 launchesWithout the breakout1,379 of 1,380 launchesLast 18 months433 of 1,380 launches
Launches counted1,380126 hits1,281114 hits1,379125 hits43342 hits
Earned $100k+9.1 in 1001 in 118.9 in 1001 in 119.1 in 1001 in 119.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$1,339top tenth $86,855+$1,339$1,337$1,376
Chance against standardthe base-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.1%$2 less+2.8%$37 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,380 launches.

Launches counted
1,380126 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,339top tenth $86,855+
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: 99 of 1,380 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,281114 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,339
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (20.0% of the money): 1,379 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,379125 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,337
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 433 of 1,380.

Launches counted
43342 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,376
Chance against standard
+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.8%$37 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,380 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: 99 of 1,380 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 (20.0% of the money): 1,379 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: 433 of 1,380.

Multiplayer 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.

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,254 of 1,296 launchesWithout the breakout1,295 of 1,296 launchesLast 18 months371 of 1,296 launches
Launches counted1,296196 hits1,254186 hits1,295195 hits37161 hits
Earned $100k+15.1 in 10014.8 in 10015.1 in 10016.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,243top tenth $295,661+$1,254$1,243$1,243
Chance against standardthe base-1.9%0.3 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100+8.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.9%$11 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,296 launches.

Launches counted
1,296196 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,243top tenth $295,661+
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: 42 of 1,296 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,254186 hits
Earned $100k+
14.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,254
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.9%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (21.3% of the money): 1,295 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,295195 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,243
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 371 of 1,296.

Launches counted
37161 hits
Earned $100k+
16.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,243
Chance against standard
+8.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,296 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: 42 of 1,296 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, Palworld (21.3% of the money): 1,295 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: 371 of 1,296.

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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