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Niches / Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op

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Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op

Games tagged both Immersive Sim and Online Co-Op: 42 indie paid launches, 12 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 Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Immersive Sim and trails Online Co-Op.

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 + Online Co-Op beats Immersive Sim and trails Online Co-Op: 6 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Immersive Sim and 35.0 in 100 for Online Co-Op.

Small sample: 18 launches, 6 hits.

3RDThird
Tag oneImmersive Sim
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
Typical earnings$18,621
Launches359 / 87 hits
Pair leads by9.1 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairImmersive Sim + Online Co-Op
6 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 18 launches
Typical earnings$24,726
Launches18 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoOnline Co-Op
35.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds35.0 in 100
Typical earnings$38,456
Launches177 / 62 hits
Pair trails by1.7 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 prices42 in pairUnder $53: too few$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $2018 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Immersive Sim and Online Co-Op priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.8 for Immersive Sim-only games and 35.2 for Online Co-Op-only games, so the mix beats Immersive Sim alone and trails Online Co-Op alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,726.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

Storage Hunter Simulatorleads this pair23.3%
PairStorage Hunter Simulator23.3%
Immersive SimRetro Rewind - Video Store Simulator3.7%
Online Co-OpR.E.P.O.15.1%
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 Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op

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

  • Storage Hunter Simulator earned 23.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op launches.
  • Immersive Sim is led by Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator, with 3.7% of its money.
  • Online Co-Op is led by R.E.P.O., with 15.1% 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

Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Immersive Sim + Online Co-Op through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view41 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months27 of 42 launches
Launches counted4212 hits4111 hits4111 hits277 hits
Earned $100k+28.6 in 10026.8 in 10026.8 in 10025.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$18,621top tenth $731,346+$16,989$16,989$12,561
Chance against standardthe yardstick-6.3%1.8 fewer in 100-6.3%1.8 fewer in 100-9.4%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-8.8%$1,632 less-8.8%$1,632 less-32.5%$6,060 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
4212 hits
Earned $100k+
28.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$18,621top tenth $731,346+
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: 1 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4111 hits
Earned $100k+
26.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$16,989
Chance against standard
-6.3%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$1,632 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Storage Hunter Simulator (23.3% of the money): 41 launches left.

Launches counted
4111 hits
Earned $100k+
26.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$16,989
Chance against standard
-6.3%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$1,632 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 42.

Launches counted
277 hits
Earned $100k+
25.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$12,561
Chance against standard
-9.4%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.5%$6,060 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 42 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: 1 of 42 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, Storage Hunter Simulator (23.3% of the money): 41 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 42.

Immersive Sim holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Immersive Sim through every lens, all prices
Immersive SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,452 of 1,559 launchesWithout the breakout1,558 of 1,559 launchesLast 18 months864 of 1,559 launches
Launches counted1,559155 hits1,452136 hits1,558154 hits86486 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 109.4 in 1001 in 119.9 in 1001 in 1010.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,456top tenth $99,667+$1,416$1,456$1,274
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.1%0.5 fewer in 1000.0%no change+1.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-2.7%$40 less0.0%no change-12.5%$182 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 6 to 30 months old: 1,559 launches.

Launches counted
1,559155 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,456top tenth $99,667+
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: 107 of 1,559 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,452136 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.7%$40 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (3.7% of the money): 1,558 launches left.

Launches counted
1,558154 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,456
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: 864 of 1,559.

Launches counted
86486 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,274
Chance against standard
+1.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-12.5%$182 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 6 to 30 months old: 1,559 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: 107 of 1,559 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, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (3.7% of the money): 1,558 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 864 of 1,559.

Online Co-Op holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Online Co-Op through every lens, all prices
Online Co-OpBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view777 of 795 launchesWithout the breakout794 of 795 launchesLast 18 months439 of 795 launches
Launches counted795153 hits777148 hits794152 hits43973 hits
Earned $100k+19.2 in 10019.0 in 10019.1 in 10016.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$4,451top tenth $630,183+$4,451$4,451$3,641
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.0%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100-13.5%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-18.2%$810 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 795 launches.

Launches counted
795153 hits
Earned $100k+
19.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451top tenth $630,183+
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: 18 of 795 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
777148 hits
Earned $100k+
19.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (15.1% of the money): 794 launches left.

Launches counted
794152 hits
Earned $100k+
19.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451
Chance against standard
-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 439 of 795.

Launches counted
43973 hits
Earned $100k+
16.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,641
Chance against standard
-13.5%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.2%$810 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 795 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: 18 of 795 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, R.E.P.O. (15.1% of the money): 794 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 439 of 795.

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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