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Niches / Inventory Management + Simulation

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Inventory Management + Simulation

Games tagged both Inventory Management and Simulation: 86 indie paid launches, 11 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 Inventory Management + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

21 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

--No reading
Tag oneInventory Management
--too few
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Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches70

70 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

--No reading
This pairInventory Management + Simulation
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches21

21 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twoSimulation
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$14,573
Launches1,006 / 216 hits
Pairno reading
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 prices86 in pairUnder $530 in pair$5 to $1032 in pair$10 to $2021 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Inventory Management and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 42.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.5 for Inventory Management-only games and 21.0 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 42.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $46,559.

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.

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

Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulatorleads this pair31.6%
PairRetro Rewind - Video Store Simulator31.6%
Inventory ManagementRetro Rewind - Video Store Simulator14.3%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Inventory Management + Simulation

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

  • Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator earned 31.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 86 Inventory Management + Simulation launches.
  • It also leads Inventory Management, with 14.3% of that tag's money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% 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

Inventory Management + Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Inventory Management + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view85 of 86 launchesWithout the breakout85 of 86 launchesLast 18 months54 of 86 launches
Launches counted8611 hits8511 hits8510 hits546 hits
Earned $100k+12.8 in 10012.9 in 10011.8 in 10011.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,424top tenth $169,763+$2,422$2,422$2,422
Chance against standardthe yardstick+0.8%0.1 more in 100-7.8%1.0 fewer in 100-13.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-0.1%$2 less-0.1%$2 less-0.1%$2 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Inventory Management and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 86 launches.

Launches counted
8611 hits
Earned $100k+
12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,424top tenth $169,763+
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 86 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8511 hits
Earned $100k+
12.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,422
Chance against standard
+0.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$2 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (31.6% of the money): 85 launches left.

Launches counted
8510 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,422
Chance against standard
-7.8%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 86.

Launches counted
546 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,422
Chance against standard
-13.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$2 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Inventory Management and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 86 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 86 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 (31.6% of the money): 85 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 86.

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

Inventory Management through every lens, all prices
Inventory ManagementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view252 of 258 launchesWithout the breakout257 of 258 launchesLast 18 months170 of 258 launches
Launches counted25830 hits25230 hits25729 hits17021 hits
Earned $100k+11.6 in 10011.9 in 10011.3 in 10012.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,941top tenth $156,664+$2,024$1,840$2,225
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.6%0.3 more in 100-2.6%0.3 fewer in 100+6.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.3%$83 more-5.2%$101 less+14.6%$284 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Inventory Management, 6 to 30 months old: 258 launches.

Launches counted
25830 hits
Earned $100k+
11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,941top tenth $156,664+
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: 6 of 258 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
25230 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,024
Chance against standard
+2.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.3%$83 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (14.3% of the money): 257 launches left.

Launches counted
25729 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,840
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.2%$101 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 170 of 258.

Launches counted
17021 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225
Chance against standard
+6.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.6%$284 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Inventory Management, 6 to 30 months old: 258 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: 6 of 258 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 (14.3% of the money): 257 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 170 of 258.

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

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launchesWithout the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launchesLast 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted5,285435 hits5,023411 hits5,284434 hits3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$982top tenth $69,988+$1,012$982$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.1%$30 more0.0%no change-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted
5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982top tenth $69,988+
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: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,012
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted
5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982
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: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted
3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 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: 262 of 5,285 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, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

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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