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Niches / Life Sim + Management

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Life Sim + Management

Games tagged both Life Sim and Management: 203 indie paid launches, 41 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.

Showing Life Sim + Management priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Life Sim and is about level with Management; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Life Sim + Management beats both its tags: 38.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 34.9 in 100 for Life Sim and 33.0 in 100 for Management.

That is about 1.9 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag oneLife Sim
34.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds34.9 in 100
Typical earnings$38,192
Launches235 / 82 hits
Pair leads by3.7 in 100
1STWinner
This pairLife Sim + Management
38.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds38.6 in 100
$1k+98 in 100
$10k+86 in 100
Launches83 / 32 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoManagement
33.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds33.0 in 100
Typical earnings$41,035
Launches306 / 101 hits
Pair leads by5.5 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 prices203 in pairUnder $551 in pair$5 to $1063 in pair$10 to $2083 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 83 games tagged both Life Sim and Management priced $10 to $20. 38.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 32.9 in 100 for Life Sim-only games and 30.9 in 100 for Management-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 83 games priced $10 to $20; 38.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 98 in 100 · $10k+ 86 in 100 · $100k+ 39 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 83 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

Supermarket Simulatorleads this pair55.1%
PairSupermarket Simulator55.1%
Life SimSupermarket Simulator25.2%
ManagementSchedule I32.5%
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 Life Sim + Management

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 55.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 203 Life Sim + Management launches.
  • It also leads Life Sim, with 25.2% of that tag's money.
  • Management is led by Schedule I, with 32.5% 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

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

Life Sim + Management through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view198 of 203 launchesWithout the breakout202 of 203 launchesLast 18 months74 of 203 launches
Launches counted20341 hits19839 hits20240 hits7413 hits
Earned $100k+20.2 in 10019.7 in 10019.8 in 10017.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$11,993top tenth $235,119+$12,505$11,993under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-2.5%0.5 fewer in 100-2.0%0.4 fewer in 100-13.0%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.3%$512 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 203 launches.

Launches counted
20341 hits
Earned $100k+
20.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,993top tenth $235,119+
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: 5 of 203 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
19839 hits
Earned $100k+
19.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$12,505
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.3%$512 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (55.1% of the money): 202 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
20240 hits
Earned $100k+
19.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,993
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 74 of 203.

Launches counted
7413 hits
Earned $100k+
17.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-13.0%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 203 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: 5 of 203 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 (55.1% of the money): 202 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: 74 of 203.

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 view861 of 911 launchesWithout the breakout910 of 911 launchesLast 18 months293 of 911 launches
Launches counted911129 hits861121 hits910128 hits29345 hits
Earned $100k+14.2 in 10014.1 in 10014.1 in 10015.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,727top tenth $193,740+$1,800$1,727$1,555
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+8.5%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$73 more0.0%no change-10.0%$172 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 911 launches.

Launches counted
911129 hits
Earned $100k+
14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,727top tenth $193,740+
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: 50 of 911 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
861121 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,800
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$73 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (25.2% of the money): 910 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
910128 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,727
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 293 of 911.

Launches counted
29345 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,555
Chance against standard
+8.5%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-10.0%$172 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 911 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: 50 of 911 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 (25.2% of the money): 910 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: 293 of 911.

Management 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.

Management through every lens, all prices
ManagementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,004 of 1,036 launchesWithout the breakout1,035 of 1,036 launchesLast 18 months350 of 1,036 launches
Launches counted1,036186 hits1,004178 hits1,035185 hits35055 hits
Earned $100k+18.0 in 10017.7 in 10017.9 in 10015.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$4,344top tenth $275,205+$4,361$4,288$3,743
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100-12.5%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$17 more-1.3%$56 less-13.8%$601 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,036 launches.

Launches counted
1,036186 hits
Earned $100k+
18.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,344top tenth $275,205+
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: 32 of 1,036 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,004178 hits
Earned $100k+
17.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,361
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (32.5% of the money): 1,035 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,035185 hits
Earned $100k+
17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,288
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.3%$56 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 350 of 1,036.

Launches counted
35055 hits
Earned $100k+
15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,743
Chance against standard
-12.5%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-13.8%$601 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,036 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: 32 of 1,036 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 (32.5% of the money): 1,035 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: 350 of 1,036.

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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