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Niches / Minimalist + Simulation

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Minimalist + Simulation

Games tagged both Minimalist and Simulation: 153 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Minimalist + Simulation priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. 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 is about level with Minimalist and trails Simulation; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Minimalist and is too small to compare with Simulation.

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

Minimalist + Simulation is too small to compare with Minimalist and is too small to compare with Simulation: 2 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.7 in 100 for Minimalist and 23.8 in 100 for Simulation.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 16 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagMinimalist
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
$1k+80 in 100
$10k+48 in 100
Launches66 / 13 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairMinimalist + Simulation
2 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 16 launches
$1k+11 of 16 launches
$10k+6 of 16 launches
Launches16 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSimulation
23.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.8 in 100
Typical earnings$15,416
Launches874 / 208 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Minimalist 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: 0.4 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 pairUnder $5105 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Minimalist and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 2 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 22.0 in 100 for Minimalist-only games and 24.0 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Minimalist alone and is too small to compare with Simulation alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 16 launches · $10k+ 6 of 16 launches · $100k+ 2 of 16 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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 without the breakout 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

Digseumleads this pair20.5%
PairDigseum20.5%
MinimalistCast n Chill20.6%
SimulationSchedule I17.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Minimalist + 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

  • Digseum earned 20.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 153 Minimalist + Simulation launches.
  • Minimalist is led by Cast n Chill, with 20.6% of its money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 17.9% 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

Minimalist + Simulation holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Minimalist + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view148 of 153 launchesWithout the breakout152 of 153 launchesLast 18 months56 of 153 launches
Launches counted1535 hits1485 hits1524 hits561 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 313.4 in 1001 in 304 of 152too few for a rate1 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$302top tenth $26,884+$342$302under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.4%0.1 more in 100-19.5%0.6 fewer in 100-45.4%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+13.2%$40 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 153 launches.

Launches counted
1535 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$302top tenth $26,884+
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 153 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1485 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$342
Chance against standard
+3.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.2%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Digseum (20.5% of the money): 152 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1524 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 152too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$302
Chance against standard
-19.5%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: 56 of 153.

Launches counted
561 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-45.4%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Simulation, 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: 5 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, Digseum (20.5% 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: 56 of 153.

Minimalist is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
MinimalistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,039 of 1,069 launchesWithout the breakout1,068 of 1,069 launchesLast 18 months321 of 1,069 launches
Launches counted1,06924 hits1,03924 hits1,06823 hits32111 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.3 in 1001 in 432.2 in 1001 in 463.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$175top tenth $5,648+$179$175$161
Chance against standardthe base+2.9%0.1 more in 100-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100+52.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.3%$4 more0.0%no change-8.0%$14 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,069 launches.

Launches counted
1,06924 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$175top tenth $5,648+
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: 30 of 1,069 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03924 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.3%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (20.6% of the money): 1,068 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06823 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 46
Typical first-year earnings
$175
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 321 of 1,069.

Launches counted
32111 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$161
Chance against standard
+52.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.0%$14 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,069 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: 30 of 1,069 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, Cast n Chill (20.6% of the money): 1,068 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: 321 of 1,069.

Simulation 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.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,191 of 4,442 launchesWithout the breakout4,441 of 4,442 launchesLast 18 months1,386 of 4,442 launches
Launches counted4,442408 hits4,191389 hits4,441407 hits1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.3 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$929top tenth $86,074+$1,011$928$1,011
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-0.2%no change+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.8%$82 more-0.1%$1 less+8.8%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 launches.

Launches counted
4,442408 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$929top tenth $86,074+
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: 251 of 4,442 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,191389 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (17.9% of the money): 4,441 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,441407 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$928
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,386 of 4,442.

Launches counted
1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 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: 251 of 4,442 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 (17.9% of the money): 4,441 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: 1,386 of 4,442.

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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