Niche

Political Sim + Simulation

Games tagged both Political Sim and Simulation: 63 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

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$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Political Sim + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Political Sim and is about level with Simulation; 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

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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Tag onePolitical Sim

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Launches22

22 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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This pairPolitical Sim + Simulation

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Launches16

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner

Tag twoSimulation

23.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.8 in 100

Typical earnings$15,416

Launches874 / 208 hits

Pairno reading

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 $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 prices63 in pair Under $528 in pair $5 to $1017 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 Political Sim and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 3 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 6 for Political Sim-only games and 23.9 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Political Sim alone and is too small to compare with Simulation alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 16 of 16 launches · $10k+ 11 of 16 launches · $100k+ 3 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.

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

Beholder: Conductorleads this pair50.6%

PairBeholder: Conductor50.6%

Political SimMEMORIAPOLIS28.6%

SimulationSchedule I17.9%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Political Sim + 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

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The leaders, in words

Beholder: Conductor earned 50.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 Political Sim + Simulation launches.
Political Sim is led by MEMORIAPOLIS, with 28.6% of its money.
Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 17.9% 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

Political Sim + Simulation is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Political Sim + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view59 of 63 launches	Without the breakout62 of 63 launches	Last 18 months23 of 63 launches
Launches counted	635 hits	595 hits	624 hits	232 hits
Earned $100k+	7.9 in 1001 in 13	8.5 in 1001 in 12	4 of 62too few for a rate	2 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	25 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+6.8%0.5 more in 100	-18.7%1.5 fewer in 100	+9.6%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Political Sim and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 63 launches.

Launches counted: 635 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Chance of $10k+: 25 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100
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: 4 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 595 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +6.8%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Beholder: Conductor (50.6% of the money): 62 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 624 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -18.7%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 63.

Launches counted: 232 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +9.6%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Political Sim and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 63 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: 4 of 63 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, Beholder: Conductor (50.6% of the money): 62 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: 23 of 63.

Political Sim is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Political Sim through every lens, all prices
Political Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view110 of 120 launches	Without the breakout119 of 120 launches	Last 18 months43 of 120 launches
Launches counted	1207 hits	1106 hits	1196 hits	432 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.0 in 1001 in 20	2 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$893top tenth $43,257+	$1,189	$701	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-6.5%0.4 fewer in 100	-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100	-20.3%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+33.1%$296 more	-21.5%$192 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Political Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 120 launches.

Launches counted: 1207 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $893top tenth $43,257+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 10 of 120 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1106 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $1,189
Chance against standard: -6.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +33.1%$296 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, MEMORIAPOLIS (28.6% of the money): 119 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1196 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $701
Chance against standard: -13.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -21.5%$192 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 43 of 120.

Launches counted: 432 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -20.3%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Political Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 120 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: 10 of 120 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, MEMORIAPOLIS (28.6% of the money): 119 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: 43 of 120.

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
Simulation	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,191 of 4,442 launches	Without the breakout4,441 of 4,442 launches	Last 18 months1,386 of 4,442 launches
Launches counted	4,442408 hits	4,191389 hits	4,441407 hits	1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.3 in 1001 in 11	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$929top tenth $86,074+	$1,011	$928	$1,011
Chance against standard	the base	+1.1%0.1 more in 100	-0.2%no change	+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.8%$82 more	-0.1%$1 less	+8.8%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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