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Niches / Runner + Walking Simulator

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Runner + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Runner and Walking Simulator: 40 indie paid launches, 0 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 Runner + Walking Simulator priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Runner + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Runner and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 0 of its 33 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 387 launches for Runner and 0.7 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Small sample: 33 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneRunner
0 of 387launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 387 launches
Typical earnings$71
Launches387 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairRunner + Walking Simulator
0 of 33launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 33 launches
$1k+15 in 100
$10k+1 of 33 launches
Launches33 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 138
Typical earnings$535
Launches965 / 7 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices40 in pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $105: too few$10 to $202: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Runner and Walking Simulator priced under $5. 0 of 33 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 354 for Runner-only games and 0.8 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Runner alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 0 of 33 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 33 launches · $100k+ 0 of 33 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Puppet Teamleads this pair23.4%
PairPuppet Team23.4%
RunnerHaste45.0%
Walking SimulatorMouthwashing17.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Runner + Walking Simulator

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

  • Puppet Team earned 23.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Runner + Walking Simulator launches.
  • Runner is led by Haste, with 45.0% of its money.
  • Walking Simulator is led by Mouthwashing, with 17.7% 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

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

Runner + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 40 launchesWithout the breakout39 of 40 launchesLast 18 months13 of 40 launches
Launches counted400 hits390 hits390 hits130 hits
Earned $100k+0 of 40too few for a rate0 of 39too few for a rate0 of 39too few for a rate0 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+1 of 40 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 28 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Runner and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted
400 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
1 of 40 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 28 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
390 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Puppet Team (23.4% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
390 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 40.

Launches counted
130 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Runner and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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: 1 of 40 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, Puppet Team (23.4% of the money): 39 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: 13 of 40.

Runner 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.

Runner through every lens, all prices
RunnerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view515 of 534 launchesWithout the breakout533 of 534 launchesLast 18 months136 of 534 launches
Launches counted5347 hits5157 hits5336 hits1363 hits
Earned $100k+1.3 in 1001 in 761.4 in 1001 in 741.1 in 1001 in 893 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$94top tenth $2,275+$94$94$107
Chance against standardthe base+3.7%no change-14.1%0.2 fewer in 100+68.3%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change+13.8%$13 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Runner, 12 to 36 months old: 534 launches.

Launches counted
5347 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 76
Typical first-year earnings
$94top tenth $2,275+
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: 19 of 534 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5157 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 74
Typical first-year earnings
$94
Chance against standard
+3.7%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Haste (45.0% of the money): 533 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5336 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 89
Typical first-year earnings
$94
Chance against standard
-14.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 136 of 534.

Launches counted
1363 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$107
Chance against standard
+68.3%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+13.8%$13 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Runner, 12 to 36 months old: 534 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: 19 of 534 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, Haste (45.0% of the money): 533 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: 136 of 534.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking SimulatorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,298 of 1,358 launchesWithout the breakout1,357 of 1,358 launchesLast 18 months415 of 1,358 launches
Launches counted1,35847 hits1,29846 hits1,35746 hits41513 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 283.4 in 1001 in 303.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$890top tenth $16,306+$911$884$714
Chance against standardthe base+2.4%0.1 more in 100-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.4%$21 more-0.7%$6 less-19.8%$176 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,358 launches.

Launches counted
1,35847 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$890top tenth $16,306+
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: 60 of 1,358 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,29846 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$911
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.4%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (17.7% of the money): 1,357 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,35746 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$884
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 415 of 1,358.

Launches counted
41513 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$714
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$176 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,358 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: 60 of 1,358 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, Mouthwashing (17.7% of the money): 1,357 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: 415 of 1,358.

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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