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Niches / Sandbox + Simulation
Sandbox + Simulation
Games tagged both Sandbox and Simulation: 603 indie paid launches, 96 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Sandbox + Simulation priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
Sandbox + Simulation is about level with Sandbox and beats Simulation: 26.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.7 in 100 for Sandbox and 20.9 in 100 for Simulation.
That is about 1.5 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 183 games tagged both Sandbox and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 26.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 32.8 in 100 for Sandbox-only games and 19.3 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so the mix trails Sandbox alone and beats Simulation alone.
Both: 183 games priced $10 to $20; 26.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,105.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 183 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 west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Sandbox + 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view592 of 603 launches | Without the breakout602 of 603 launches | Last 18 months196 of 603 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 60396 hits | 59295 hits | 60295 hits | 19630 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.9 in 100 | 16.0 in 100 | 15.8 in 100 | 15.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,680top tenth $212,916+ | $2,870 | $2,680 | $2,680 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.8%0.1 more in 100 | -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -3.9%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.1%$190 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Sandbox and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 603 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 603 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (37.9% of the money): 602 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 196 of 603.
Sandbox is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| Sandbox | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,172 of 1,219 launches | Without the breakout1,218 of 1,219 launches | Last 18 months387 of 1,219 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,219193 hits | 1,172181 hits | 1,218192 hits | 38762 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.8 in 100 | 15.4 in 100 | 15.8 in 100 | 16.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,882top tenth $223,977+ | $1,914 | $1,882 | $2,011 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.5%0.4 fewer in 100 | -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | +1.2%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.7%$32 more | 0.0%no change | +6.9%$129 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,219 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 1,219 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.8% of the money): 1,218 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 387 of 1,219.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,193 of 4,444 launches | Without the breakout4,443 of 4,444 launches | Last 18 months1,387 of 4,444 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,444370 hits | 4,193351 hits | 4,443369 hits | 1,387117 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.3 in 1001 in 12 | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 | 8.3 in 1001 in 12 | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $877top tenth $69,001+ | $941 | $876 | $956 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.5%no change | -0.2%no change | +1.3%0.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.3%$64 more | -0.1%$1 less | +9.0%$79 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,444 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 251 of 4,444 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (17.6% of the money): 4,443 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,387 of 4,444.
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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