Niche

Sandbox + Time Management

Games tagged both Sandbox and Time Management: 80 indie paid launches, 16 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Sandbox + Time Management priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Sandbox and beats Time Management; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Sandbox and is too small to compare with Time Management.

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

Sandbox + Time Management is too small to compare with Sandbox and is too small to compare with Time Management: 11 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.7 in 100 for Sandbox and 22.1 in 100 for Time Management.

Small sample: 25 launches, 11 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSandbox

33.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.7 in 100

Typical earnings$32,569

Launches362 / 122 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSandbox + Time Management

11 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds11 of 25 launches

$1k+23 of 25 launches

$10k+19 of 25 launches

Launches25 / 11 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoTime Management

22.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.1 in 100

Typical earnings$9,281

Launches145 / 32 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2.5 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 prices80 in pair Under $518 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2025 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Sandbox and Time Management priced $10 to $20. 11 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 32.9 in 100 for Sandbox-only games and 17.5 in 100 for Time Management-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Sandbox alone and is too small to compare with Time Management alone.

Both: 25 games priced $10 to $20; 11 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 23 of 25 launches · $10k+ 19 of 25 launches · $100k+ 11 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulatorleads this pair20.9%

PairKebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator20.9%

SandboxManor Lords22.4%

Time ManagementFarming Simulator 2536.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Sandbox + Time 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

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The leaders, in words

Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator earned 20.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 80 Sandbox + Time Management launches.
Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 22.4% of its money.
Time Management is led by Farming Simulator 25, with 36.5% 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

Sandbox + Time Management is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Sandbox + Time Management through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view79 of 80 launches	Without the breakout79 of 80 launches	Last 18 months20 of 80 launches
Launches counted	8016 hits	7915 hits	7915 hits	202 hits
Earned $100k+	20.0 in 100	19.0 in 100	19.0 in 100	2 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	41 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 70 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-5.1%1.0 fewer in 100	-5.1%1.0 fewer in 100	-50.0%10.0 fewer 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	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Sandbox and Time Management, 12 to 36 months old: 80 launches.

Launches counted: 8016 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 41 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 70 in 100
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: 1 of 80 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7915 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -5.1%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator (20.9% of the money): 79 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7915 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -5.1%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 80.

Launches counted: 202 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -50.0%10.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Sandbox and Time Management, 12 to 36 months old: 80 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 80 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, Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator (20.9% of the money): 79 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: 20 of 80.

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 through every lens, all prices
Sandbox	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,187 of 1,229 launches	Without the breakout1,228 of 1,229 launches	Last 18 months380 of 1,229 launches
Launches counted	1,229210 hits	1,187198 hits	1,228209 hits	38062 hits
Earned $100k+	17.1 in 100	16.7 in 100	17.0 in 100	16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,212top tenth $299,853+	$2,212	$2,212	$1,950
Chance against standard	the base	-2.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-11.8%$262 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 launches.

Launches counted: 1,229210 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212top tenth $299,853+
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: 42 of 1,229 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,187198 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,228209 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,229.

Launches counted: 38062 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,950
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$262 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 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: 42 of 1,229 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, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 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: 380 of 1,229.

Time Management is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Time Management through every lens, all prices
Time Management	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view653 of 684 launches	Without the breakout683 of 684 launches	Last 18 months219 of 684 launches
Launches counted	68450 hits	65345 hits	68349 hits	21911 hits
Earned $100k+	7.3 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	7.2 in 1001 in 14	5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings	$727top tenth $64,278+	$727	$697	$643
Chance against standard	the base	-5.7%0.4 fewer in 100	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-31.3%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-4.1%$30 less	-11.6%$84 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Time Management, 12 to 36 months old: 684 launches.

Launches counted: 68450 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $727top tenth $64,278+
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: 31 of 684 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 65345 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $727
Chance against standard: -5.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Farming Simulator 25 (36.5% of the money): 683 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 68349 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $697
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.1%$30 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 219 of 684.

Launches counted: 21911 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $643
Chance against standard: -31.3%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.6%$84 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Time Management, 12 to 36 months old: 684 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: 31 of 684 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, Farming Simulator 25 (36.5% of the money): 683 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: 219 of 684.

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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