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Niches / Shop Keeper + Simulation

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Shop Keeper + Simulation

Games tagged both Shop Keeper and Simulation: 45 indie paid launches, 15 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Shop Keeper + Simulation priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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 beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Shop Keeper 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

Shop Keeper + Simulation is too small to compare with Shop Keeper and is too small to compare with Simulation: 15 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 48.6 in 100 for Shop Keeper and 20.9 in 100 for Simulation.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 28 launches, 15 hits.

TIEA tie
48.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds48.6 in 100
Typical earnings$92,344
Launches37 / 18 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairShop Keeper + Simulation
15 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds15 of 28 launches
Typical earnings$119,092
Launches28 / 15 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoSimulation
20.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.9 in 100
Typical earnings$11,548
Launches876 / 183 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices45 in pairUnder $59: too few$5 to $108: too few$10 to $2028 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Shop Keeper and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 15 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 9 for Shop Keeper-only games and 19.8 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Shop Keeper alone and is too small to compare with Simulation alone.

Both: 28 games priced $10 to $20; 15 of 28 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $119,092.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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 last 18 months 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

TCG Card Shop Simulatorleads this pair68.7%
PairTCG Card Shop Simulator68.7%
Shop KeeperTCG Card Shop Simulator61.1%
SimulationSchedule I17.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Shop Keeper + 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

  • TCG Card Shop Simulator earned 68.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Shop Keeper + Simulation launches.
  • It also leads Shop Keeper, with 61.1% of that tag's money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 17.6% 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

Shop Keeper + Simulation is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Shop Keeper + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view44 of 45 launchesWithout the breakout44 of 45 launchesLast 18 months20 of 45 launches
Launches counted4515 hits4415 hits4414 hits2010 hits
Earned $100k+33.3 in 10034.1 in 10031.8 in 10010 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$31,612top tenth $363,930+$32,926$31,612$119,092
Chance against standardthe base+2.3%0.8 more in 100-4.5%1.5 fewer in 100+50.0%16.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$1,314 more; too few to tell0.0%no change+276.7%$87,480 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Shop Keeper and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted
4515 hits
Earned $100k+
33.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$31,612top tenth $363,930+
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: 1 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4415 hits
Earned $100k+
34.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$32,926
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$1,314 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (68.7% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4414 hits
Earned $100k+
31.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$31,612
Chance against standard
-4.5%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 45.

Launches counted
2010 hits
Earned $100k+
10 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$119,092
Chance against standard
+50.0%16.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+276.7%$87,480 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Shop Keeper and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 45 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 45 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, TCG Card Shop Simulator (68.7% of the money): 44 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 45.

Shop Keeper is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Shop Keeper through every lens, all prices
Shop KeeperBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view69 of 71 launchesWithout the breakout70 of 71 launchesLast 18 months33 of 71 launches
Launches counted7120 hits6919 hits7019 hits3311 hits
Earned $100k+28.2 in 10027.5 in 10027.1 in 10033.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$20,791top tenth $318,017+$20,791$20,791$15,122
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.6 fewer in 100-3.6%1.0 fewer in 100+18.3%5.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change-27.3%$5,669 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shop Keeper, 12 to 36 months old: 71 launches.

Launches counted
7120 hits
Earned $100k+
28.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,791top tenth $318,017+
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: 2 of 71 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
6919 hits
Earned $100k+
27.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,791
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (61.1% of the money): 70 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7019 hits
Earned $100k+
27.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,791
Chance against standard
-3.6%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 71.

Launches counted
3311 hits
Earned $100k+
33.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$15,122
Chance against standard
+18.3%5.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-27.3%$5,669 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shop Keeper, 12 to 36 months old: 71 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: 2 of 71 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, TCG Card Shop Simulator (61.1% of the money): 70 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: 33 of 71.

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 view4,193 of 4,444 launchesWithout the breakout4,443 of 4,444 launchesLast 18 months1,387 of 4,444 launches
Launches counted4,444370 hits4,193351 hits4,443369 hits1,387117 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 128.4 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 128.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$877top tenth $69,001+$941$876$956
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.2%no change+1.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.3%$64 more-0.1%$1 less+9.0%$79 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,444 launches.

Launches counted
4,444370 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$877top tenth $69,001+
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 4,444 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,193351 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$941
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+7.3%$64 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
4,443369 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$876
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: 1,387 of 4,444.

Launches counted
1,387117 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$956
Chance against standard
+1.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+9.0%$79 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,444 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 4,444 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 (17.6% of the money): 4,443 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: 1,387 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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