Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Simulation / Agriculture
Simulation + Agriculture: 71 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 6 of 67 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 109% on the year before: 71 against 34.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 71 34 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 155 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 406 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.13%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.07% to 0.21% | 19 ranked of 155 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,450 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.06xhits against expected | 0.72x to 1.65x | 67 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,446 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 67
- Hit rate
- 9.0%2.9% to 17.5%
- Expected rate
- 8.2%
- Against expected
- 1.06x0.72x to 1.65x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
67 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $61
- Median
- $808
- Top tenth
- $69,061
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +109%
Parent tags
- SimulationGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- AgricultureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Old Market Simulator (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,391 reviews, 87% positiveest. $731k
- Farmer's Dynasty 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,233 reviews, 72% positiveest. $624k
- Horsey Game (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,961 reviews, 97% positiveest. $599k
- The Ranchers (opens the Steam store)2026 · 557 reviews, 57% positiveest. $282k
- Halcyon Days at Taoyuan (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,095 reviews, 89% positiveest. $266k
- Zombie Graveyard Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 814 reviews, 89% positiveest. $247k
- Your Big, Cute Monster Farm (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,123 reviews, 78% positiveest. $182k
- Japanese Rural Life Adventure (opens the Steam store)2026 · 239 reviews, 80% positiveest. $121k
More with Simulation
pairs with Simulation- Simulation + Shop Keeper$32,26936 launches priced, 330 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Cozy$15,70676 launches priced, 253 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Online Co-Op$11,02868 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Multiplayer$8,980122 launches priced, 253 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Base Building$7,38289 launches priced, 173 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Economy$6,979210 launches priced, 540 releases in 12 months
More with Agriculture
pairs with Agriculture- Agriculture + Farming Sim$1,00640 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Agriculture$70737 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Agricultureno price33 releases in 12 months
- Agriculture + Idlerno price30 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Agricultureno price29 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Agricultureno price28 releases in 12 months
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