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Niches / Simulation + Survival
Simulation + Survival
Games tagged both Simulation and Survival: 180 indie paid launches, 31 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Simulation + Survival priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Simulation and is about level with Survival.
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.
Simulation + Survival is about level with Simulation and is about level with Survival: 26.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.5 in 100 for Simulation and 25.4 in 100 for Survival.
That is about 1.3 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both Simulation and Survival priced $10 to $20. 26.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.3 in 100 for Simulation-only games and 25.2 in 100 for Survival-only games, so the mix is about level with Simulation alone and is about level with Survival alone.
Both: 46 games priced $10 to $20; 26.1 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 96 in 100 · $10k+ 59 in 100 · $100k+ 26 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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.
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.
Simulation + Survival 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 view173 of 180 launches | Without the breakout179 of 180 launches | Last 18 months46 of 180 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 18031 hits | 17331 hits | 17930 hits | 467 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 17.2 in 100 | 17.9 in 100 | 16.8 in 100 | 15.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,602top tenth $383,658+ | $3,602 | $3,527 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | +4.0%0.7 more in 100 | -2.7%0.5 fewer in 100 | -11.6%2.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | -2.1%$75 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Simulation and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 180 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 180 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Drive Beyond Horizons (23.1% of the money): 179 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 180.
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 view4,264 of 4,518 launches | Without the breakout4,517 of 4,518 launches | Last 18 months1,367 of 4,518 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,518406 hits | 4,264387 hits | 4,517405 hits | 1,367121 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 9.1 in 1001 in 11 | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 8.9 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $926top tenth $82,841+ | $1,005 | $925 | $936 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.0%0.1 more in 100 | -0.2%no change | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +8.5%$79 more | -0.1%$1 less | +1.1%$10 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,518 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 254 of 4,518 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 (19.1% of the money): 4,517 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,367 of 4,518.
Survival 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.
| Survival | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view991 of 1,033 launches | Without the breakout1,032 of 1,033 launches | Last 18 months283 of 1,033 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,033105 hits | 991101 hits | 1,032104 hits | 28325 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.2 in 100 | 10.2 in 100 | 10.1 in 100 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,081top tenth $103,143+ | $1,116 | $1,081 | $1,087 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.3%no change | -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -13.1%1.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +3.2%$35 more | 0.0%no change | +0.6%$6 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 1,033 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 283 of 1,033.
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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