Niche

Simulation + Typing

Games tagged both Simulation and Typing: 53 indie paid launches, 7 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 Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Simulation + Typing priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Simulation and is too small to compare with Typing.

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?Under $5

Simulation + Typing is too small to compare with Simulation and is too small to compare with Typing: 1 of its 35 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.0 in 100 for Simulation and 1 of 125 launches for Typing.

Small sample: 35 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSimulation

1.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 100

Typical earnings$218

Launches2,203 / 22 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSimulation + Typing

1 of 35launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 35 launches

$1k+17 in 100

$10k+2 of 35 launches

Launches35 / 1 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTyping

1 of 125launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 125 launches

Typical earnings$195

Launches125 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices53 in pair Under $535 in pair$5 to $108: too few$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 35 games tagged both Simulation and Typing priced under $5. 1 of 35 of them earned $100k+, against 1.0 in 100 for Simulation-only games and 0 of 90 for Typing-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Simulation alone and is too small to compare with Typing alone.

Both: 35 games priced under $5; 1 of 35 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 17 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 35 launches · $100k+ 1 of 35 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 35 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

Home Safety Hotlineleads this pair24.0%

PairHome Safety Hotline24.0%

SimulationSchedule I19.1%

TypingCryptmaster16.2%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Simulation + Typing

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

Home Safety Hotline earned 24.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 Simulation + Typing launches.
Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 19.1% of its money.
Typing is led by Cryptmaster, with 16.2% 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

Simulation + Typing holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Simulation + Typing through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view49 of 53 launches	Without the breakout52 of 53 launches	Last 18 months21 of 53 launches
Launches counted	537 hits	496 hits	526 hits	211 hits
Earned $100k+	13.2 in 100	12.2 in 100	11.5 in 100	1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 34 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-7.3%1.0 fewer in 100	-12.6%1.7 fewer in 100	-63.9%8.4 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	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Simulation and Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted: 537 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 34 in 100
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: 4 of 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 496 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -7.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Home Safety Hotline (24.0% of the money): 52 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 526 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -12.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 53.

Launches counted: 211 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -63.9%8.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Simulation and Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 53 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: 4 of 53 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, Home Safety Hotline (24.0% of the money): 52 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: 21 of 53.

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
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

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,518 launches.

Launches counted: 4,518406 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $926top tenth $82,841+
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: 254 of 4,518 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,264387 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,005
Chance against standard: +1.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +8.5%$79 more

Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted: 4,517405 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $925
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: 1,367 of 4,518.

Launches counted: 1,367121 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $936
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.1%$10 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,518 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: 254 of 4,518 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 (19.1% of the money): 4,517 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: 1,367 of 4,518.

Typing holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Typing through every lens, all prices
Typing	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view176 of 187 launches	Without the breakout186 of 187 launches	Last 18 months63 of 187 launches
Launches counted	18714 hits	17613 hits	18613 hits	633 hits
Earned $100k+	7.5 in 1001 in 13	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	3 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$343top tenth $39,027+	$386	$343	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-36.4%2.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+12.5%$43 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 187 launches.

Launches counted: 18714 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $343top tenth $39,027+
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: 11 of 187 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 17613 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $386
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +12.5%$43 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cryptmaster (16.2% of the money): 186 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 18613 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $343
Chance against standard: -6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 187.

Launches counted: 633 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -36.4%2.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 187 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: 11 of 187 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, Cryptmaster (16.2% of the money): 186 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: 63 of 187.

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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