Niche

Space Sim + Strategy

Games tagged both Space Sim and Strategy: 44 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Space Sim + Strategy priced $10 to $20.

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

Space Sim + Strategy is too small to compare with Space Sim and is too small to compare with Strategy: 0 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 42 launches for Space Sim and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 11 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSpace Sim

4 of 42launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 42 launches

$1k+79 in 100

$10k+40 in 100

Launches42 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSpace Sim + Strategy

0 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 11 launches

$1k+7 of 11 launches

$10k+1 of 11 launches

Launches11 / 0 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStrategy

18.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.8 in 100

Typical earnings$10,037

Launches845 / 159 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 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 prices44 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Space Sim and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 0 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 31 for Space Sim-only games and 19.1 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Space Sim alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 11 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 11 launches · $10k+ 1 of 11 launches · $100k+ 0 of 11 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Dune: Imperiumleads this pair90.2%

PairDune: Imperium90.2%

Space SimStar Trucker39.6%

StrategyManor Lords15.2%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Space Sim + Strategy

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

Dune: Imperium earned 90.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Space Sim + Strategy launches.
Space Sim is led by Star Trucker, with 39.6% of its money.
Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Space Sim + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Space Sim + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 months14 of 44 launches
Launches counted	441 hits	391 hits	430 hits	140 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 44too few for a rate	1 of 39too few for a rate	0 of 43too few for a rate	0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	3 of 44 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 48 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+12.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.3 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	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Space Sim and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 441 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 3 of 44 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 48 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 391 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +12.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (90.2% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 430 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 44.

Launches counted: 140 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Space Sim and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 5 of 44 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, Dune: Imperium (90.2% of the money): 43 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: 14 of 44.

Space Sim 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.

Space Sim through every lens, all prices
Space Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view207 of 216 launches	Without the breakout215 of 216 launches	Last 18 months63 of 216 launches
Launches counted	2166 hits	2076 hits	2155 hits	630 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.9 in 1001 in 35	2.3 in 1001 in 43	0 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$314top tenth $13,859+	$315	$297	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+4.3%0.1 more in 100	-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+0.3%$1 more	-5.4%$17 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.

Launches counted: 2166 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $314top tenth $13,859+
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: 9 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2076 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $315
Chance against standard: +4.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.3%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Trucker (39.6% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2155 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings: $297
Chance against standard: -16.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.4%$17 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 216.

Launches counted: 630 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Space Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 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: 9 of 216 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, Star Trucker (39.6% of the money): 215 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 216.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches	Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches	Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted	4,688325 hits	4,307297 hits	4,687324 hits	1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$439top tenth $49,022+	$496	$439	$521
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted: 4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +13.0%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted: 1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $521
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.7%$82 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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 (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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