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Niches / Anime + Simulation

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Anime + Simulation

Games tagged both Anime and Simulation: 245 indie paid launches, 11 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

66 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches382 / 56 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairAnime + Simulation
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches66

66 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twoSimulation
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$14,573
Launches1,006 / 216 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Anime is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices245 in pairUnder $591 in pair$5 to $1068 in pair$10 to $2066 in pair$20 to $4020 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 66 games tagged both Anime and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 7.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.1 for Anime-only games and 22.4 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 66 games priced $10 to $20; 7.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 13), typical first-year earnings $4,230.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 66 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

Princess Maker: Children of Revelationleads this pair13.0%
PairPrincess Maker: Children of Revelation13.0%
AnimeAI LIMIT12.8%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + 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

  • Princess Maker: Children of Revelation earned 13.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 245 Anime + Simulation launches.
  • Anime is led by AI LIMIT, with 12.8% of its money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Anime + Simulation is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Anime + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view224 of 245 launchesWithout the breakout244 of 245 launchesLast 18 months118 of 245 launches
Launches counted24511 hits22410 hits24410 hits1183 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 224.1 in 1001 in 242.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings$1,133top tenth $40,509+$1,214$1,133$1,214
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-8.9%0.4 fewer in 100-44.4%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.1%$81 more0.0%no change+7.1%$81 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 245 launches.

Launches counted
24511 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,133top tenth $40,509+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 245 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
22410 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+7.1%$81 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Princess Maker: Children of Revelation (13.0% of the money): 244 launches left.

Launches counted
24410 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$1,133
Chance against standard
-8.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 245.

Launches counted
1183 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-44.4%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.1%$81 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 245 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 245 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, Princess Maker: Children of Revelation (13.0% of the money): 244 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 245.

Anime holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,523 of 1,685 launchesWithout the breakout1,684 of 1,685 launchesLast 18 months882 of 1,685 launches
Launches counted1,685126 hits1,523109 hits1,684125 hits88258 hits
Earned $100k+7.5 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 146.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,132top tenth $64,768+$1,113$1,132$1,011
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-1.7%$19 less0.0%no change-10.7%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.

Launches counted
1,685126 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132top tenth $64,768+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,523109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$19 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.

Launches counted
1,684125 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Launches counted
88258 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 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, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launchesWithout the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launchesLast 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted5,285435 hits5,023411 hits5,284434 hits3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$982top tenth $69,988+$1,012$982$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.1%$30 more0.0%no change-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted
5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982top tenth $69,988+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,012
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted
5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted
3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 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 (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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Releases

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