Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Capitalism / Time Management
Capitalism + Time Management: 56 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. 10 of 49 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 100% on the year before: 56 against 28.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 56 28 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 108 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 255 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. | 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.09% | 8 ranked of 108 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,327 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.62xhits against expected | 1.14x to 2.29x | 49 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #515 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
- 49
- Hit rate
- 20.4%10.1% to 33.4%
- Expected rate
- 10.3%
- Against expected
- 1.62x1.14x to 2.29x
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
49 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
- $81
- Median
- $3,683
- Top tenth
- $171,093
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
- +100%
Parent tags
- CapitalismNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Time ManagementGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Football Life Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,573 reviews, 67% positiveest. $637k
- Coal LLC (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,350 reviews, 92% positiveest. $410k
- Galacticare (opens the Steam store)2024 · 601 reviews, 85% positiveest. $365k
- Movies Tycoon (opens the Steam store)2024 · 548 reviews, 70% positiveest. $333k
- Pixel Cafe (opens the Steam store)2023 · 836 reviews, 91% positiveest. $220k
- Internet Cafe Evolution (opens the Steam store)2024 · 608 reviews, 74% positiveest. $185k
- Console Shop Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 518 reviews, 92% positiveest. $168k
- Cinema Simulator 2025 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 575 reviews, 77% positiveest. $140k
More with Capitalism
pairs with Capitalism- Capitalism + Immersive Sim$16,42037 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Life Sim$9,99633 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Capitalism$4,63186 launches priced, 205 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Capitalism$2,91393 launches priced, 231 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Capitalism$1,92351 launches priced, 130 releases in 12 months
More with Time Management
pairs with Time Management- Management + Time Management$4,513108 launches priced, 174 releases in 12 months
- Crafting + Time Management$4,50230 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Time Management$3,82249 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Life Sim + Time Management$3,64385 launches priced, 143 releases in 12 months
- Building + Time Management$2,83132 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Cooking + Time Management$2,66937 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
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