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Niches / Cooking + Simulation

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Cooking + Simulation

Games tagged both Cooking and Simulation: 120 indie paid launches, 20 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.

Showing Cooking + Simulation priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Cooking and beats Simulation; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Cooking + Simulation beats both its tags: 53.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 43.9 in 100 for Cooking and 23.8 in 100 for Simulation.

That is about 2.6 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneCooking
43.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds43.9 in 100
$1k+93 in 100
$10k+72 in 100
Launches57 / 25 hits
Pair leads by9.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCooking + Simulation
53.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds53.3 in 100
$1k+93 in 100
$10k+80 in 100
Launches30 / 16 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSimulation
23.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.8 in 100
Typical earnings$15,416
Launches874 / 208 hits
Pair leads by29.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 5 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 prices120 in pairUnder $553 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Cooking and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 53.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9 of 27 for Cooking-only games and 22.7 in 100 for Simulation-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cooking alone and beats Simulation alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 53.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 93 in 100 · $10k+ 80 in 100 · $100k+ 53 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Fast Food Simulatorleads this pair18.3%
PairFast Food Simulator18.3%
CookingThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty18.5%
SimulationSchedule I17.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cooking + 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

  • Fast Food Simulator earned 18.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 120 Cooking + Simulation launches.
  • Cooking is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 18.5% of its money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 17.9% 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

Cooking + Simulation is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cooking + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view116 of 120 launchesWithout the breakout119 of 120 launchesLast 18 months38 of 120 launches
Launches counted12020 hits11618 hits11919 hits384 hits
Earned $100k+16.7 in 10015.5 in 10016.0 in 1004 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,539top tenth $333,496+$1,539$1,474under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-6.9%1.1 fewer in 100-4.2%0.7 fewer in 100-36.8%6.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-4.2%$65 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 120 launches.

Launches counted
12020 hits
Earned $100k+
16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,539top tenth $333,496+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 120 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
11618 hits
Earned $100k+
15.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,539
Chance against standard
-6.9%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fast Food Simulator (18.3% of the money): 119 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
11919 hits
Earned $100k+
16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,474
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$65 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 38 of 120.

Launches counted
384 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-36.8%6.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 120 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 120 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, Fast Food Simulator (18.3% of the money): 119 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: 38 of 120.

Cooking is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Cooking through every lens, all prices
CookingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view248 of 256 launchesWithout the breakout255 of 256 launchesLast 18 months84 of 256 launches
Launches counted25635 hits24831 hits25534 hits8410 hits
Earned $100k+13.7 in 10012.5 in 10013.3 in 10011.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,180top tenth $167,851+$1,180$1,113under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-8.6%1.2 fewer in 100-2.5%0.3 fewer in 100-12.9%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-5.7%$67 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 12 to 36 months old: 256 launches.

Launches counted
25635 hits
Earned $100k+
13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,180top tenth $167,851+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 256 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24831 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,180
Chance against standard
-8.6%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (18.5% of the money): 255 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
25534 hits
Earned $100k+
13.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.7%$67 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 84 of 256.

Launches counted
8410 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-12.9%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 12 to 36 months old: 256 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: 8 of 256 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, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (18.5% of the money): 255 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: 84 of 256.

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
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,191 of 4,442 launchesWithout the breakout4,441 of 4,442 launchesLast 18 months1,386 of 4,442 launches
Launches counted4,442408 hits4,191389 hits4,441407 hits1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.3 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$929top tenth $86,074+$1,011$928$1,011
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-0.2%no change+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.8%$82 more-0.1%$1 less+8.8%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 launches.

Launches counted
4,442408 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$929top tenth $86,074+
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: 251 of 4,442 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,191389 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (17.9% of the money): 4,441 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,441407 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$928
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: 1,386 of 4,442.

Launches counted
1,386133 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+4.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 12 to 36 months old: 4,442 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: 251 of 4,442 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 (17.9% of the money): 4,441 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: 1,386 of 4,442.

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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