Niche

Cooking + Simulation

Games tagged both Cooking and Simulation: 169 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".
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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Cooking + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 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

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Tag oneCooking

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Launches86

86 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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This pairCooking + Simulation

--too few
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Launches45

45 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 $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: 0.5 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 prices169 in pair Under $574 in pair $5 to $1047 in pair $10 to $2045 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Cooking and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 31.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.1 for Cooking-only games and 21.0 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 45 games priced $10 to $20; 31.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,647.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Ale & Tale Tavernleads this pair20.2%

PairAle & Tale Tavern20.2%

CookingThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty20.6%

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 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

Ale & Tale Tavern earned 20.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 169 Cooking + Simulation launches.
Cooking is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 20.6% 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

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

Cooking + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view164 of 169 launches	Without the breakout168 of 169 launches	Last 18 months100 of 169 launches
Launches counted	16920 hits	16419 hits	16819 hits	1005 hits
Earned $100k+	11.8 in 100	11.6 in 100	11.3 in 100	5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings	$2,324top tenth $169,763+	$2,589	$2,324	$2,909
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-4.2%0.5 fewer in 100	-57.6%6.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+11.4%$265 more	0.0%no change	+25.2%$585 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 169 launches.

Launches counted: 16920 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,324top tenth $169,763+
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: 5 of 169 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 16419 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,589
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +11.4%$265 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Ale & Tale Tavern (20.2% of the money): 168 launches left.

Launches counted: 16819 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,324
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 169.

Launches counted: 1005 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $2,909
Chance against standard: -57.6%6.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +25.2%$585 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cooking and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 169 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: 5 of 169 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, Ale & Tale Tavern (20.2% of the money): 168 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 169.

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

Cooking through every lens, all prices
Cooking	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view320 of 329 launches	Without the breakout328 of 329 launches	Last 18 months201 of 329 launches
Launches counted	32934 hits	32031 hits	32833 hits	20113 hits
Earned $100k+	10.3 in 100	9.7 in 1001 in 10	10.1 in 100	6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$1,516top tenth $109,636+	$1,616	$1,516	$1,415
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-5.8%0.6 fewer in 100	-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-36.9%3.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+6.6%$100 more	0.0%no change	-6.7%$101 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 6 to 30 months old: 329 launches.

Launches counted: 32934 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,516top tenth $109,636+
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: 9 of 329 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 32031 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,616
Chance against standard: -5.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.6%$100 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (20.6% of the money): 328 launches left.

Launches counted: 32833 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,516
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 329.

Launches counted: 20113 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $1,415
Chance against standard: -36.9%3.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.7%$101 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cooking, 6 to 30 months old: 329 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: 9 of 329 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 (20.6% of the money): 328 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 201 of 329.

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
Simulation	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launches	Without the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launches	Last 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted	5,285435 hits	5,023411 hits	5,284434 hits	3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.2 in 1001 in 12	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$982top tenth $69,988+	$1,012	$982	$971
Chance against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+3.1%$30 more	0.0%no change	-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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