Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Cooking + Time Management: a typical launch earns $2,669 in its first year

That is the median of 37 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 8 of 72 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 45% on the year before: 61 against 42.

Price: $2,669
Price vs a year earlier: −27.1%
Releases, 12 months: 61
Upcoming games: 158
Games on the store: 345

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Cooking + Time Management on each board
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	0.04% to 0.08%	13 ranked of 158 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#2,373 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.50xhits against expected	1.03x to 2.24x	72 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#744 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+9%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−25% to +59%	23 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,151 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	+13%review growth against same-age games	−3% to +31%	23 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,587 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 8
Expected: 4.4

Launches: 72
Hit rate: 11.1%6.3% to 18.0%
Expected rate: 6.0%
Against expected: 1.50x1.03x to 2.24x

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

72 launches

Estimated 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: $2,680
Top tenth: $105,657

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 61
Prior 12 months: 42

Change: +45%
Against Steam: +4%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

CookingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Time ManagementGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

More with Cooking

pairs with Cooking

Cooking + Management$8,23544 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
Cooking + Immersive Sim$5,86730 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
Simulation + Cooking$2,16182 launches priced, 171 releases in 12 months
Cooking + 3D$1,15043 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
Cooking + Cute$65539 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
Casual + Cooking$60689 launches priced, 174 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Cooking

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
Sandbox + Time Management$2,63045 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Time Management

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