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Niches / Driving + Simulation
Driving + Simulation
Games tagged both Driving and Simulation: 182 indie paid launches, 29 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Driving + Simulation priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is level with Driving and beats Simulation.
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.
Driving + Simulation is level with Driving and beats Simulation: 26.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.5 in 100 for Driving and 21.5 in 100 for Simulation.
That is about 1.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both Driving and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 26.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 26.4 for Driving-only games and 21.2 for Simulation-only games, so the mix is level with Driving alone and beats Simulation alone.
Both: 49 games priced $10 to $20; 26.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,963.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 49 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Driving + Simulation is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view180 of 182 launches | Without the breakout181 of 182 launches | Last 18 months94 of 182 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 18229 hits | 18029 hits | 18128 hits | 949 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.9 in 100 | 16.1 in 100 | 15.5 in 100 | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,942top tenth $358,651+ | $2,023 | $1,942 | $1,131 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.3%0.2 more in 100 | -2.5%0.4 fewer in 100 | -39.6%6.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.2%$81 more | 0.0%no change | -41.8%$811 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Driving and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 182 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (22.0% of the money): 181 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 182.
Driving holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Driving | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view455 of 458 launches | Without the breakout457 of 458 launches | Last 18 months249 of 458 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 45855 hits | 45555 hits | 45754 hits | 24923 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 12.0 in 100 | 12.1 in 100 | 11.8 in 100 | 9.2 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,011top tenth $139,526+ | $1,011 | $1,011 | $809 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +0.8%0.1 more in 100 | -1.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -23.3%2.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -20.0%$202 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Driving, 6 to 30 months old: 458 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (14.9% of the money): 457 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 249 of 458.
Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 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 |
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
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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