Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Economy + Resource Management: a typical launch earns $3,033 in its first year

That is the median of 68 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 25 of 132 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 13.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 151% on the year before: 188 against 75.

Price: $3,033
Price vs a year earlier: −67.1%
Releases, 12 months: 188
Upcoming games: 494
Games on the store: 968

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.

Economy + Resource 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.	0.33%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.19% to 0.54%	37 ranked of 494 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#692 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.65xhits against expected	1.27x to 2.14x	132 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#451 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−49%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−61% to −40%	57 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#2,313 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−9%review growth against same-age games	−17% to 0%	57 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,271 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: 25
Expected: 13.9

Launches: 132
Hit rate: 18.9%10.9% to 31.1%
Expected rate: 10.5%
Against expected: 1.65x1.27x to 2.14x

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

132 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: $40
Median: $3,883
Top tenth: $223,515

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: 188
Prior 12 months: 75

Change: +151%
Against Steam: +78%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

EconomyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Resource ManagementNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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 Economy

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Sandbox + Economy$15,26966 launches priced, 136 releases in 12 months
Economy + Shop Keeper$15,12233 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
Economy + Life Sim$15,00083 launches priced, 128 releases in 12 months
Economy + Immersive Sim$14,95288 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
Realistic + Economy$10,95531 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Economy

More with Resource Management

pairs with Resource Management

Sandbox + Resource Management$18,39749 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
Resource Management + Automation$12,44539 launches priced, 152 releases in 12 months
Crafting + Resource Management$9,79344 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
City Builder + Resource Management$8,36456 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
RPG + Resource Management$8,05030 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
Building + Resource Management$6,54574 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Resource Management

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