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Niches / Life Sim + Point & Click

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Life Sim + Point & Click

Games tagged both Life Sim and Point & Click: 40 indie paid launches, 3 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 Life Sim + Point & Click priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Life Sim + Point & Click is too small to compare with Life Sim and is too small to compare with Point & Click: 2 of its 26 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.3 in 100 for Life Sim and 4 of 1,046 launches for Point & Click.

Small sample: 26 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneLife Sim
1.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 78
Typical earnings$265
Launches388 / 5 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLife Sim + Point & Click
2 of 26launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 26 launches
$1k+8 of 26 launches
$10k+3 of 26 launches
Launches26 / 2 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
4 of 1,046launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 1,046 launches
Typical earnings$214
Launches1,046 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices40 in pairUnder $526 in pair$5 to $108: too few$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 26 games tagged both Life Sim and Point & Click priced under $5. 2 of 26 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 362 for Life Sim-only games and 2 of 1,020 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Life Sim alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 26 games priced under $5; 2 of 26 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 26 launches · $10k+ 3 of 26 launches · $100k+ 2 of 26 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 26 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

Hookah Hazeleads this pair36.6%
PairHookah Haze36.6%
Life SimSupermarket Simulator25.5%
Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut16.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Life Sim + Point & Click

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

  • Hookah Haze earned 36.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Life Sim + Point & Click launches.
  • Life Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 25.5% of its money.
  • Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 16.3% 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

Life Sim + Point & Click holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Life Sim + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view36 of 40 launchesWithout the breakout39 of 40 launchesLast 18 months11 of 40 launches
Launches counted403 hits362 hits392 hits111 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 40too few for a rate2 of 36too few for a rate2 of 39too few for a rate1 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-25.9%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell-31.6%2.4 fewer in 100+21.2%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted
403 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
362 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 36too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-25.9%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hookah Haze (36.6% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
392 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-31.6%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 40.

Launches counted
111 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+21.2%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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 40 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, Hookah Haze (36.6% of the money): 39 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: 11 of 40.

Life Sim 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.

Life Sim through every lens, all prices
Life SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view846 of 894 launchesWithout the breakout893 of 894 launchesLast 18 months292 of 894 launches
Launches counted894127 hits846119 hits893126 hits29246 hits
Earned $100k+14.2 in 10014.1 in 10014.1 in 10015.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,965top tenth $194,928+$2,054$1,928$2,054
Chance against standardthe base-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.5%$89 more-1.9%$37 less+4.5%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 launches.

Launches counted
894127 hits
Earned $100k+
14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,965top tenth $194,928+
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: 48 of 894 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
846119 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,054
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$89 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
893126 hits
Earned $100k+
14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,928
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.9%$37 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 292 of 894.

Launches counted
29246 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,054
Chance against standard
+10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 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: 48 of 894 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, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 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: 292 of 894.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & ClickBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,672 of 1,727 launchesWithout the breakout1,726 of 1,727 launchesLast 18 months524 of 1,727 launches
Launches counted1,72764 hits1,67261 hits1,72663 hits52422 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.6 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 274.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$517top tenth $16,489+$536$517$490
Chance against standardthe base-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100+13.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.7%$19 more0.0%no change-5.2%$27 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,727 launches.

Launches counted
1,72764 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$517top tenth $16,489+
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: 55 of 1,727 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,67261 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.7%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (16.3% of the money): 1,726 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,72663 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 524 of 1,727.

Launches counted
52422 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$490
Chance against standard
+13.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.2%$27 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,727 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: 55 of 1,727 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (16.3% of the money): 1,726 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: 524 of 1,727.

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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