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Niches / Management + Relaxing

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Management + Relaxing

Games tagged both Management and Relaxing: 152 indie paid launches, 23 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 Management + Relaxing priced $10 to $20.

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

Management + Relaxing is about level with Management and beats Relaxing: 33.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.7 in 100 for Management and 25.2 in 100 for Relaxing.

That is about 1.6 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneManagement
33.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds33.7 in 100
Typical earnings$41,499
Launches297 / 100 hits
A tie, apart by0.3 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairManagement + Relaxing
33.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds33.3 in 100
$1k+97 in 100
$10k+80 in 100
Launches30 / 10 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagRelaxing
25.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.2 in 100
Typical earnings$19,088
Launches282 / 71 hits
Pair leads by8.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Relaxing is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Management and Relaxing priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 33.7 in 100 for Management-only games and 24.2 in 100 for Relaxing-only games, so the mix is about level with Management alone and beats Relaxing alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 97 in 100 · $10k+ 80 in 100 · $100k+ 33 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Town to Cityleads this pair26.2%
PairTown to City26.2%
ManagementSchedule I32.9%
RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Management + Relaxing

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

  • Town to City earned 26.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 152 Management + Relaxing launches.
  • Management is led by Schedule I, with 32.9% of its money.
  • Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.8% 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

Management + Relaxing is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Management + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view148 of 152 launchesWithout the breakout151 of 152 launchesLast 18 months57 of 152 launches
Launches counted15223 hits14821 hits15122 hits5711 hits
Earned $100k+15.1 in 10014.2 in 10014.6 in 10019.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,717top tenth $192,798+$2,717$2,704under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-6.2%0.9 fewer in 100-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100+27.5%4.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.5%$13 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Management and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 152 launches.

Launches counted
15223 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,717top tenth $192,798+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 152 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
14821 hits
Earned $100k+
14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,717
Chance against standard
-6.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Town to City (26.2% of the money): 151 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
15122 hits
Earned $100k+
14.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,704
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$13 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 152.

Launches counted
5711 hits
Earned $100k+
19.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+27.5%4.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Management and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 152 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 152 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, Town to City (26.2% of the money): 151 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: 57 of 152.

Management 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.

Management through every lens, all prices
ManagementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view974 of 1,006 launchesWithout the breakout1,005 of 1,006 launchesLast 18 months363 of 1,006 launches
Launches counted1,006182 hits974174 hits1,005181 hits36358 hits
Earned $100k+18.1 in 10017.9 in 10018.0 in 10016.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,982top tenth $284,657+$4,018$3,980$4,700
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100-11.7%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.9%$36 more-0.1%$2 less+18.0%$718 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,006 launches.

Launches counted
1,006182 hits
Earned $100k+
18.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,982top tenth $284,657+
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: 32 of 1,006 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
974174 hits
Earned $100k+
17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,018
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.9%$36 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (32.9% of the money): 1,005 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,005181 hits
Earned $100k+
18.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,980
Chance against standard
-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 363 of 1,006.

Launches counted
36358 hits
Earned $100k+
16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,700
Chance against standard
-11.7%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+18.0%$718 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,006 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: 32 of 1,006 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 (32.9% of the money): 1,005 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: 363 of 1,006.

Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
RelaxingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,354 of 2,484 launchesWithout the breakout2,483 of 2,484 launchesLast 18 months794 of 2,484 launches
Launches counted2,484138 hits2,354129 hits2,483137 hits79463 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 187.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$489top tenth $32,973+$519$478$390
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%no change+42.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.1%$30 more-2.2%$11 less-20.2%$99 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,484 launches.

Launches counted
2,484138 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$489top tenth $32,973+
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: 130 of 2,484 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,354129 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$519
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,483 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,483137 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
-2.2%$11 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 794 of 2,484.

Launches counted
79463 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
+42.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.2%$99 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,484 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: 130 of 2,484 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,483 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: 794 of 2,484.

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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