Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Management + Time Management: a typical launch earns $4,513 in its first year

That is the median of 108 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 33 of 215 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 17.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 40% on the year before: 174 against 124.

Price: $4,513
Price vs a year earlier: −24.1%
Releases, 12 months: 174
Upcoming games: 457
Games on the store: 1,049

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.

Management + 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.	0.16%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.13% to 0.22%	33 ranked of 457 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,246 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.75xhits against expected	1.37x to 2.21x	215 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#335 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	+9%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−14% to +36%	59 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,152 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	+11%review growth against same-age games	0% to +26%	59 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#234 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: 33
Expected: 17.6

Launches: 215
Hit rate: 15.3%9.8% to 24.2%
Expected rate: 8.2%
Against expected: 1.75x1.37x to 2.21x

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

215 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: $52
Median: $3,518
Top tenth: $169,001

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: 174
Prior 12 months: 124

Change: +40%
Against Steam: +2%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

ManagementGenre 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 Management

pairs with Management

Management + Shop Keeper$31,61235 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
Trading + Management$22,06052 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
Multiplayer + Management$19,88833 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
Management + Colony Sim$15,78739 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
Realistic + Management$13,70546 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Management

More with Time Management

pairs with Time Management

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
Cooking + Time Management$2,66937 launches priced, 61 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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