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Niches / Mining + Simulation

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Mining + Simulation

Games tagged both Mining and Simulation: 60 indie paid launches, 9 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Mining + Simulation priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Mining + Simulation beats both its tags: 8.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 5.7 in 100 for Mining and 1.0 in 100 for Simulation.

That is 1 in 11, about 18 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneMining
5.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 18
Typical earnings$505
Launches87 / 5 hits
Pair leads by3.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMining + Simulation
8.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
Typical earnings$1,090
Launches34 / 3 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSimulation
1.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 100
Typical earnings$301
Launches2,542 / 26 hits
Pair leads by7.8 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices60 in pairUnder $534 in pair$5 to $1017 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Mining and Simulation priced under $5. 8.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 3.8 for Mining-only games and 0.9 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 34 games priced under $5; 8.8 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), typical first-year earnings $1,090.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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

A Game About Digging A Hole™leads this pair33.3%
PairA Game About Digging A Hole™33.3%
MiningA Game About Digging A Hole™18.8%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Mining + Simulation

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

  • A Game About Digging A Hole™ earned 33.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 60 Mining + Simulation launches.
  • It also leads Mining, with 18.8% of that tag's money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Mining + Simulation is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Mining + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view58 of 60 launchesWithout the breakout59 of 60 launchesLast 18 months44 of 60 launches
Launches counted609 hits589 hits598 hits445 hits
Earned $100k+15.0 in 10015.5 in 10013.6 in 10011.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,920top tenth $249,585+$2,664$1,539$1,334
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.3%0.5 more in 100-9.3%1.4 fewer in 100-24.0%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+38.7%$744 more-19.8%$381 less-30.5%$586 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Mining and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 60 launches.

Launches counted
609 hits
Earned $100k+
15.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920top tenth $249,585+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

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 60 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
589 hits
Earned $100k+
15.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,664
Chance against standard
+3.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+38.7%$744 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Game About Digging A Hole™ (33.3% of the money): 59 launches left.

Launches counted
598 hits
Earned $100k+
13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,539
Chance against standard
-9.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$381 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 60.

Launches counted
445 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,334
Chance against standard
-24.0%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-30.5%$586 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Mining and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 60 launches.
West-facing view
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 60 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, A Game About Digging A Hole™ (33.3% of the money): 59 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 60.

Mining holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Mining through every lens, all prices
MiningBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view161 of 164 launchesWithout the breakout163 of 164 launchesLast 18 months123 of 164 launches
Launches counted16420 hits16120 hits16319 hits12314 hits
Earned $100k+12.2 in 10012.4 in 10011.7 in 10011.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,457top tenth $109,116+$1,516$1,415$1,314
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.6%0.2 more in 100-4.1%0.5 fewer in 100-6.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.0%$59 more-2.9%$42 less-9.8%$143 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Mining, 6 to 30 months old: 164 launches.

Launches counted
16420 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,457top tenth $109,116+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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 164 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16120 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,516
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.0%$59 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Game About Digging A Hole™ (18.8% of the money): 163 launches left.

Launches counted
16319 hits
Earned $100k+
11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.9%$42 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 123 of 164.

Launches counted
12314 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.8%$143 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Mining, 6 to 30 months old: 164 launches.
West-facing view
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 164 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, A Game About Digging A Hole™ (18.8% of the money): 163 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 123 of 164.

Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launchesWithout the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launchesLast 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted5,285435 hits5,023411 hits5,284434 hits3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$982top tenth $69,988+$1,012$982$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.1%$30 more0.0%no change-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted
5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982top tenth $69,988+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,012
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted
5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted
3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months
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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