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Niches / Sci-fi + Simulation
Sci-fi + Simulation
Games tagged both Sci-fi and Simulation: 124 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Sci-fi + Simulation priced $10 to $20.
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.
Sci-fi + Simulation trails both its tags: 3 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.2 in 100 for Sci-fi and 21.5 in 100 for Simulation.
Small sample: 27 launches, 3 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Sci-fi and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 11.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 for Sci-fi-only games and 21.8 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 11.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,048.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Sci-fi + Simulation is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view123 of 124 launches | Without the breakout123 of 124 launches | Last 18 months75 of 124 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1246 hits | 1236 hits | 1235 hits | 752 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,010top tenth $37,640+ | $1,010 | $909 | $889 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +2.1%0.1 more in 100 | -14.6%0.7 fewer in 100 | -43.8%2.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -10.0%$101 less | -12.0%$121 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Sci-fi and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 124 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 124 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Space Engineers 2 (64.1% of the money): 123 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 124.
Sci-fi holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Sci-fi | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,310 of 1,348 launches | Without the breakout1,347 of 1,348 launches | Last 18 months729 of 1,348 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,34899 hits | 1,31096 hits | 1,34798 hits | 72947 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 6.4 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $566top tenth $47,977+ | $546 | $561 | $485 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -12.3%0.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -3.5%$20 less | -0.9%$5 less | -14.3%$81 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Sci-fi, 6 to 30 months old: 1,348 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 38 of 1,348 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Abiotic Factor (23.3% of the money): 1,347 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 729 of 1,348.
Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Simulation | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launches | Without the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launches | Last 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,285435 hits | 5,023411 hits | 5,284434 hits | 3,070225 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $982top tenth $69,988+ | $1,012 | $982 | $971 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -11.0%0.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +3.1%$30 more | 0.0%no change | -1.1%$11 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
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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