Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Simulation + Online Co-Op: a typical launch earns $11,028 in its first year

That is the median of 68 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 33 of 129 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 13.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 60% on the year before: 133 against 83.

Price: $11,028
Price vs a year earlier: −43.2%
Releases, 12 months: 133
Upcoming games: 369
Games on the store: 723

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.

Simulation + Online Co-Op 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.	1.18%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.82% to 1.55%	69 ranked of 369 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#199 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	2.17xhits against expected	1.72x to 2.69x	129 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#102 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	−14%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−31% to +10%	51 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,839 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0%review growth against same-age games	−10% to +12%	51 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,976 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: 13.6

Launches: 129
Hit rate: 25.6%21.2% to 36.6%
Expected rate: 10.6%
Against expected: 2.17x1.72x to 2.69x

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

129 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: $298
Median: $12,561
Top tenth: $765,384

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: 133
Prior 12 months: 83

Change: +60%
Against Steam: +16%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

SimulationGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Online Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.

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