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Niches / Space Sim + Strategy

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Space Sim + Strategy

Games tagged both Space Sim and Strategy: 44 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Space Sim + Strategy 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

Space Sim + Strategy is too small to compare with Space Sim and is too small to compare with Strategy: 0 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 42 launches for Space Sim and 16.0 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 11 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneSpace Sim
4 of 42launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 42 launches
Typical earnings$3,160
Launches42 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairSpace Sim + Strategy
0 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$1,532
Launches11 / 0 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$7,843
Launches844 / 135 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices44 in pairUnder $517 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Space Sim and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 0 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 31 for Space Sim-only games and 16.2 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Space Sim alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,532.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Dune: Imperiumleads this pair89.5%
PairDune: Imperium89.5%
Space SimStar Trucker39.1%
StrategyManor Lords14.8%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Space Sim + Strategy

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

  • Dune: Imperium earned 89.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Space Sim + Strategy launches.
  • Space Sim is led by Star Trucker, with 39.1% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 14.8% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Space Sim + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Space Sim + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 months14 of 44 launches
Launches counted441 hits391 hits430 hits140 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 44too few for a rate1 of 39too few for a rate0 of 43too few for a rate0 of 14too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$689top tenth $6,278+$957$590$957
Chance against standardthe base+12.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+38.9%$268 more; too few to tell-14.4%$99 less+38.9%$268 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Space Sim and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$689top tenth $6,278+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$957
Chance against standard
+12.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+38.9%$268 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (89.5% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
430 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$590
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.4%$99 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 44.

Launches counted
140 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 14too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$957
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+38.9%$268 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Space Sim and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 5 of 44 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, Dune: Imperium (89.5% of the money): 43 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: 14 of 44.

Space Sim holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Space Sim through every lens, all prices
Space SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view207 of 216 launchesWithout the breakout215 of 216 launchesLast 18 months63 of 216 launches
Launches counted2166 hits2076 hits2155 hits630 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.9 in 1001 in 352.3 in 1001 in 430 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$305top tenth $11,292+$314$283$192
Chance against standardthe base+4.3%0.1 more in 100-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100-100.0%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+3.0%$9 more-7.2%$22 less-37.0%$113 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.

Launches counted
2166 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$305top tenth $11,292+
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: 9 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2076 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$314
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.0%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Trucker (39.1% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2155 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-7.2%$22 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 216.

Launches counted
630 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$192
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-37.0%$113 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Space Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 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: 9 of 216 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, Star Trucker (39.1% of the money): 215 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: 63 of 216.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,305 of 4,686 launchesWithout the breakout4,685 of 4,686 launchesLast 18 months1,463 of 4,686 launches
Launches counted4,686290 hits4,305262 hits4,685289 hits1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$426top tenth $39,428+$472$426$498
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.8%$46 more0.0%no change+16.9%$72 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 launches.

Launches counted
4,686290 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426top tenth $39,428+
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: 381 of 4,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,305262 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$472
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.8%$46 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (14.8% of the money): 4,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,685289 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,463 of 4,686.

Launches counted
1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$498
Chance against standard
+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.9%$72 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 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: 381 of 4,686 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, Manor Lords (14.8% of the money): 4,685 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: 1,463 of 4,686.

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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