Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Trading + Life Sim: 43 releases in the last 12 months

There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 8 of 51 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 30% on the year before: 43 against 33.

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 43
Upcoming games: 110
Games on the store: 224

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.

Trading + Life Sim 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.	0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.05% to 0.11%	12 ranked of 110 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#2,072 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.39xhits against expected	0.96x to 2.04x	51 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#1,018 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	+5%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−22% to +43%	17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,270 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	−2%review growth against same-age games	−12% to +8%	17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,116 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: 8
Expected: 4.9

Launches: 51
Hit rate: 15.7%7.8% to 28.0%
Expected rate: 9.7%
Against expected: 1.39x0.96x to 2.04x

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

51 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: $423
Median: $7,080
Top tenth: $294,876

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: 43
Prior 12 months: 33

Change: +30%
Against Steam: −7%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

TradingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Life SimGenre 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.

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