Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Genres 1 Oct

Of 83 genres with 100+ launches at $10 to $20, 45 beat the 19 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 192 under $5, 42 in 100 at $20 to $40.45 of 83 genres beat the 19 in 100 base rate.45 beat the base rate.

Cohort median $606

Genres

Every genre, screened by how often its indie launches earned $100k or more in their first year. Pick your price first: price moves the odds more than genre does.

Indie paid Steam launches 6 to 30 months old, data 1 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. The revenue estimate is soft: about 5 to 8 in 100 launches overall.

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Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Opens $10 to $20, Standard lens.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Loads the 30+ launches view.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Loads the 30+ launches view.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Loads the 30+ launches view.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Cozy, 45 in 100. 45 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.
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83 of 266 genres have 100+ launches at $10 to $20. Sorted by chance of $100k+, lowest first.

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Genres at $10 to $20, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#GenreChance of $100k+Typical yearTop 1 in 10LaunchesMarkersPin
All games at $10 to $20the base rate: the row to beat 19 in 100893 of 4,810 $9,226$248,075 4,810
1 1 in 17 earned $100k+, from 186 launches 1 in 1711 hits $3,238 $49,782 186 none Pin VR
2 1 in 15 earned $100k+, from 118 launches 1 in 158 hits $5,342 $79,529 118 Audience Pin Text-Based
3 1 in 15 earned $100k+, from 189 launches 1 in 1513 hits $1,619 $50,242 189 none Pin Hidden Object
4 1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 123 launches 1 in 149 hits $6,071 $67,084 123 none Pin Magic
5 1 in 13 earned $100k+, from 141 launches 1 in 1311 hits $5,584 $86,922 141 Audience Pin Party-Based RPG
6 1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 137 launches 1 in 1211 hits $7,222 $71,244 137 Audience Pin Puzzle Platformer
7 1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 115 launches 1 in 1011 hits $6,071 $89,850 115 none Pin Board Game
8 10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 181 launches 10 in 10019 hits $5,767 $101,418 181 none Pin JRPG
9 11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 384 launches 11 in 10041 hits $3,643 $106,057 384 none Pin Arcade
10 11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 208 launches 11 in 10023 hits $3,157 $156,119 208 none Pin 3D Platformer
11 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 110 launches 12 in 10013 hits $6,576 $124,151 110 none Pin Logic
12 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 117 launches 12 in 10014 hits $3,886 $118,418 117 Audience Pin Real Time Tactics
13 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 173 launches 12 in 10021 hits $4,007 $118,201 173 Audience Pin Sports
14 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 181 launches 13 in 10023 hits $7,691 $138,114 181 none Pin Romance
15 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 110 launches 13 in 10014 hits $11,003 $166,519 110 none Pin LGBTQ+
16 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 317 launches 13 in 10041 hits $6,193 $174,231 317 none Pin 2D Platformer
17 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 107 launches 13 in 10014 hits $5,262 $195,922 107 none Pin Shoot 'Em Up
18 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 254 launches 13 in 10034 hits $4,553 $173,636 254 none Pin Choose Your Own Adventure
19 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 775 launches 14 in 100107 hits $4,553 $151,799 775 none Pin Puzzle
20 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 269 launches 14 in 10038 hits $9,310 $141,679 269 Audience Pin Turn-Based Tactics
21 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 127 launches 14 in 10018 hits $9,106 $148,738 127 none Pin Tactical RPG
22 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 460 launches 15 in 10067 hits $7,366 $177,879 460 none Pin Visual Novel
23 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 287 launches 15 in 10043 hits $3,339 $171,634 287 none Pin Point & Click
24 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 572 launches 15 in 10087 hits $5,767 $157,541 572 none Pin Action-Adventure
25 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 144 launches 15 in 10022 hits $9,106 $138,451 144 none Pin Strategy RPG
26 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 304 launches 16 in 10048 hits $9,410 $180,307 304 Audience Pin Turn-Based Strategy
27 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 119 launches 16 in 10019 hits $8,418 $188,807 119 none Pin Space
28 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 978 launches 16 in 100161 hits $9,226 $209,685 978 none Pin Strategy
29 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 337 launches 17 in 10056 hits $7,285 $281,987 337 1-hit Pin Platformer
30 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 270 launches 17 in 10045 hits $11,231 $229,178 270 none Pin Interactive Fiction
31 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 140 launches 17 in 10024 hits $9,106 $483,733 140 1-hit Pin Bullet Hell
32 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 144 launches 17 in 10025 hits $5,099 $208,876 144 none Pin Racing
33 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 205 launches 18 in 10037 hits $13,600 $206,109 205 none Pin Turn-Based Combat
34 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 132 launches 18 in 10024 hits $14,911 $368,366 132 none Pin Post-apocalyptic
35 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 126 launches 18 in 10023 hits $10,017 $155,037 126 none Pin 1990's
36 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches 18 in 10020 hits $9,733 $242,848 109 none Pin Walking Simulator
37 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 245 launches 18 in 10045 hits $14,168 $279,264 245 none Pin Card Game
38 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 881 launches 19 in 100163 hits $10,017 $237,886 881 none Pin RPG
39 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 133 launches 19 in 10025 hits $10,928 $227,091 133 1-hit Pin Collectathon
40 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 185 launches 19 in 10035 hits $7,891 $237,886 185 Audience Pin Dating Sim
41 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 297 launches 19 in 10057 hits $8,741 $235,997 297 none Pin Action RPG
42 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 176 launches 19 in 10034 hits $6,798 $184,557 176 none Pin Time Management
43 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 119 launches 19 in 10023 hits $13,660 $281,739 119 Audience Pin RTS
44 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 394 launches 20 in 10077 hits $8,418 $319,385 394 Audience Pin Shooter
45 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 228 launches 20 in 10045 hits $16,691 $233,568 228 none Pin Psychological Horror
46 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 397 launches 20 in 10079 hits $10,460 $242,848 397 none Pin Horror
47 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 135 launches 20 in 10027 hits $15,866 $187,016 135 none Pin Survival Horror
48 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 1,006 launches 21 in 100216 hits $14,573 $294,876 1,006 none Pin Simulation
49 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 121 launches 21 in 10026 hits $18,695 $286,515 121 none Pin Souls-like
50 22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 106 launches 22 in 10023 hits $3,035 $471,994 106 none Pin Third-Person Shooter
Show 25 moreShowing 50 of 83 genres
green beats the base ratecoral below it bar: the chance; amber tick: the base rate1-hit one game holds over half the moneySmall under 50 launches in this viewAudience reads differently for Western players

Under 30 launches a chance is written as a count ("3 of 12"), never as odds. Typical year is the middle launch's first-year earnings. Lenses, the one-hit share and the audience split are measured across all prices.

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