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.

Shop Keeper $31,612 +275.7%//Open World Survival Craft $18,441 -30.0%//Trains $10,927 +133.9%//Bullet Heaven $10,029 +65.1%//Roguelike Deckbuilder $8,094 -16.4%//Job Simulator $7,730 -38.7%//Trading $5,462 -39.2%//Otome $4,854 +6.6%//Management $3,578 -43.0%//Dating Sim $3,132 -42.1%//Metroidvania $2,901 -22.4%//Fighting $2,831 0.0%//Building $2,831 +4.5%//Programming $2,331 +92.0%//City Builder $2,225 -8.6%//Colony Sim $2,225 -74.8%//Grand Strategy $2,203 -27.4%//Automation $2,022 -60.0%//Sailing $1,971 -25.1%//Deckbuilding $1,821 -61.3%//Visual Novel $1,819 -6.2%//Life Sim $1,773 -47.8%//Sandbox $1,617 -45.9%//4X $1,537 -63.8%//Investigation $1,518 -3.6%//JRPG $1,518 +88.6%//Farming Sim $1,514 -43.0%//Escape Room $1,424 +11.8%//Immersive Sim $1,416 -24.3%//Psychological Horror $1,370 -15.3%//Cooking $1,335 -11.9%//Survival $1,214 -0.1%//Roguelite $1,213 -24.9%//Auto Battler $1,213 -29.4%//Creature Collector $1,213 +66.8%//Party Game $1,211 -7.2%//Souls-like $1,154 +14.1%//Party-Based RPG $1,132 -49.1%//Roguelike $1,132 -11.9%//Card Battler $1,132 -46.2%//

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Live games: 191,979; on 2 Oct 2026

Genres

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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. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. The revenue estimate is soft: about 5 to 8 in 100 launches overall.

Best niches

$10 to $20

Pairs that hit $100k+ beyond the oddsFree until launch

Casual + Cozyabout 3.0 times expected at its prices55 in 100

1Casual + Cozy55 in 10058 launches 2FMV + Interactive Fiction53 in 10032 launches 3Building + Life Sim53 in 10032 launches 4Adventure + Cozy52 in 10031 launches 5Cozy + Relaxing49 in 10063 launches

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Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.

#6 Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026 111k followers//#18 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Dec 3, 2026 91k followers//#48 AION 2 Oct 5, 2026 112k followers//#20 over the hill Oct 14, 2026 56k followers//#42 Beautiful Light December 2026 71k followers//#37 Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026 50k followers//#39 Valor Mortis Oct 13, 2026 38k followers//#56 Emberville Oct 27, 2026 41k followers//#41 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Oct 14, 2026 33k followers//#55 Hela: of Mice & Magic Dec 1, 2026 37k followers//#54 STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ Oct 6, 2026 34k followers//#71 Permafrost Oct 9, 2026 39k followers//#68 FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Oct 22, 2026 28k followers//#111 Planet Zoo 2 Oct 13, 2026 30k followers//#99 Deep Dish Dungeon Oct 13, 2026 22k followers//#168 Shadow of the Road Nov 12, 2026 25k followers//#186 Loftia Nov 3, 2026 22k followers//#222 Beyond These Stars Oct 16, 2026 20k followers//#160 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 Oct 14, 2026 13k followers//#144 We Were Here Tomorrow Oct 20, 2026 12k followers//#176 Silver Pines Oct 8, 2026 14k followers//#147 Cozy Game Restoration Nov 4, 2026 9,537 followers//#213 Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim Oct 28, 2026 12k followers//#242 Nomad Drive Oct 20, 2026 14k followers//#216 Order of the Sinking Star Oct 8, 2026 12k followers//#218 Online: 404 Oct 16, 2026 12k followers//#243 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival Oct 22, 2026 13k followers//#252 Tenebris Somnia Oct 16, 2026 14k followers//#307 County of Fortune Nov 5, 2026 15k followers//#228 Stupid Never Dies Oct 21, 2026 10k followers//