Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Of 156 genres with 30+ launches at $10 to $20, 77 beat the 18 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 219 under $5, 40 in 100 at $20 to $40.77 of 156 genres beat the 18 in 100 base rate.77 beat the base rate.

Typical launch, all prices, first year $540

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 12 to 36 months old, data 3 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. 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. The revenue estimate is soft: about 5 to 8 in 100 launches overall.

The genre list

Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Now: Shop Keeper, 49 in 100. 156 match.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: Online Co-Op, 35 in 100. 67 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Shop Keeper, $92,344 typical. 156 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Now: Co-op, $774k top 1 in 10. 118 match.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Cozy, 44 in 100. 38 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: Simulation, 876 launches. 156 match.
Hide one-hit markets0 outHide small samples10 outHolds in every lens+89 if off

156 of 256 genres have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. 67 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, lowest first.

Grid-Based Movement 3 of 37 earned $100k+ at $10 to $20typical $6,713 Small
Hidden Object 1 in 19 earned $100k+, from 173 launches at $10 to $20typical $1,532. Best of the pins none
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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 18 in 100758 of 4,301 $8,234$217,858 4,301
1 1 in 19 earned $100k+, from 173 launches 1 in 199 hits $1,532 $41,277 173 none Pinned Hidden Object
2 1 in 16 earned $100k+, from 127 launches 1 in 168 hits $5,899 $72,146 127 none Pin Party-Based RPG
3 3 of 44 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 443 hits $1,916 $78,687 44 Small Pin Score Attack
4 3 of 42 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 423 hits $7,089 $56,658 42 Small Pin Dialogue Heavy
5 1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 1 in 147 hits $5,940 $71,081 97 none Pin Text-Based
6 3 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 383 hits $1,620 $96,704 38 Small Pin Incremental
7 1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 180 launches 1 in 1116 hits $2,672 $85,014 180 none Pin 3D Platformer
8 1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 152 launches 1 in 1114 hits $4,390 $72,554 152 none Pin Sports
9 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 170 launches 12 in 10020 hits $7,090 $119,162 170 none Pin Romance
10 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 12 in 1006 hits $9,115 $113,701 50 none Pin Thriller
11 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 99 launches 12 in 10012 hits $8,729 $111,568 99 none Pin LGBTQ+
12 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 12 in 10012 hits $3,677 $141,651 97 none Pin Board Game
13 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 115 launches 13 in 10015 hits $3,677 $145,060 115 none Pin Real Time Tactics
14 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 74 launches 14 in 10010 hits $8,103 $124,752 74 none Pin Top-Down Shooter
15 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 242 launches 14 in 10033 hits $6,721 $133,311 242 none Pin Turn-Based Tactics
16 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 249 launches 14 in 10034 hits $3,377 $142,534 249 none Pin Point & Click
17 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches 14 in 1006 hits $1,882 $172,937 43 Small Pin Runner
18 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 311 launches 14 in 10045 hits $6,569 $179,642 311 none Pin 2D Platformer
19 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches 14 in 10010 hits $12,870 $172,937 69 none Pin Cyberpunk
20 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 112 launches 15 in 10017 hits $10,843 $193,708 112 none Pin Post-apocalyptic
21 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 275 launches 16 in 10043 hits $8,331 $202,699 275 none Pin Turn-Based Strategy
22 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 844 launches 16 in 100135 hits $7,843 $182,742 844 none Pin Strategy
23 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches 16 in 10011 hits $5,745 $132,774 68 none Pin Tabletop
24 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 73 launches 16 in 10012 hits $3,670 $225,138 73 none Pin Zombies
25 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 16 in 10016 hits $11,256 $205,681 97 none Pin Souls-like
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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 or 5 hits 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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