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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Genres 3 Oct

Of 156 genres with 30+ launches at $10 to $20, 83 beat the 20 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 238 under $5, 44 in 100 at $20 to $40.83 of 156 genres beat the 20 in 100 base rate.83 beat the base rate.

Typical launch, all prices, first year $552

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 6 to 7.5 in 100 launches overall.

The genre list

Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Now: Shop Keeper, 57 in 100. 156 match.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: Online Co-Op, 39 in 100. 68 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Cozy, $117,666 typical. 156 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Now: Co-op, $1M top 1 in 10. 118 match.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Cozy, 51 in 100. 40 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: Simulation, 874 launches. 156 match.
Hide one-hit markets+0 if offHide small samples9 outHolds in every lens+68 if off

156 of 256 genres have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. 68 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, lowest first.

parodyNot in this view: under 30 launches at $10 to $20.
Deckbuilding 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 168 launches at $10 to $20typical $24,727. Best of the pins none
Space Sim 4 of 42 earned $100k+ at $10 to $20$10k+ 40 in 100 Small
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 20 in 100878 of 4,304 $10,978$287,297 4,304
1 1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 172 launches 1 in 1412 hits $2,044 $55,036 172 none Pin Hidden Object
2 3 of 42 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 423 hits under 100 under 100 42 Small Pin Dialogue Heavy
3 1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 1 in 128 hits under 100 under 100 97 none Pin Text-Based
4 1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 127 launches 1 in 1112 hits $7,868 $96,195 127 none Pin Party-Based RPG
5 10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 180 launches 10 in 10018 hits $3,562 $113,352 180 none Pin 3D Platformer
6 4 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 384 hits under 100 under 100 38 Small Pin Incremental
7 11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches 11 in 1005 hits under 100 under 100 44 Small Pin Score Attack
8 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 12 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 50 none Pin Thriller
9 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 170 launches 14 in 10023 hits $9,464 $158,883 170 none Pin Romance
10 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches 14 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 43 Small Pin Runner
11 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 249 launches 14 in 10035 hits $4,508 $190,045 249 none Pin Point & Click
12 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 684 launches 14 in 10098 hits $5,070 $173,428 684 none Pin Puzzle
13 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 311 launches 16 in 10049 hits $8,758 $239,522 311 none Pin 2D Platformer
14 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches 16 in 10011 hits under 100 under 100 69 none Pin Cyberpunk
15 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 100 launches 16 in 10016 hits $11,661 $148,757 100 none Pin LGBTQ+
16 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 98 launches 16 in 10016 hits under 100 under 100 98 none Pin Board Game
17 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 73 launches 16 in 10012 hits under 100 under 100 73 none Pin Zombies
18 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 243 launches 17 in 10042 hits $8,519 $178,090 243 none Pin Turn-Based Tactics
19 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 115 launches 17 in 10020 hits $4,905 $193,413 115 none Pin Real Time Tactics
20 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 132 launches 17 in 10023 hits $11,091 $180,714 132 none Pin Strategy RPG
21 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 74 launches 18 in 10013 hits under 100 under 100 74 none Pin Top-Down Shooter
22 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 95 launches 18 in 10017 hits under 100 under 100 95 none Pin Walking Simulator
23 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 117 launches 18 in 10021 hits $14,458 $198,970 117 none Pin Survival Horror
24 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 845 launches 19 in 100159 hits $10,037 $243,656 845 none Pin Strategy
25 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches 19 in 10013 hits under 100 under 100 68 none Pin Tabletop
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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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