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, 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.
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156 of 256 genres have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. 136 match the search and chips. 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 20 in 100878 of 4,304 $10,978$287,297 4,304
1 2 of 49 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 492 hits under 100 under 100 49 Small Pin 4 Player Local
2 1 in 22 earned $100k+, from 195 launches 1 in 229 hits $3,534 $44,858 195 none Pin VR
3 2 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 382 hits under 100 under 100 38 Small Pin Mystery Dungeon
4 1 in 15 earned $100k+, from 131 launches 1 in 159 hits $5,769 $68,186 131 Audience Pin Puzzle Platformer
5 1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 172 launches 1 in 1412 hits $2,044 $55,036 172 none Pin Hidden Object
6 3 of 42 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 423 hits under 100 under 100 42 Small Pin Dialogue Heavy
7 1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 1 in 128 hits under 100 under 100 97 none Pin Text-Based
8 1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 127 launches 1 in 1112 hits $7,868 $96,195 127 none Pin Party-Based RPG
9 4 of 42 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 424 hits under 100 under 100 42 Small Pin Space Sim
10 1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 152 launches 1 in 1015 hits $5,860 $96,739 152 none Pin Sports
11 10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 180 launches 10 in 10018 hits $3,562 $113,352 180 none Pin 3D Platformer
12 4 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 384 hits under 100 under 100 38 Small Pin Incremental
13 11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 56 launches 11 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 56 Audience Pin CRPG
14 4 of 37 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 374 hits under 100 under 100 37 Small Pin Aliens
15 4 of 37 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 374 hits under 100 under 100 37 Small Pin Grid-Based Movement
16 11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches 11 in 1005 hits under 100 under 100 44 Small Pin Score Attack
17 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 346 launches 12 in 10040 hits $4,391 $134,893 346 none Pin Arcade
18 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches 12 in 1005 hits under 100 under 100 43 Small Pin 3D Fighter
19 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 127 launches 12 in 10015 hits $5,689 $132,616 127 none Pin Magic
20 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 12 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 50 none Pin Thriller
21 12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 97 launches 12 in 10012 hits under 100 under 100 97 Audience Pin Logic
22 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 242 launches 13 in 10032 hits $6,023 $193,413 242 Audience Pin Choose Your Own Adventure
23 13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 60 launches 13 in 1008 hits under 100 under 100 60 none Pin 2D Fighter
24 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 170 launches 14 in 10023 hits $9,464 $158,883 170 none Pin Romance
25 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 118 launches 14 in 10016 hits $11,496 $137,764 118 none Pin Tactical RPG
26 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 36 launches 14 in 1005 hits under 100 under 100 36 Small Pin Otome
27 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches 14 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 43 Small Pin Runner
28 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 57 launches 14 in 1008 hits under 100 under 100 57 none Pin Comic Book
29 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 249 launches 14 in 10035 hits $4,508 $190,045 249 none Pin Point & Click
30 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 84 launches 14 in 10012 hits under 100 under 100 84 Audience Pin Precision Platformer
31 14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 684 launches 14 in 10098 hits $5,070 $173,428 684 none Pin Puzzle
32 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 41 launches 15 in 1006 hits under 100 under 100 41 Small Pin Demons
33 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 434 launches 15 in 10064 hits $9,963 $199,513 434 Audience Pin Visual Novel
34 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 106 launches 15 in 10016 hits $7,510 $252,312 106 Audience Pin Shoot 'Em Up
35 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 230 launches 15 in 10035 hits $10,240 $220,268 230 Audience Pin Interactive Fiction
36 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 83 launches 16 in 10013 hits under 100 under 100 83 Audience Pin Wargame
37 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 311 launches 16 in 10049 hits $8,758 $239,522 311 none Pin 2D Platformer
38 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 57 launches 16 in 1009 hits under 100 under 100 57 none Pin 1980s
39 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches 16 in 10011 hits under 100 under 100 69 none Pin Cyberpunk
40 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 100 launches 16 in 10016 hits $11,661 $148,757 100 none Pin LGBTQ+
41 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 547 launches 16 in 10089 hits $7,909 $192,839 547 none Pin Action-Adventure
42 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 98 launches 16 in 10016 hits under 100 under 100 98 none Pin Board Game
43 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 73 launches 16 in 10012 hits under 100 under 100 73 none Pin Zombies
44 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 243 launches 17 in 10042 hits $8,519 $178,090 243 none Pin Turn-Based Tactics
45 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 115 launches 17 in 10020 hits $4,905 $193,413 115 none Pin Real Time Tactics
46 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 132 launches 17 in 10023 hits $11,091 $180,714 132 none Pin Strategy RPG
47 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches 17 in 10019 hits $11,661 $210,321 109 none Pin 1990's
48 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 74 launches 18 in 10013 hits under 100 under 100 74 none Pin Top-Down Shooter
49 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 56 launches 18 in 10010 hits under 100 under 100 56 Audience Pin Arena Shooter
50 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 95 launches 18 in 10017 hits under 100 under 100 95 none Pin Walking Simulator
Show 25 moreShowing 50 of 136 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 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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