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 76 genres with 100+ launches at $10 to $20, 40 beat the 20 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 238 under $5, 44 in 100 at $20 to $40.40 of 76 genres beat the 20 in 100 base rate.40 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.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, 51 in 100. 40 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.
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76 of 256 genres have 100+ launches at $10 to $20. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

programmingNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
catsNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
Roguelike 28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 410 launches at $10 to $20typical $21,406. Best of the pins none
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 51 in 100 earned $100k+, from 112 launches 51 in 10057 hits $117,666 $968,158 112 Audience Pin Cozy
2 39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 142 launches 39 in 10056 hits $46,042 $865,984 142 none Pin Online Co-Op
3 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 245 launches 35 in 10085 hits $30,025 $621,994 245 none Pin Building
4 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 157 launches 34 in 10054 hits $25,693 $1,032,241 157 none Pin Co-op
5 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 232 launches 34 in 10079 hits $37,945 $485,241 232 none Pin Life Sim
6 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 297 launches 34 in 100100 hits $41,499 $488,953 297 none Pin Management
7 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 161 launches 34 in 10054 hits $43,540 $538,397 161 none Pin Economy
8 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 213 launches 33 in 10071 hits $35,118 $614,301 213 none Pin Base Building
9 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 360 launches 33 in 100118 hits $30,251 $582,205 360 none Pin Sandbox
10 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 152 launches 32 in 10049 hits $31,149 $423,187 152 none Pin Resource Management
11 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 124 launches 31 in 10038 hits $10,626 $569,556 124 none Pin Tower Defense
12 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 145 launches 30 in 10043 hits $24,654 $479,187 145 Audience Pin City Builder
13 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 270 launches 30 in 10080 hits $25,972 $549,260 270 none Pin Open World
14 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 381 launches 29 in 100112 hits $24,288 $561,008 381 none Pin Roguelite
15 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 168 launches 29 in 10048 hits $24,727 $599,192 168 none Pin Deckbuilding
16 28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 216 launches 28 in 10061 hits $27,134 $392,129 216 none Pin Crafting
17 28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 410 launches 28 in 100113 hits $21,406 $599,192 410 none Pinned Roguelike
18 27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 129 launches 27 in 10035 hits $29,685 $418,633 129 1-hitAudience Pin Metroidvania
19 27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 244 launches 27 in 10066 hits $17,627 $528,278 244 none Pin Action Roguelike
20 27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 147 launches 27 in 10039 hits $23,752 $459,301 147 none Pin Card Battler
21 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 205 launches 26 in 10054 hits $21,183 $422,417 205 none Pin Psychological Horror
22 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 107 launches 26 in 10028 hits $19,088 $459,068 107 none Pin Medieval
23 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 312 launches 26 in 10080 hits $19,296 $390,351 312 none Pin Immersive Sim
24 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 182 launches 25 in 10046 hits $19,586 $303,158 182 Audience Pin Hack and Slash
25 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 107 launches 25 in 10027 hits $12,547 $349,150 107 none Pin Investigation
Show 25 moreShowing 25 of 76 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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