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 75 genres with 100+ launches at $10 to $20, 38 beat the 18 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 219 under $5, 40 in 100 at $20 to $40.38 of 75 genres beat the 18 in 100 base rate.38 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.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, 44 in 100. 38 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.
Hide one-hit markets0 outHide small samples0 outHolds in every lens+39 if off

75 of 256 genres have 100+ launches at $10 to $20. 36 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

parodyNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
programmingNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
Management 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 298 launches at $10 to $20typical $31,612. 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 18 in 100758 of 4,301 $8,234$217,858 4,301
1 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 142 launches 35 in 10050 hits $34,532 $649,488 142 none Pin Online Co-Op
2 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 161 launches 31 in 10050 hits $32,655 $403,798 161 none Pin Economy
3 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 157 launches 31 in 10048 hits $19,270 $774,181 157 none Pin Co-op
4 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 233 launches 30 in 10071 hits $28,398 $363,930 233 none Pin Life Sim
5 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 298 launches 30 in 10089 hits $31,612 $366,715 298 none Pinned Management
6 28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 270 launches 28 in 10075 hits $19,479 $411,945 270 none Pin Open World
7 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 381 launches 26 in 10098 hits $18,216 $420,756 381 none Pin Roguelite
8 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 168 launches 26 in 10043 hits $18,545 $449,394 168 none Pin Deckbuilding
9 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 216 launches 25 in 10055 hits $20,351 $294,097 216 none Pin Crafting
10 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 410 launches 25 in 100102 hits $16,055 $449,394 410 none Pin Roguelike
11 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 243 launches 24 in 10059 hits $13,214 $396,209 243 none Pin Action Roguelike
12 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 124 launches 23 in 10029 hits $7,966 $427,167 124 none Pin Tower Defense
13 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 219 launches 23 in 10051 hits $8,437 $488,177 219 none Pin FPS
14 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 312 launches 23 in 10071 hits $14,472 $292,763 312 none Pin Immersive Sim
15 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 205 launches 21 in 10044 hits $15,887 $316,813 205 none Pin Psychological Horror
16 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 206 launches 21 in 10044 hits $18,573 $241,867 206 none Pin Survival
17 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 876 launches 21 in 100183 hits $11,548 $289,238 876 none Pin Simulation
18 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 113 launches 19 in 10022 hits $19,270 $244,943 113 none Pin Tactical
19 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 345 launches 19 in 10066 hits $9,724 $232,139 345 none Pin Horror
20 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 201 launches 19 in 10038 hits $13,501 $270,510 201 none Pin Card Game
21 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 363 launches 19 in 10068 hits $7,216 $247,645 363 none Pin Shooter
22 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 107 launches 19 in 10020 hits $7,527 $189,234 107 none Pin Space
23 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 103 launches 17 in 10018 hits $3,038 $372,953 103 none Pin Third-Person Shooter
24 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches 17 in 10018 hits $8,729 $157,741 109 none Pin 1990's
25 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 844 launches 16 in 100135 hits $7,843 $182,742 844 none Pin Strategy
Show 11 moreShowing 25 of 36 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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