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Niches / Anime + Strategy

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Anime + Strategy

Games tagged both Anime and Strategy: 151 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". 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.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Strategy priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Anime and is about level with Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Strategy.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Anime + Strategy is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Strategy: 2 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.0 in 100 for Anime and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 32 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.0 in 100
Typical earnings$9,709
Launches351 / 49 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAnime + Strategy
2 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 32 launches
$1k+72 in 100
$10k+44 in 100
Launches32 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
18.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,037
Launches845 / 159 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Anime is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices151 in pairUnder $579 in pair$5 to $1028 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $4012 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Anime and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 2 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 14.7 in 100 for Anime-only games and 19.3 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 32 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 72 in 100 · $10k+ 44 in 100 · $100k+ 2 of 32 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakeryleads this pair42.5%
PairReverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery42.5%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.7%
StrategyManor Lords15.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Strategy

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery earned 42.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 151 Anime + Strategy launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.7% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Anime + Strategy holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Anime + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view135 of 151 launchesWithout the breakout150 of 151 launchesLast 18 months36 of 151 launches
Launches counted1516 hits1354 hits1505 hits362 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254 of 135too few for a rate3.3 in 1001 in 302 of 36too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$375top tenth $30,665+$338$375under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-25.4%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell-16.1%0.6 fewer in 100+39.8%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-9.9%$37 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 151 launches.

Launches counted
1516 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$375top tenth $30,665+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1354 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 135too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$338
Chance against standard
-25.4%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-9.9%$37 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (42.5% of the money): 150 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1505 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
-16.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 151.

Launches counted
362 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 36too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+39.8%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 151 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (42.5% of the money): 150 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 151.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,404 of 1,560 launchesWithout the breakout1,559 of 1,560 launchesLast 18 months450 of 1,560 launches
Launches counted1,560129 hits1,404107 hits1,559128 hits45041 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 127.6 in 1001 in 138.2 in 1001 in 129.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,040top tenth $74,235+$1,035$1,035$1,179
Chance against standardthe base-7.8%0.6 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+10.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.5%$5 less-0.5%$5 less+13.4%$139 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,560 launches.

Launches counted
1,560129 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,040top tenth $74,235+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 1,560 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,404107 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,035
Chance against standard
-7.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$5 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.7% of the money): 1,559 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,559128 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,035
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 450 of 1,560.

Launches counted
45041 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,179
Chance against standard
+10.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.4%$139 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,560 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 1,560 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.7% of the money): 1,559 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 450 of 1,560.

Strategy holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launchesWithout the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launchesLast 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted4,688325 hits4,307297 hits4,687324 hits1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$439top tenth $49,022+$496$439$521
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$57 more0.0%no change+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted
4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439top tenth $49,022+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+13.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted
1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$521
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.7%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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