Niche

Base Building + City Builder

Games tagged both Base Building and City Builder: 131 indie paid launches, 45 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 Last 18 months Reset

Showing Base Building + City Builder 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.

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

Base Building + City Builder beats both its tags: 49.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.3 in 100 for Base Building and 29.7 in 100 for City Builder.

That is about 2.4 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up

Tag oneBase Building

33.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.3 in 100

Typical earnings$35,118

Launches213 / 71 hits

Pair leads by15.7 in 100

1STWinner

This pairBase Building + City Builder

49.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds49.1 in 100

$1k+91 in 100

$10k+81 in 100

Launches53 / 26 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twoCity Builder

29.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.7 in 100

Typical earnings$24,654

Launches145 / 43 hits

Pair leads by19.4 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices131 in pair Under $525 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2053 in pair $20 to $4021 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 53 games tagged both Base Building and City Builder priced $10 to $20. 49.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 28.1 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 18.5 in 100 for City Builder-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 53 games priced $10 to $20; 49.1 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 91 in 100 · $10k+ 81 in 100 · $100k+ 49 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 53 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

Manor Lordsleads this pair55.7%

PairManor Lords55.7%

Base BuildingSchedule I29.4%

City BuilderManor Lords41.1%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Base Building + City Builder

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

Manor Lords earned 55.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 131 Base Building + City Builder launches.
Base Building is led by Schedule I, with 29.4% of its money.
It also leads City Builder, with 41.1% of that tag's money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Base Building + City Builder is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Base Building + City Builder through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view123 of 131 launches	Without the breakout130 of 131 launches	Last 18 months31 of 131 launches
Launches counted	13145 hits	12343 hits	13044 hits	3113 hits
Earned $100k+	34.4 in 100	35.0 in 100	33.8 in 100	41.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$20,641top tenth $1,121,784+	$24,828	$20,641	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.8%0.6 more in 100	-1.5%0.5 fewer in 100	+22.1%7.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+20.3%$4,187 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 131 launches.

Launches counted: 13145 hits
Earned $100k+: 34.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $20,641top tenth $1,121,784+
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: 8 of 131 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 12343 hits
Earned $100k+: 35.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $24,828
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.3%$4,187 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (55.7% of the money): 130 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 13044 hits
Earned $100k+: 33.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $20,641
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 131.

Launches counted: 3113 hits
Earned $100k+: 41.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +22.1%7.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 131 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: 8 of 131 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 (55.7% of the money): 130 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: 31 of 131.

Base Building is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Base Building through every lens, all prices
Base Building	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view555 of 584 launches	Without the breakout583 of 584 launches	Last 18 months157 of 584 launches
Launches counted	584134 hits	555128 hits	583133 hits	15740 hits
Earned $100k+	22.9 in 100	23.1 in 100	22.8 in 100	25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,622top tenth $614,301+	$3,718	$3,582	$6,067
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%0.1 more in 100	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+11.0%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.7%$96 more	-1.1%$40 less	+67.5%$2,445 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 584 launches.

Launches counted: 584134 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,622top tenth $614,301+
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: 29 of 584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 555128 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,718
Chance against standard: +0.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.7%$96 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (29.4% of the money): 583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 583133 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,582
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$40 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 584.

Launches counted: 15740 hits
Earned $100k+: 25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,067
Chance against standard: +11.0%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +67.5%$2,445 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 584 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: 29 of 584 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, Schedule I (29.4% of the money): 583 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: 157 of 584.

City Builder is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

City Builder through every lens, all prices
City Builder	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view477 of 507 launches	Without the breakout506 of 507 launches	Last 18 months128 of 507 launches
Launches counted	50791 hits	47789 hits	50690 hits	12826 hits
Earned $100k+	17.9 in 100	18.7 in 100	17.8 in 100	20.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,916top tenth $379,569+	$2,188	$1,916	$4,213
Chance against standard	the base	+4.0%0.7 more in 100	-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+13.2%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+14.2%$272 more	0.0%no change	+119.9%$2,297 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 507 launches.

Launches counted: 50791 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916top tenth $379,569+
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: 30 of 507 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 47789 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,188
Chance against standard: +4.0%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: +14.2%$272 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (41.1% of the money): 506 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 50690 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 128 of 507.

Launches counted: 12826 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,213
Chance against standard: +13.2%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +119.9%$2,297 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 507 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: 30 of 507 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 (41.1% of the money): 506 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: 128 of 507.

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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