Niche

Base Building + Management

Games tagged both Base Building and Management: 121 indie paid launches, 39 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Base Building + Management priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Base Building and trails Management.

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 + Management is about level with Base Building and trails Management: 29.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 32.2 in 100 for Base Building and 33.0 in 100 for Management.

That is about 1.4 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie

Tag oneBase Building

32.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds32.2 in 100

Typical earnings$35,118

Launches214 / 69 hits

A tie, apart by2.8 in 100

TIETied

This pairBase Building + Management

29.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.4 in 100

$1k+90 in 100

$10k+61 in 100

Launches51 / 15 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoManagement

33.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.0 in 100

Typical earnings$41,035

Launches306 / 101 hits

Pair trails by3.6 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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 prices121 in pair Under $519 in pair $5 to $1026 in pair $10 to $2051 in pair $20 to $4025 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 51 games tagged both Base Building and Management priced $10 to $20. 29.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 33.1 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 33.7 in 100 for Management-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 51 games priced $10 to $20; 29.4 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 90 in 100 · $10k+ 61 in 100 · $100k+ 29 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 51 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.

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

Schedule Ileads this pair53.6%

PairSchedule I53.6%

Base BuildingSchedule I26.9%

ManagementSchedule I32.5%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Base Building + Management

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

Schedule I earned 53.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 121 Base Building + Management launches.
It also leads Base Building, with 26.9% of that tag's money.
It also leads Management, with 32.5% 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 + Management is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Base Building + Management through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view115 of 121 launches	Without the breakout120 of 121 launches	Last 18 months26 of 121 launches
Launches counted	12139 hits	11538 hits	12038 hits	269 hits
Earned $100k+	32.2 in 100	33.0 in 100	31.7 in 100	9 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$14,564top tenth $1,280,828+	$19,023	$14,564	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.5%0.8 more in 100	-1.8%0.6 fewer in 100	+7.4%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+30.6%$4,459 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 121 launches.

Launches counted: 12139 hits
Earned $100k+: 32.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $14,564top tenth $1,280,828+
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: 6 of 121 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 11538 hits
Earned $100k+: 33.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $19,023
Chance against standard: +2.5%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +30.6%$4,459 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (53.6% of the money): 120 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 12038 hits
Earned $100k+: 31.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $14,564
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 121.

Launches counted: 269 hits
Earned $100k+: 9 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.4%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 121 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: 6 of 121 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 (53.6% of the money): 120 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: 26 of 121.

Base Building 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.

Base Building through every lens, all prices
Base Building	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view557 of 585 launches	Without the breakout584 of 585 launches	Last 18 months154 of 585 launches
Launches counted	585135 hits	557129 hits	584134 hits	15438 hits
Earned $100k+	23.1 in 100	23.2 in 100	22.9 in 100	24.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,867top tenth $683,900+	$4,463	$3,867	$4,680
Chance against standard	the base	+0.4%0.1 more in 100	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+6.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+15.4%$596 more	0.0%no change	+21.0%$813 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 585 launches.

Launches counted: 585135 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,867top tenth $683,900+
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: 28 of 585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 557129 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,463
Chance against standard: +0.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +15.4%$596 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (26.9% of the money): 584 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 584134 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,867
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 154 of 585.

Launches counted: 15438 hits
Earned $100k+: 24.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,680
Chance against standard: +6.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +21.0%$813 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 585 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: 28 of 585 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 (26.9% of the money): 584 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: 154 of 585.

Management 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.

Management through every lens, all prices
Management	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,004 of 1,036 launches	Without the breakout1,035 of 1,036 launches	Last 18 months350 of 1,036 launches
Launches counted	1,036186 hits	1,004178 hits	1,035185 hits	35055 hits
Earned $100k+	18.0 in 100	17.7 in 100	17.9 in 100	15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$4,344top tenth $275,205+	$4,361	$4,288	$3,743
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-12.5%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$17 more	-1.3%$56 less	-13.8%$601 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,036 launches.

Launches counted: 1,036186 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,344top tenth $275,205+
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: 32 of 1,036 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,004178 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,361
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.4%$17 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (32.5% of the money): 1,035 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,035185 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,288
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.3%$56 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 350 of 1,036.

Launches counted: 35055 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,743
Chance against standard: -12.5%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -13.8%$601 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,036 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: 32 of 1,036 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 (32.5% of the money): 1,035 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: 350 of 1,036.

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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