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Niches / Building + Roguelite

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Building + Roguelite

Games tagged both Building and Roguelite: 44 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Showing Building + Roguelite priced $5 to $10. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Building and beats Roguelite; priced $5 to $10 it is too small to compare with Building and is too small to compare with Roguelite.

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?$5 to $10

Building + Roguelite is too small to compare with Building and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 4 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 5.2 in 100 for Building and 6.4 in 100 for Roguelite.

Small sample: 25 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneBuilding
5.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 19
Typical earnings$2,188
Launches252 / 13 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairBuilding + Roguelite
4 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 25 launches
$1k+19 of 25 launches
$10k+12 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 4 hits
Expected3.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRoguelite
6.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 16
Typical earnings$2,573
Launches658 / 42 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,251, from 7,148 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10

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 prices44 in pairUnder $511 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Building and Roguelite priced $5 to $10. 4 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 4.0 in 100 for Building-only games and 6.0 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Building alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 25 games priced $5 to $10; 4 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 of 25 launches · $10k+ 12 of 25 launches · $100k+ 4 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

(the) Gnorp Apologueleads this pair25.4%
Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue25.4%
BuildingEnshrouded17.6%
RogueliteHades II13.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 2. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Building + Roguelite

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

  • (the) Gnorp Apologue earned 25.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Building + Roguelite launches.
  • Building is led by Enshrouded, with 17.6% of its money.
  • Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 13.8% 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

Building + Roguelite holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Building + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view40 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted448 hits407 hits437 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+18.2 in 10017.5 in 10016.3 in 100too few
Chance of $10k+43 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 66 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Chance against standardthe base-3.8%0.7 fewer in 100-10.5%1.9 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Building and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
448 hits
Earned $100k+
18.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+
43 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 66 in 100
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: 4 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
407 hits
Earned $100k+
17.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (25.4% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
437 hits
Earned $100k+
16.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-10.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Chance of $10k+
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Building and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 4 of 44 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (25.4% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

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.

Building through every lens, all prices
BuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view806 of 833 launchesWithout the breakout832 of 833 launchesLast 18 months222 of 833 launches
Launches counted833165 hits806161 hits832164 hits22246 hits
Earned $100k+19.8 in 10020.0 in 10019.7 in 10020.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,573top tenth $412,328+$2,725$2,573$3,726
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%0.2 more in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100+4.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$152 more0.0%no change+44.8%$1,153 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 12 to 36 months old: 833 launches.

Launches counted
833165 hits
Earned $100k+
19.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,573top tenth $412,328+
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: 27 of 833 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
806161 hits
Earned $100k+
20.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,725
Chance against standard
+0.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.9%$152 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Enshrouded (17.6% of the money): 832 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
832164 hits
Earned $100k+
19.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,573
Chance against standard
-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 833.

Launches counted
22246 hits
Earned $100k+
20.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,726
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+44.8%$1,153 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 12 to 36 months old: 833 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: 27 of 833 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, Enshrouded (17.6% of the money): 832 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: 222 of 833.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
RogueliteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,926 of 2,066 launchesWithout the breakout2,065 of 2,066 launchesLast 18 months637 of 2,066 launches
Launches counted2,066189 hits1,926177 hits2,065188 hits63765 hits
Earned $100k+9.1 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.1 in 1001 in 1110.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,178top tenth $89,632+$1,252$1,159$1,181
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.5%no change+11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.3%$74 more-1.6%$19 less+0.3%$3 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 launches.

Launches counted
2,066189 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,178top tenth $89,632+
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: 140 of 2,066 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,926177 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,252
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+6.3%$74 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,065188 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,159
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
-1.6%$19 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 2,066.

Launches counted
63765 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,181
Chance against standard
+11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$3 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 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: 140 of 2,066 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, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 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: 637 of 2,066.

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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