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Niches / City Builder + Resource Management

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City Builder + Resource Management

Games tagged both City Builder and Resource Management: 94 indie paid launches, 34 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 City Builder + Resource Management priced $10 to $20.

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

City Builder + Resource Management beats both its tags: 45.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.9 in 100 for City Builder and 31.4 in 100 for Resource Management.

That is about 2.2 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag oneCity Builder
29.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.9 in 100
Typical earnings$25,822
Launches137 / 41 hits
Pair leads by15.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCity Builder + Resource Management
45.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds45.2 in 100
$1k+97 in 100
$10k+74 in 100
Launches31 / 14 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoResource Management
31.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.4 in 100
Typical earnings$31,078
Launches153 / 48 hits
Pair leads by13.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2.5 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 prices94 in pairUnder $517 in pair$5 to $1023 in pair$10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $4023 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both City Builder and Resource Management priced $10 to $20. 45.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.5 in 100 for City Builder-only games and 27.9 in 100 for Resource Management-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 45.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 97 in 100 · $10k+ 74 in 100 · $100k+ 45 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

Manor Lordsleads this pair69.9%
PairManor Lords69.9%
City BuilderManor Lords41.0%
Resource MgmtManor Lords45.9%
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 City Builder + Resource Mgmt

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 69.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 94 City Builder + Resource Management launches.
  • It also leads City Builder, with 41.0% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Resource Management, with 45.9% 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

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

City Builder + Resource Management through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view93 of 94 launchesWithout the breakout93 of 94 launchesLast 18 months23 of 94 launches
Launches counted9434 hits9334 hits9333 hits2311 hits
Earned $100k+36.2 in 10036.6 in 10035.5 in 10011 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+52 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 77 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.4 more in 100-1.9%0.7 fewer in 100+32.2%11.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Resource Management, 12 to 36 months old: 94 launches.

Launches counted
9434 hits
Earned $100k+
36.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+
52 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 77 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: 1 of 94 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9334 hits
Earned $100k+
36.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (69.9% of the money): 93 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9333 hits
Earned $100k+
35.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 94.

Launches counted
2311 hits
Earned $100k+
11 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+32.2%11.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Resource Management, 12 to 36 months old: 94 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: 1 of 94 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 (69.9% of the money): 93 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: 23 of 94.

City Builder is audience split +1: West-facing view 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 BuilderBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view473 of 502 launchesWithout the breakout501 of 502 launchesLast 18 months117 of 502 launches
Launches counted50290 hits47389 hits50189 hits11724 hits
Earned $100k+17.9 in 10018.8 in 10017.8 in 10020.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,101top tenth $375,012+$2,280$2,031$2,636
Chance against standardthe base+5.0%0.9 more in 100-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100+14.4%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.5%$179 more-3.3%$70 less+25.5%$535 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 502 launches.

Launches counted
50290 hits
Earned $100k+
17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,101top tenth $375,012+
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: 29 of 502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
47389 hits
Earned $100k+
18.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,280
Chance against standard
+5.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.5%$179 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (41.0% of the money): 501 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
50189 hits
Earned $100k+
17.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,031
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.3%$70 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 117 of 502.

Launches counted
11724 hits
Earned $100k+
20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,636
Chance against standard
+14.4%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+25.5%$535 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 502 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 502 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 (41.0% of the money): 501 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: 117 of 502.

Resource 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.

Resource Management through every lens, all prices
Resource MgmtBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view567 of 584 launchesWithout the breakout583 of 584 launchesLast 18 months197 of 584 launches
Launches counted58490 hits56787 hits58389 hits19732 hits
Earned $100k+15.4 in 10015.3 in 10015.3 in 10016.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,230top tenth $205,749+$2,212$2,224$2,719
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+5.4%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.8%$18 less-0.3%$6 less+21.9%$489 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Resource Management, 12 to 36 months old: 584 launches.

Launches counted
58490 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,230top tenth $205,749+
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: 17 of 584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
56787 hits
Earned $100k+
15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,212
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$18 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (45.9% of the money): 583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
58389 hits
Earned $100k+
15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,224
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 197 of 584.

Launches counted
19732 hits
Earned $100k+
16.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,719
Chance against standard
+5.4%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+21.9%$489 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Resource Management, 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: 17 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, Manor Lords (45.9% 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: 197 of 584.

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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