Niche

City Builder + Top-Down

Games tagged both City Builder and Top-Down: 52 indie paid launches, 2 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 $5 to $10

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.

$5 to $10

Showing City Builder + Top-Down priced $5 to $10.

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

City Builder + Top-Down is too small to compare with City Builder and is too small to compare with Top-Down: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 4 of 159 launches for City Builder and 1.8 in 100 for Top-Down.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCity Builder

4 of 159launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 159 launches

Typical earnings$1,771

Launches159 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCity Builder + Top-Down

0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 24 launches

$1k+19 of 24 launches

$10k+1 of 24 launches

Launches24 / 0 hits

Expected3.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagTop-Down

1.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 55

Typical earnings$863

Launches545 / 10 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 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10Top-Down 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 prices52 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both City Builder and Top-Down priced $5 to $10. 0 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 135 for City Builder-only games and 1.9 in 100 for Top-Down-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with City Builder alone and is too small to compare with Top-Down alone.

Both: 24 games priced $5 to $10; 0 of 24 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 of 24 launches · $10k+ 1 of 24 launches · $100k+ 0 of 24 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

New Cycleleads this pair74.5%

PairNew Cycle74.5%

City BuilderManor Lords41.0%

Top-DownDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor18.3%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads City Builder + Top-Down

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

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The leaders, in words

New Cycle earned 74.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 52 City Builder + Top-Down launches.
City Builder is led by Manor Lords, with 41.0% of its money.
Top-Down is led by Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, with 18.3% of its 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 + Top-Down is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

City Builder + Top-Down through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view51 of 52 launches	Without the breakout51 of 52 launches	Last 18 months14 of 52 launches
Launches counted	522 hits	512 hits	511 hits	141 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 52too few for a rate	2 of 51too few for a rate	1 of 51too few for a rate	1 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	15 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 60 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.0%1.9 fewer in 100	+85.7%3.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 52 launches.

Launches counted: 522 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 52too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 15 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 60 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 52 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 512 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 51too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, New Cycle (74.5% of the money): 51 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 511 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 51too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 52.

Launches counted: 141 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +85.7%3.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 52 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 52 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, New Cycle (74.5% of the money): 51 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: 14 of 52.

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 Builder	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view473 of 502 launches	Without the breakout501 of 502 launches	Last 18 months117 of 502 launches
Launches counted	50290 hits	47389 hits	50189 hits	11724 hits
Earned $100k+	17.9 in 100	18.8 in 100	17.8 in 100	20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,101top tenth $375,012+	$2,280	$2,031	$2,636
Chance against standard	the base	+5.0%0.9 more in 100	-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+14.4%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.5%$179 more	-3.3%$70 less	+25.5%$535 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: 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.

Top-Down 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.

Top-Down through every lens, all prices
Top-Down	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,803 of 1,885 launches	Without the breakout1,884 of 1,885 launches	Last 18 months496 of 1,885 launches
Launches counted	1,88559 hits	1,80352 hits	1,88458 hits	49615 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	2.9 in 1001 in 35	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings	$270top tenth $10,036+	$278	$270	$182
Chance against standard	the base	-7.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.0%$8 more	0.0%no change	-32.6%$88 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 launches.

Launches counted: 1,88559 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $270top tenth $10,036+
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: 82 of 1,885 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,80352 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $278
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.0%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,88458 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $270
Chance against standard: -1.6%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: 496 of 1,885.

Launches counted: 49615 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $182
Chance against standard: -3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -32.6%$88 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 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: 82 of 1,885 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 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: 496 of 1,885.

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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