Niche

Futuristic + Strategy

Games tagged both Futuristic and Strategy: 75 indie paid launches, 7 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 West-facing view

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Games mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. That share is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; for smaller games it is guessed from the game's name. 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 West-facing view Reset

Showing Futuristic + Strategy priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Futuristic and is about level with Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Futuristic and is too small to compare with Strategy.

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

Futuristic + Strategy is too small to compare with Futuristic and is too small to compare with Strategy: 3 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.5 in 100 for Futuristic and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 15 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagFuturistic

20.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.5 in 100

$1k+77 in 100

$10k+46 in 100

Launches78 / 16 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairFuturistic + Strategy

3 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 15 launches

$1k+11 of 15 launches

$10k+7 of 15 launches

Launches15 / 3 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStrategy

18.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.8 in 100

Typical earnings$10,037

Launches845 / 159 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Futuristic 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 prices75 in pair Under $532 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair $10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Futuristic and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 3 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 20.6 in 100 for Futuristic-only games and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Futuristic alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 15 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 15 launches · $10k+ 7 of 15 launches · $100k+ 3 of 15 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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 west-facing view 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

shapez 2 - Factoryleads this pair84.4%

Pairshapez 2 - Factory84.4%

Futuristicshapez 2 - Factory26.6%

StrategyManor Lords15.2%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Futuristic + Strategy

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

shapez 2 - Factory earned 84.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 75 Futuristic + Strategy launches.
It also leads Futuristic, with 26.6% of that tag's money.
Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Futuristic + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Futuristic + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view72 of 75 launches	Without the breakout74 of 75 launches	Last 18 months20 of 75 launches
Launches counted	757 hits	727 hits	746 hits	202 hits
Earned $100k+	9.3 in 1001 in 11	9.7 in 1001 in 10	8.1 in 1001 in 12	2 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+4.2%0.4 more in 100	-13.1%1.2 fewer in 100	+7.1%0.7 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	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 75 launches.

Launches counted: 757 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: 21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 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: 3 of 75 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 727 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, shapez 2 - Factory (84.4% of the money): 74 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 746 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -13.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 75.

Launches counted: 202 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.1%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 75 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: 3 of 75 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, shapez 2 - Factory (84.4% of the money): 74 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: 20 of 75.

Futuristic 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.

Futuristic through every lens, all prices
Futuristic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view402 of 410 launches	Without the breakout409 of 410 launches	Last 18 months106 of 410 launches
Launches counted	41030 hits	40229 hits	40929 hits	1066 hits
Earned $100k+	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.2 in 1001 in 14	7.1 in 1001 in 14	5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$417top tenth $34,931+	$394	$394	$357
Chance against standard	the base	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-22.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.5%$23 less	-5.5%$23 less	-14.4%$60 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 12 to 36 months old: 410 launches.

Launches counted: 41030 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $417top tenth $34,931+
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 410 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 40229 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $394
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.5%$23 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, shapez 2 - Factory (26.6% of the money): 409 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 40929 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $394
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.5%$23 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 410.

Launches counted: 1066 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $357
Chance against standard: -22.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -14.4%$60 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 12 to 36 months old: 410 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 410 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, shapez 2 - Factory (26.6% of the money): 409 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: 106 of 410.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches	Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches	Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted	4,688325 hits	4,307297 hits	4,687324 hits	1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$439top tenth $49,022+	$496	$439	$521
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted: 4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +13.0%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted: 1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $521
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.7%$82 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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 (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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