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Niches / Hex Grid + Strategy

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Hex Grid + Strategy

Games tagged both Hex Grid and Strategy: 54 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Showing Hex Grid + Strategy 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

Hex Grid + Strategy is too small to compare with Hex Grid and is too small to compare with Strategy: 3 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 18 launches for Hex Grid and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 17 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneHex Grid
4 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 18 launches
$1k+16 of 18 launches
$10k+8 of 18 launches
Launches18 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHex Grid + Strategy
3 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 17 launches
$1k+15 of 17 launches
$10k+7 of 17 launches
Launches17 / 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 $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 prices54 in pairUnder $527 in pair$5 to $108: too few$10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Hex Grid and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 3 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 1 for Hex Grid-only games and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hex Grid alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 17 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 of 17 launches · $10k+ 7 of 17 launches · $100k+ 3 of 17 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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 Last Flameleads this pair53.2%
PairThe Last Flame53.2%
Hex GridThe Last Flame45.2%
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: 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 Hex Grid + 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

  • The Last Flame earned 53.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 54 Hex Grid + Strategy launches.
  • It also leads Hex Grid, with 45.2% 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

Hex Grid + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Hex Grid + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view50 of 54 launchesWithout the breakout53 of 54 launchesLast 18 months13 of 54 launches
Launches counted544 hits504 hits533 hits130 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 54too few for a rate4 of 50too few for a rate3 of 53too few for a rate0 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+8.0%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell-23.6%1.7 fewer in 100-100.0%7.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hex Grid and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 54 launches.

Launches counted
544 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 54too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 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: 4 of 54 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
504 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+8.0%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Last Flame (53.2% of the money): 53 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
533 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 53too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 54.

Launches counted
130 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%7.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hex Grid and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 54 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 54 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 Last Flame (53.2% of the money): 53 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: 13 of 54.

Hex Grid holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Hex Grid through every lens, all prices
Hex GridBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view79 of 84 launchesWithout the breakout83 of 84 launchesLast 18 months22 of 84 launches
Launches counted845 hits795 hits834 hits220 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.3 in 1001 in 164 of 83too few for a rate0 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+6.3%0.4 more in 100-19.0%1.1 fewer in 100-100.0%6.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hex Grid, 12 to 36 months old: 84 launches.

Launches counted
845 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Chance of $10k+
14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 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: 5 of 84 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
795 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+6.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Last Flame (45.2% of the money): 83 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
834 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 83too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-19.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 84.

Launches counted
220 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%6.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hex Grid, 12 to 36 months old: 84 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: 5 of 84 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 Last Flame (45.2% of the money): 83 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: 22 of 84.

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
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launchesWithout the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launchesLast 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted4,688325 hits4,307297 hits4,687324 hits1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$439top tenth $49,022+$496$439$521
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$57 more0.0%no change+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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