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Niches / Inventory Management + Roguelike

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Inventory Management + Roguelike

Games tagged both Inventory Management and Roguelike: 41 indie paid launches, 10 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Inventory Management + Roguelike 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

Inventory Management + Roguelike beats both its tags: 7 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 30.0 in 100 for Inventory Management and 23.5 in 100 for Roguelike.

Small sample: 14 launches, 7 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneInventory Management
30.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds30.0 in 100
Typical earnings$24,284
Launches70 / 21 hits
Pair leads by20.0 in 100
1STWinner
This pairInventory Management + Roguelike
7 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds7 of 14 launches
Typical earnings$136,596
Launches14 / 7 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoRoguelike
23.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.5 in 100
Typical earnings$18,676
Launches480 / 113 hits
Pair leads by26.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices41 in pairUnder $59: too few$5 to $1017 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Inventory Management and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 50.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.0 for Inventory Management-only games and 22.7 for Roguelike-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 50.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $136,596.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Sephirialeads this pair42.8%
PairSephiria42.8%
Inventory ManagementRetro Rewind - Video Store Simulator14.3%
RoguelikeSlay the Spire 222.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Inventory Management + Roguelike

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

  • Sephiria earned 42.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Inventory Management + Roguelike launches.
  • Inventory Management is led by Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator, with 14.3% of its money.
  • Roguelike is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 22.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Inventory Management + Roguelike is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Inventory Management + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view40 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 months32 of 41 launches
Launches counted4110 hits4010 hits409 hits329 hits
Earned $100k+24.4 in 10025.0 in 10022.5 in 10028.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$11,002top tenth $345,134+$14,994$11,002$24,049
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.5%0.6 more in 100-7.8%1.9 fewer in 100+15.2%3.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+36.3%$3,992 more0.0%no change+118.6%$13,047 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Inventory Management and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
4110 hits
Earned $100k+
24.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,002top tenth $345,134+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4010 hits
Earned $100k+
25.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$14,994
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+36.3%$3,992 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Sephiria (42.8% of the money): 40 launches left.

Launches counted
409 hits
Earned $100k+
22.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,002
Chance against standard
-7.8%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 41.

Launches counted
329 hits
Earned $100k+
28.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$24,049
Chance against standard
+15.2%3.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+118.6%$13,047 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Inventory Management and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 41 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, Sephiria (42.8% of the money): 40 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 41.

Inventory Management holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Inventory Management through every lens, all prices
Inventory ManagementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view252 of 258 launchesWithout the breakout257 of 258 launchesLast 18 months170 of 258 launches
Launches counted25830 hits25230 hits25729 hits17021 hits
Earned $100k+11.6 in 10011.9 in 10011.3 in 10012.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,941top tenth $156,664+$2,024$1,840$2,225
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.6%0.3 more in 100-2.6%0.3 fewer in 100+6.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.3%$83 more-5.2%$101 less+14.6%$284 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Inventory Management, 6 to 30 months old: 258 launches.

Launches counted
25830 hits
Earned $100k+
11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,941top tenth $156,664+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 258 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
25230 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,024
Chance against standard
+2.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.3%$83 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (14.3% of the money): 257 launches left.

Launches counted
25729 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,840
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.2%$101 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 170 of 258.

Launches counted
17021 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225
Chance against standard
+6.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.6%$284 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Inventory Management, 6 to 30 months old: 258 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 258 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, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator (14.3% of the money): 257 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 170 of 258.

Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,355 of 2,511 launchesWithout the breakout2,510 of 2,511 launchesLast 18 months1,504 of 2,511 launches
Launches counted2,511179 hits2,355166 hits2,510178 hits1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$969top tenth $60,027+$1,010$969$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.2%$41 more0.0%no change-16.5%$160 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.

Launches counted
2,511179 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969top tenth $60,027+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,355166 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.

Launches counted
2,510178 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

Launches counted
1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$160 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 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, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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