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Niches / Procedural Generation + Sandbox

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Procedural Generation + Sandbox

Games tagged both Procedural Generation and Sandbox: 52 indie paid launches, 12 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 Procedural Generation + Sandbox 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 beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Procedural Generation and is too small to compare with Sandbox.

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

Procedural Generation + Sandbox is too small to compare with Procedural Generation and is too small to compare with Sandbox: 9 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.9 in 100 for Procedural Generation and 32.8 in 100 for Sandbox.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 19 launches, 9 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagProcedural Generation
23.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.9 in 100
Typical earnings$13,859
Launches117 / 28 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairProcedural Generation + Sandbox
9 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds9 of 19 launches
$1k+18 of 19 launches
$10k+13 of 19 launches
Launches19 / 9 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSandbox
32.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.8 in 100
Typical earnings$30,251
Launches360 / 118 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 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Procedural Generation 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 pairUnder $515 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Procedural Generation and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 9 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 19.4 in 100 for Procedural Generation-only games and 32.0 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Procedural Generation alone and is too small to compare with Sandbox alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 9 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 18 of 19 launches · $10k+ 13 of 19 launches · $100k+ 9 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

Tiny Gladeleads this pair52.2%
PairTiny Glade52.2%
Procedural GenerationPEAK45.0%
SandboxManor Lords23.1%
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 Procedural Generation + Sandbox

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

  • Tiny Glade earned 52.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 52 Procedural Generation + Sandbox launches.
  • Procedural Generation is led by PEAK, with 45.0% of its money.
  • Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 23.1% 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

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

Procedural Generation + Sandbox through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view51 of 52 launchesWithout the breakout51 of 52 launchesLast 18 months16 of 52 launches
Launches counted5212 hits5112 hits5111 hits162 hits
Earned $100k+23.1 in 10023.5 in 10021.6 in 1002 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+42 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.0%0.5 more in 100-6.5%1.5 fewer in 100-45.8%10.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Procedural Generation and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 52 launches.

Launches counted
5212 hits
Earned $100k+
23.1 in 100
Chance of $10k+
42 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 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 52 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5112 hits
Earned $100k+
23.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tiny Glade (52.2% of the money): 51 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5111 hits
Earned $100k+
21.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-6.5%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 52.

Launches counted
162 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-45.8%10.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Procedural Generation and Sandbox, 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, Tiny Glade (52.2% 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: 16 of 52.

Procedural Generation 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.

Procedural Generation through every lens, all prices
Procedural GenerationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view635 of 646 launchesWithout the breakout645 of 646 launchesLast 18 months158 of 646 launches
Launches counted64645 hits63544 hits64544 hits1589 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.8 in 1001 in 155.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$766top tenth $51,818+$843$758$857
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-18.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.1%$77 more-1.0%$8 less+11.9%$91 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Procedural Generation, 12 to 36 months old: 646 launches.

Launches counted
64645 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$766top tenth $51,818+
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: 11 of 646 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
63544 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$843
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+10.1%$77 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PEAK (45.0% of the money): 645 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
64544 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$8 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 646.

Launches counted
1589 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
-18.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.9%$91 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Procedural Generation, 12 to 36 months old: 646 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: 11 of 646 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, PEAK (45.0% of the money): 645 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: 158 of 646.

Sandbox 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.

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
SandboxBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,173 of 1,220 launchesWithout the breakout1,219 of 1,220 launchesLast 18 months386 of 1,220 launches
Launches counted1,220206 hits1,173194 hits1,219205 hits38665 hits
Earned $100k+16.9 in 10016.5 in 10016.8 in 10016.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,007top tenth $290,975+$2,070$1,992$2,439
Chance against standardthe base-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$63 more-0.7%$15 less+21.5%$432 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 launches.

Launches counted
1,220206 hits
Earned $100k+
16.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,007top tenth $290,975+
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: 47 of 1,220 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,173194 hits
Earned $100k+
16.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,070
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.1%$63 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (23.1% of the money): 1,219 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,219205 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,992
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$15 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,220.

Launches counted
38665 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+21.5%$432 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 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: 47 of 1,220 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 (23.1% of the money): 1,219 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: 386 of 1,220.

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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