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Niches / Space + Strategy

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Space + Strategy

Games tagged both Space and Strategy: 165 indie paid launches, 13 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 Space + Strategy priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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 beats Space and is level 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

Space + Strategy beats Space and is level with Strategy: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.0 in 100 for Space and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.

That is about 0.9 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

3RDThird
Tag oneSpace
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$8,418
Launches119 / 19 hits
Pair leads by0.7 in 100
1STTied winner
This pairSpace + Strategy
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,535
Launches36 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoStrategy
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,226
Launches978 / 161 hits
Pair is level0.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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 prices165 in pairUnder $577 in pair$5 to $1045 in pair$10 to $2036 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 36 games tagged both Space and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 for Space-only games and 16.5 for Strategy-only games, so the mix beats Space alone and is level with Strategy alone.

Both: 36 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,535.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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 last 18 months 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

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknownleads this pair28.6%
PairStar Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown28.6%
SpaceJump Space13.0%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Space + 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

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown earned 28.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 165 Space + Strategy launches.
  • Space is led by Jump Space, with 13.0% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% 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

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

Space + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view153 of 165 launchesWithout the breakout164 of 165 launchesLast 18 months90 of 165 launches
Launches counted16513 hits15313 hits16412 hits907 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 138.5 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 147.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$570top tenth $86,485+$707$570$707
Chance against standardthe yardstick+7.6%0.6 more in 100-7.6%0.6 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+24.0%$137 more0.0%no change+24.0%$137 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Space and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 165 launches.

Launches counted
16513 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$570top tenth $86,485+
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: 12 of 165 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
15313 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
+7.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+24.0%$137 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (28.6% of the money): 164 launches left.

Launches counted
16412 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$570
Chance against standard
-7.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 90 of 165.

Launches counted
907 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+24.0%$137 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Space and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 165 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: 12 of 165 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, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (28.6% of the money): 164 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 90 of 165.

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

Space through every lens, all prices
SpaceBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view737 of 762 launchesWithout the breakout761 of 762 launchesLast 18 months410 of 762 launches
Launches counted76239 hits73738 hits76138 hits41018 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 204.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$324top tenth $24,288+$332$324$323
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.0%0.1 more in 100-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100-13.7%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.5%$8 more0.0%no change-0.3%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 6 to 30 months old: 762 launches.

Launches counted
76239 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$324top tenth $24,288+
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: 25 of 762 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
73738 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$332
Chance against standard
+2.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.5%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Jump Space (13.0% of the money): 761 launches left.

Launches counted
76138 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 410 of 762.

Launches counted
41018 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-13.7%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 6 to 30 months old: 762 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: 25 of 762 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, Jump Space (13.0% of the money): 761 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 410 of 762.

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

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launchesWithout the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launchesLast 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches
Launches counted5,391337 hits4,988308 hits5,390336 hits3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $44,532+$545$505$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.9%$40 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.

Launches counted
5,391337 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $44,532+
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: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,988308 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.

Launches counted
5,390336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

Launches counted
3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 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: 403 of 5,391 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 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

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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