Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Niches 3 Oct

Of 1,116 niches with 30+ launches at $10 to $20, 511 beat the 20 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 238 under $5, 44 in 100 at $20 to $40.511 of 1,116 niches beat the 20 in 100 base rate.511 beat the base rate.

Typical launch, all prices, first year $552

Niches

Every tag pair (two tags on the same game), screened by how often its indie launches earned $100k or more in their first year. Pick your price first: price moves the odds more than the tags do.

Indie paid Steam launches 12 to 36 months old, data 3 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. 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. The revenue estimate is soft: about 6 to 7.5 in 100 launches overall.

The niche list

Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Now: Building + Life Sim, 63 in 100. 1,116 match.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: Cozy + Simulation, 56 in 100. 396 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Cinematic + Story Rich, $178,490 typical. 1,116 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Now: Casual + Cozy, $2.8M top 1 in 10. 569 match.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Management + Simulation, 38 in 100. 53 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: Adventure + Exploration, 390 launches. 1,116 match.
Hide one-hit markets244 outHide small samples547 out

1,116 of 4,635 niches have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. Sorted by chance of $100k+, lowest first.

Simulation + VR 2 of 56 earned $100k+ at $10 to $20typical $6,438 1-hit
Multiplayer + Simulation 45 in 100 earned $100k+, from 58 launches at $10 to $20typical $65,609. Best of the pins none
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Niches at $10 to $20, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#NicheChance of $100k+Typical yearTop 1 in 10LaunchesMarkersPin
All games at $10 to $20the base rate: the row to beat 20 in 100878 of 4,304 $10,978$287,297 4,304
1 none of 71 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 71no hits $1,022 $4,508 71 none Pin 2D + Hidden Object
2 none of 50 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 50no hits $1,422 $26,406 50 1-hit Pin 3D Platformer + Casual
3 none of 45 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 45no hits $1,022 $4,088 45 Small Pin Fantasy + Hidden Object
4 none of 37 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 37no hits $3,137 $29,568 37 Small Pin Immersive Sim + VR
5 none of 35 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 35no hits $2,433 $18,907 35 Small Pin Arcade + VR
6 none of 31 launches earned $100k+ 0 of 31no hits $2,047 $21,855 31 1-hitSmall Pin 2D + Magic
7 1 of 56 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 561 hit $3,042 $21,462 56 none Pin Casual + VR
8 1 of 43 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 431 hit $6,437 $81,713 43 Small Pin Adventure + Text-Based
9 1 of 41 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 411 hit $1,022 $4,508 41 1-hitSmall Pin Fantasy + Mystery
10 2 of 80 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 802 hits $1,674 $22,505 80 none Pin Hidden Object + Point & Click
11 1 of 39 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 391 hit $1,532 $81,713 39 1-hitSmall Pin Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based
12 1 of 39 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 391 hit $2,705 $27,980 39 1-hitSmall Pin Puzzle + VR
13 2 of 75 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 752 hits $3,718 $51,225 75 none Pin 2D + Choose Your Own Adventure
14 1 of 36 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 361 hit $5,313 $56,672 36 Small Pin 3D Platformer + Cute
15 1 of 36 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 361 hit $5,948 $91,935 36 Small Pin Sports + Strategy
16 1 of 33 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 331 hit $1,532 $40,177 33 Small Pin Casual + Text-Based
17 1 of 32 launches earned $100k+ 1 of 321 hit $7,436 $42,186 32 Small Pin 3D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer
18 4 of 124 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 1244 hits $1,150 $18,907 124 none Pin Arcade + Casual
19 2 of 62 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 622 hits $5,019 $47,202 62 none Pin Adventure + Puzzle Platformer
20 2 of 58 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 582 hits $6,737 $48,697 58 1-hit Pin Adventure + VR
21 2 of 56 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 562 hits $6,438 $48,697 56 1-hit Pinned Simulation + VR
22 2 of 54 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 542 hits $1,014 $50,574 54 Audience Pin Anime + Choose Your Own Adventure
23 2 of 53 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 532 hits $2,682 $51,651 53 1-hit Pin 3D + PvE
24 2 of 53 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 532 hits $3,137 $48,697 53 none Pin First-Person + VR
25 2 of 52 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 522 hits $2,782 $74,340 52 1-hit Pin Action-Adventure + Strategy
26 1 in 25 earned $100k+, from 126 launches 1 in 255 hits $2,044 $43,725 126 none Pin Casual + Point & Click
27 4 of 98 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 984 hits $1,840 $37,244 98 none Pin Adventure + Hidden Object
28 3 of 70 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 703 hits $4,462 $58,686 70 none Pin Fantasy + Magic
29 3 of 69 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 693 hits $1,352 $28,820 69 none Pin Fantasy + Puzzle
30 3 of 68 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 683 hits $1,568 $36,192 68 none Pin Choose Your Own Adventure + Cute
31 2 of 45 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 452 hits $1,081 $15,887 45 1-hitSmallAudience Pin 2D + Family Friendly
32 2 of 45 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 452 hits $1,082 $35,997 45 Small Pin Arcade + Strategy
33 3 of 67 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 673 hits $1,803 $51,225 67 none Pin Casual + Choose Your Own Adventure
34 1 in 21 earned $100k+, from 107 launches 1 in 215 hits $1,328 $20,735 107 none Pin Casual + Hidden Object
35 1 in 21 earned $100k+, from 126 launches 1 in 216 hits $1,533 $37,244 126 none Pin Hidden Object + Puzzle
36 3 of 62 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 623 hits $6,761 $58,331 62 none Pin Casual + Romance
37 3 of 62 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 623 hits $6,437 $54,363 62 none Pin Text-Based + Visual Novel
38 2 of 40 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 402 hits $10,197 $64,455 40 SmallAudience Pin 2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer
39 2 of 39 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 392 hits $5,404 $92,311 39 1-hitSmall Pin Adventure + Party-Based RPG
40 3 of 58 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 583 hits $4,326 $46,557 58 none Pin Adventure + Cartoony
41 1 in 19 earned $100k+, from 95 launches 1 in 195 hits $2,974 $41,046 95 none Pin 3D + 3D Platformer
42 2 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 382 hits $9,102 $74,584 38 1-hitSmall Pin Arcade + PvP
43 2 of 38 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 382 hits $9,800 $84,184 38 Small Pin Colorful + Visual Novel
44 2 of 37 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 372 hits $8,176 $47,296 37 Small Pin 1990's + Adventure
45 2 of 37 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 372 hits $3,066 $42,186 37 1-hitSmall Pin 3D Platformer + Puzzle
46 2 of 37 launches earned $100k+ 2 of 372 hits $3,982 $23,461 37 Small Pin Casual + Sports
47 1 in 18 earned $100k+, from 129 launches 1 in 187 hits $4,601 $74,366 129 none Pin Adventure + Choose Your Own Adventure
48 3 of 55 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 553 hits $3,982 $46,554 55 none Pin 3D + Sports
49 3 of 55 launches earned $100k+ 3 of 553 hits $3,678 $59,684 55 1-hit Pin Fantasy + JRPG
50 4 of 73 launches earned $100k+ 4 of 734 hits $3,066 $55,794 73 none Pin Casual + Dating Sim
Show 25 moreShowing 50 of 1,116 niches
green beats the base ratecoral below it bar: the chance; amber tick: the base rate1-hit one game holds over half the moneySmall under 50 launches in this viewAudience reads differently for Western players

Under 30 launches or 5 hits a chance is written as a count ("3 of 12"), never as odds. Typical year is the middle launch's first-year earnings. Lenses, the one-hit share and the audience split are measured across all prices. A game counts in every pair its tags make.

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