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 6 to 30 months old, data 1 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. The revenue estimate is soft: about 5 to 8 in 100 launches overall.

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Pairs that hit $100k+ beyond the oddsFree until launch

Capitalism + Incrementalabout 13 times expected at its prices14 in 100

1Capitalism + Incremental14 in 10050 launches 2Casual + Desktop Companion28 in 10047 launches 3Desktop Companion + Idler25 in 10064 launches 4Desktop Companion + Relaxing30 in 10043 launches 5Comedy + Memes10 in 10049 launches

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

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Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

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Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Opens $10 to $20, Standard lens.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: FMV + Immersive Sim, 39 in 100. 1,757 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Co-op + Open World, $83,230 typical. 5,145 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Not computed for lenses yet.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Base Building + Colony Sim, 33 in 100. 798 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: 2D + Casual, 4,337 launches. 5,145 match.

Hide one-hit markets1,728 out Hide small samples975 out

5,145 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at any price, Without the breakout. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

Building + Life Sim 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 86 launches at any price, Without the breakouttypical $11,329. Best of the pins none

Automation + Crafting 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 81 launches at any price, Without the breakouttypical $7,983 1-hitAudience

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Niches at any price, Without the breakout, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#	Niche	Chance of $100k+	Typical year	Top 1 in 10	Launches	Markers	Pin
	All games at any price, Without the breakoutthe base rate: the row to beat	1 in 161,804 of 29,637	$606	not computed	29,637
1	Co-op + Open World47 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	47 in 10020 hits	$83,230	not computed	43	1-hitSmall	Pin Co-op + Open World
2	FMV + Immersive Sim39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 54 launches	39 in 10021 hits	$47,398	not computed	54	none	Pin FMV + Immersive Sim
3	FMV + Multiple Endings39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	39 in 10017 hits	$66,831	not computed	44	SmallAudience	Pin FMV + Multiple Endings
4	Co-op + Sandbox38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 42 launches	38 in 10016 hits	$38,616	not computed	42	SmallAudience	Pin Co-op + Sandbox
5	Base Building + Multiplayer37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	37 in 10016 hits	$43,313	not computed	43	1-hitSmall	Pin Base Building + Multiplayer
6	Cozy + Story Rich37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	37 in 10016 hits	$24,883	not computed	43	SmallAudience	Pin Cozy + Story Rich
7	Cinematic + FMV37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 49 launches	37 in 10018 hits	$35,252	not computed	49	SmallAudience	Pin Cinematic + FMV
8	Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	36 in 10016 hits	$21,307	not computed	44	SmallAudience	Pin Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox
9	Crafting + Multiplayer36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	36 in 10017 hits	$37,241	not computed	47	1-hitSmall	Pin Crafting + Multiplayer
10	Base Building + Open World Survival Craft35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 51 launches	35 in 10018 hits	$40,281	not computed	51	1-hit	Pin Base Building + Open World Survival Craft
11	Character Customization + Open World35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches	35 in 10024 hits	$12,947	not computed	69	1-hit	Pin Character Customization + Open World
12	Simulation + Wholesome34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 41 launches	34 in 10014 hits	$33,263	not computed	41	Small	Pin Simulation + Wholesome
13	Online Co-Op + Sandbox34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	34 in 10016 hits	$27,526	not computed	47	Small	Pin Online Co-Op + Sandbox
14	Multiplayer + Sandbox33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches	33 in 10026 hits	$24,891	not computed	78	none	Pin Multiplayer + Sandbox
15	Building + Multiplayer33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 48 launches	33 in 10016 hits	$38,616	not computed	48	SmallAudience	Pin Building + Multiplayer
16	Base Building + Colony Sim33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 100 launches	33 in 10033 hits	$27,623	not computed	100	none	Pin Base Building + Colony Sim
17	Management + Multiplayer33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 46 launches	33 in 10015 hits	$22,885	not computed	46	1-hitSmall	Pin Management + Multiplayer
18	Open World Survival Craft + Survival32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 75 launches	32 in 10024 hits	$21,307	not computed	75	none	Pin Open World Survival Craft + Survival
19	City Builder + Survival32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	32 in 10015 hits	$17,098	not computed	47	Small	Pin City Builder + Survival
20	Co-op + Roguelike32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	32 in 10015 hits	$11,231	not computed	47	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Co-op + Roguelike
21	Online Co-Op + Roguelike32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	32 in 10015 hits	$10,722	not computed	47	Small	Pin Online Co-Op + Roguelike
22	Dating Sim + FMV32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 66 launches	32 in 10021 hits	$37,833	not computed	66	Audience	Pin Dating Sim + FMV
23	Base Building + Management32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 142 launches	32 in 10045 hits	$14,874	not computed	142	none	Pin Base Building + Management
24	Multiplayer + Open World32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 79 launches	32 in 10025 hits	$24,891	not computed	79	1-hit	Pin Multiplayer + Open World
25	Co-op + FPS31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 51 launches	31 in 10016 hits	$3,436	not computed	51	none	Pin Co-op + FPS

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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 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.