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

Incremental + Resource Managementabout 8.3 times expected at its prices14 in 100

1Incremental + Resource Management14 in 100114 launches 2Idler + Resource Management13 in 100119 launches 3Incremental + Management11 in 100157 launches 4Incremental + Pixel Graphics1 in13214 launches 5Idler + Pixel Graphics1 in12262 launches

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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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.

Lens West-facing view

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Games mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. Lenses are computed across all prices only so far, so a lens reads All prices.

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$10 to $20 West-facing view 100+ launches Reset

The West-facing view lens is computed across all prices only for now, so this list reads All prices. Pick Standard to read $10 to $20.

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.Loads the 30+ launches view.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Loads the 30+ launches view.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Loads the 30+ launches view.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Base Building + Management, 33 in 100. 833 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.

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2,169 of 5,145 niches have 100+ launches at any price, West-facing view. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

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Niches at any price, West-facing view, 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, West-facing viewthe base rate: the row to beat	1 in 161,804 of 29,637	$606	not computed	29,637
1	Base Building + Management33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 135 launches	33 in 10044 hits	$16,148	not computed	135	none	Pin Base Building + Management
2	Base Building + Sandbox31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 160 launches	31 in 10050 hits	$7,286	not computed	160	Audience	Pin Base Building + Sandbox
3	Base Building + Crafting30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 143 launches	30 in 10043 hits	$18,453	not computed	143	1-hit	Pin Base Building + Crafting
4	City Builder + Management30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 127 launches	30 in 10038 hits	$9,508	not computed	127	1-hit	Pin City Builder + Management
5	City Builder + Sandbox29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 133 launches	29 in 10038 hits	$8,499	not computed	133	1-hit	Pin City Builder + Sandbox
6	Base Building + City Builder28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 139 launches	28 in 10039 hits	$10,924	not computed	139	1-hit	Pin Base Building + City Builder
7	City Builder + Colony Sim28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 120 launches	28 in 10033 hits	$7,589	not computed	120	none	Pin City Builder + Colony Sim
8	Crafting + Open World27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 121 launches	27 in 10033 hits	$12,144	not computed	121	1-hit	Pin Crafting + Open World
9	Base Building + Exploration27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 122 launches	27 in 10033 hits	$4,857	not computed	122	Audience	Pin Base Building + Exploration
10	Base Building + Survival27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 161 launches	27 in 10043 hits	$9,903	not computed	161	none	Pin Base Building + Survival
11	City Builder + Resource Management26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 102 launches	26 in 10027 hits	$7,892	not computed	102	1-hit	Pin City Builder + Resource Management
12	Building + Crafting26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 175 launches	26 in 10046 hits	$5,279	not computed	175	none	Pin Building + Crafting
13	Co-op + First-Person26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 157 launches	26 in 10041 hits	$10,408	not computed	157	Audience	Pin Co-op + First-Person
14	Base Building + Simulation26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 173 launches	26 in 10045 hits	$7,433	not computed	173	1-hit	Pin Base Building + Simulation
15	Exploration + Multiplayer26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 151 launches	26 in 10039 hits	$8,498	not computed	151	none	Pin Exploration + Multiplayer
16	Multiplayer + Survival26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 113 launches	26 in 10029 hits	$5,501	not computed	113	Audience	Pin Multiplayer + Survival
17	Building + Management25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 263 launches	25 in 10067 hits	$8,726	not computed	263	none	Pin Building + Management
18	Management + Sandbox25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 241 launches	25 in 10061 hits	$10,522	not computed	241	none	Pin Management + Sandbox
19	Exploration + Online Co-Op25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 131 launches	25 in 10033 hits	$9,913	not computed	131	none	Pin Exploration + Online Co-Op
20	Online Co-Op + Simulation25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 125 launches	25 in 10031 hits	$11,936	not computed	125	none	Pin Online Co-Op + Simulation
21	Open World + Sandbox24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 197 launches	24 in 10048 hits	$8,501	not computed	197	none	Pin Open World + Sandbox
22	Online Co-Op + PvE24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 111 launches	24 in 10027 hits	$7,485	not computed	111	none	Pin Online Co-Op + PvE
23	Crafting + Exploration24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 194 launches	24 in 10047 hits	$4,451	not computed	194	none	Pin Crafting + Exploration
24	Building + Resource Management24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 128 launches	24 in 10031 hits	$6,374	not computed	128	1-hit	Pin Building + Resource Management
25	Base Building + Building24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 224 launches	24 in 10054 hits	$4,042	not computed	224	1-hit	Pin Base Building + Building

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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.