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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$10 to $20

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

Building + Sandboxabout 2.0 times the 19 in 100 base rate38 in 100

1Building + Sandbox38 in 100100 launches 2Multiplayer + Online Co-Op37 in 100102 launches 3First-Person + Immersive Sim34 in 100122 launches 4Immersive Sim + Life Sim34 in 100100 launches 5Co-op + Multiplayer34 in 100104 launches

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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 Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. Lenses are computed across all prices only so far, so a lens reads All prices.

Sample 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

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$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

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: Building + Sandbox, 38 in 100. 75 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.

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207 of 5,145 niches have 100+ launches at $10 to $20. 22 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

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Niches at $10 to $20, 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 $10 to $20the base rate: the row to beat	19 in 100893 of 4,810	$9,226	$248,075	4,810
1	RPG + Simulation26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 119 launches	26 in 10031 hits	$19,752	$358,651	119	none	Pin RPG + Simulation
2	RPG + Roguelite24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 106 launches	24 in 10025 hits	$14,570	$251,784	106	none	Pin RPG + Roguelite
3	Pixel Graphics + RPG21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 153 launches	21 in 10032 hits	$8,154	$547,099	153	1-hit	Pin Pixel Graphics + RPG
4	Exploration + RPG21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 208 launches	21 in 10043 hits	$14,911	$244,659	208	none	Pin Exploration + RPG
5	RPG + Story Rich21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 156 launches	21 in 10032 hits	$13,276	$325,706	156	none	Pin RPG + Story Rich
6	RPG + Roguelike20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 139 launches	20 in 10028 hits	$12,140	$268,381	139	1-hitAudience	Pin RPG + Roguelike
7	Action-Adventure + RPG18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches	18 in 10020 hits	$7,650	$179,730	109	Audience	Pin Action-Adventure + RPG
8	Dungeon Crawler + RPG18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 116 launches	18 in 10021 hits	$12,142	$166,777	116	Audience	Pin Dungeon Crawler + RPG
9	Action + RPG18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 179 launches	18 in 10032 hits	$7,447	$219,805	179	none	Pin Action + RPG
10	RPG + Turn-Based Tactics18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 102 launches	18 in 10018 hits	$6,477	$156,070	102	1-hit	Pin RPG + Turn-Based Tactics
11	RPG + Strategy17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 194 launches	17 in 10033 hits	$10,928	$231,544	194	Audience	Pin RPG + Strategy
12	Action RPG + RPG16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 182 launches	16 in 10030 hits	$7,691	$178,789	182	none	Pin Action RPG + RPG
13	RPG + Turn-Based Combat16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 116 launches	16 in 10019 hits	$6,678	$230,330	116	none	Pin RPG + Turn-Based Combat
14	Adventure + RPG16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 305 launches	16 in 10048 hits	$8,255	$219,805	305	none	Pin Adventure + RPG
15	Action + Action RPG14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 145 launches	14 in 10021 hits	$6,009	$223,043	145	none	Pin Action + Action RPG
16	2D + RPG14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 217 launches	14 in 10031 hits	$6,233	$145,096	217	none	Pin 2D + RPG
17	Fantasy + RPG14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 148 launches	14 in 10020 hits	$5,642	$159,362	148	none	Pin Fantasy + RPG
18	Action RPG + Action-Adventure13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 105 launches	13 in 10014 hits	$4,807	$142,499	105	Audience	Pin Action RPG + Action-Adventure
19	Action RPG + Adventure11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 105 launches	11 in 10012 hits	$4,858	$110,510	105	none	Pin Action RPG + Adventure
20	3D + RPG11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 118 launches	11 in 10013 hits	$3,643	$116,259	118	Audience	Pin 3D + RPG
21	JRPG + RPG1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 159 launches	1 in 1115 hits	$4,807	$99,985	159	none	Pin JRPG + RPG
22	Party-Based RPG + RPG1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 111 launches	1 in 129 hits	$4,857	$95,617	111	none	Pin Party-Based RPG + RPG

Showing 22 of 22 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 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.