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. 18 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	3D + Realistic18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 131 launches	18 in 10024 hits	$6,678	$188,126	131	none	Pin 3D + Realistic
2	3D + First-Person18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 239 launches	18 in 10043 hits	$5,261	$203,613	239	none	Pin 3D + First-Person
3	3D + Immersive Sim17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 108 launches	17 in 10018 hits	$12,386	$175,354	108	none	Pin 3D + Immersive Sim
4	3D + Simulation15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 252 launches	15 in 10039 hits	$6,678	$169,403	252	none	Pin 3D + Simulation
5	3D + Colorful14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 106 launches	14 in 10015 hits	$3,420	$136,976	106	none	Pin 3D + Colorful
6	3D + Shooter14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 108 launches	14 in 10015 hits	$4,553	$274,407	108	none	Pin 3D + Shooter
7	3D + Action13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 286 launches	13 in 10037 hits	$3,946	$136,596	286	none	Pin 3D + Action
8	3D + Cute13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches	13 in 10014 hits	$6,556	$127,106	109	none	Pin 3D + Cute
9	3D + Action-Adventure12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 153 launches	12 in 10019 hits	$3,885	$127,106	153	none	Pin 3D + Action-Adventure
10	3D + Adventure12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 213 launches	12 in 10026 hits	$3,156	$127,106	213	none	Pin 3D + Adventure
11	3D + Exploration12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 229 launches	12 in 10027 hits	$4,553	$142,499	229	none	Pin 3D + Exploration
12	3D + RPG11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 118 launches	11 in 10013 hits	$3,643	$116,259	118	Audience	Pin 3D + RPG
13	3D + Casual11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 209 launches	11 in 10023 hits	$3,339	$109,884	209	none	Pin 3D + Casual
14	3D + Puzzle11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 129 launches	11 in 10014 hits	$3,035	$140,337	129	none	Pin 3D + Puzzle
15	3D + Arcade10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 108 launches	10 in 10011 hits	$3,157	$106,057	108	none	Pin 3D + Arcade
16	3D + Third Person1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 149 launches	1 in 1114 hits	$2,590	$90,078	149	none	Pin 3D + Third Person
17	3D + Strategy1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 153 launches	1 in 1213 hits	$3,886	$79,607	153	none	Pin 3D + Strategy
18	3D + 3D Platformer1 in 15 earned $100k+, from 106 launches	1 in 157 hits	$2,834	$45,337	106	Audience	Pin 3D + 3D Platformer

Showing 18 of 18 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.