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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The niche list

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. 20 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	Base Building + Strategy27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 105 launches	27 in 10028 hits	$25,779	$510,263	105	none	Pin Base Building + Strategy
2	Strategy + Tower Defense25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 110 launches	25 in 10028 hits	$9,226	$448,643	110	Audience	Pin Strategy + Tower Defense
3	Management + Strategy25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 138 launches	25 in 10034 hits	$20,152	$245,307	138	none	Pin Management + Strategy
4	Deckbuilding + Strategy24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 156 launches	24 in 10037 hits	$21,859	$363,650	156	1-hitAudience	Pin Deckbuilding + Strategy
5	Roguelike + Strategy23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 233 launches	23 in 10054 hits	$19,139	$363,650	233	1-hitAudience	Pin Roguelike + Strategy
6	Roguelite + Strategy23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 190 launches	23 in 10044 hits	$20,338	$543,532	190	Audience	Pin Roguelite + Strategy
7	Card Battler + Strategy21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 126 launches	21 in 10026 hits	$16,996	$337,601	126	1-hitAudience	Pin Card Battler + Strategy
8	Card Game + Strategy19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 170 launches	19 in 10033 hits	$14,994	$311,185	170	1-hitAudience	Pin Card Game + Strategy
9	RTS + Strategy19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 105 launches	19 in 10020 hits	$13,660	$289,025	105	Audience	Pin RTS + Strategy
10	Simulation + Strategy18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 273 launches	18 in 10048 hits	$8,501	$190,931	273	Audience	Pin Simulation + Strategy
11	RPG + Strategy17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 194 launches	17 in 10033 hits	$10,928	$231,544	194	Audience	Pin RPG + Strategy
12	Fantasy + Strategy16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 105 launches	16 in 10017 hits	$6,477	$284,120	105	none	Pin Fantasy + Strategy
13	Strategy + Turn-Based Strategy15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 232 launches	15 in 10034 hits	$9,410	$138,451	232	Audience	Pin Strategy + Turn-Based Strategy
14	Turn-Based Strategy + Turn-Based Tactics15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 158 launches	15 in 10023 hits	$9,310	$166,777	158	Audience	Pin Turn-Based Strategy + Turn-Based Tactics
15	2D + Strategy12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 223 launches	12 in 10027 hits	$5,828	$119,820	223	none	Pin 2D + Strategy
16	Strategy + Turn-Based Tactics12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 177 launches	12 in 10021 hits	$7,650	$118,201	177	none	Pin Strategy + Turn-Based Tactics
17	Casual + Strategy1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 202 launches	1 in 1020 hits	$2,692	$88,621	202	none	Pin Casual + Strategy
18	Adventure + Strategy1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 142 launches	1 in 1014 hits	$2,904	$76,102	142	none	Pin Adventure + Strategy
19	3D + Strategy1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 153 launches	1 in 1213 hits	$3,886	$79,607	153	none	Pin 3D + Strategy
20	Puzzle + Strategy1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 124 launches	1 in 149 hits	$2,428	$74,066	124	none	Pin Puzzle + Strategy

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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.