Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Niches 3 Oct

Of 161 niches with 100+ launches at $10 to $20, 53 beat the 20 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 238 under $5, 44 in 100 at $20 to $40.53 of 161 niches beat the 20 in 100 base rate.53 beat the base rate.

Typical launch, all prices, first year $552

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 12 to 36 months old, data 3 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer. The revenue estimate is soft: about 6 to 7.5 in 100 launches overall.

The niche list

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: Management + Simulation, 38 in 100. 53 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Loads the 30+ launches view.
Hide one-hit markets0 outHide small samples0 outHolds in every lens+73 if off

161 of 4,635 niches have 100+ launches at $10 to $20. 88 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

multiplayer--simulationNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
physics--simulationNot in this view: under 100 launches at $10 to $20.
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Niches at $10 to $20, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#NicheChance of $100k+Typical yearTop 1 in 10LaunchesMarkersPin
All games at $10 to $20the base rate: the row to beat 20 in 100878 of 4,304 $10,978$287,297 4,304
1 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 101 launches 34 in 10034 hits $24,902 $903,041 101 none Pin First-Person + Immersive Sim
2 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 154 launches 32 in 10050 hits $36,094 $865,984 154 none Pin First-Person + Simulation
3 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 162 launches 32 in 10052 hits $38,636 $516,035 162 none Pin Life Sim + Simulation
4 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 183 launches 31 in 10057 hits $32,140 $469,576 183 none Pin Sandbox + Simulation
5 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 236 launches 31 in 10072 hits $25,591 $720,790 236 none Pin Roguelike + Roguelite
6 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 110 launches 29 in 10032 hits $26,622 $348,092 110 none Pin Management + Strategy
7 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 128 launches 29 in 10037 hits $17,627 $588,265 128 none Pin Action + Action Roguelike
8 28 in 100 earned $100k+, from 102 launches 28 in 10029 hits $16,387 $676,474 102 none Pin Exploration + Sandbox
9 27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 147 launches 27 in 10040 hits $10,523 $811,677 147 none Pin Action + FPS
10 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 205 launches 26 in 10054 hits $19,872 $425,002 205 none Pin Immersive Sim + Simulation
11 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 117 launches 25 in 10029 hits $25,522 $599,192 117 none Pin Card Game + Deckbuilding
12 25 in 100 earned $100k+, from 167 launches 25 in 10041 hits $24,657 $468,476 167 none Pin Adventure + Pixel Graphics
13 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 115 launches 24 in 10028 hits $17,140 $528,278 115 none Pin RPG + Roguelike
14 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 151 launches 24 in 10036 hits $14,458 $276,289 151 none Pin Horror + Psychological Horror
15 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 157 launches 24 in 10037 hits $18,907 $334,165 157 none Pin Exploration + Story Rich
16 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 118 launches 23 in 10027 hits $12,514 $297,290 118 none Pin First-Person + Horror
17 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 231 launches 23 in 10052 hits $12,845 $264,189 231 none Pin Simulation + Strategy
18 22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 169 launches 22 in 10038 hits $4,326 $561,226 169 none Pin Action + First-Person
19 22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 135 launches 22 in 10030 hits $22,446 $413,191 135 none Pin Card Game + Strategy
20 22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 227 launches 22 in 10049 hits $14,934 $410,243 227 none Pin 2D + Pixel Graphics
21 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 163 launches 21 in 10035 hits $7,395 $283,575 163 none Pin Action + RPG
22 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 117 launches 21 in 10025 hits $14,934 $462,452 117 none Pin Exploration + Simulation
23 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 192 launches 21 in 10041 hits $14,792 $293,138 192 none Pin Exploration + RPG
24 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 163 launches 20 in 10032 hits $7,087 $297,290 163 none Pin Adventure + First-Person
25 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 207 launches 19 in 10040 hits $5,365 $229,803 207 none Pin 3D + First-Person
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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 or 5 hits 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.

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