Genres

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

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Niches 1 Oct

Of 1,269 niches with 30+ launches at $10 to $20, 581 beat the 19 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 192 under $5, 42 in 100 at $20 to $40.581 of 1,269 niches beat the 19 in 100 base rate.581 beat the base rate.

Cohort median $606

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.

The niche list

Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Now: Casual + Cozy, 55 in 100. 1,269 match.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: Casual + Cozy, 55 in 100. 706 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Casual + Cozy, $120,225 typical. 1,269 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Now: Co-op + Multiplayer, $1.6M top 1 in 10. 658 match.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.Now: Adventure + Exploration, 437 launches. 1,269 match.
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1,269 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. 46 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

Management + Sandbox 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 85 launches at $10 to $20typical $47,594. Best of the pins none
Management + Realistic 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 34 launches at $10 to $20typical $32,881 1-hitSmall
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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 19 in 100893 of 4,810 $9,226$248,075 4,810
1 40 in 100 earned $100k+, from 62 launches 40 in 10025 hits $47,594 $1,052,474 62 1-hit Pin First-Person + Management
2 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 38 in 10019 hits $47,594 $606,791 50 1-hit Pin Crafting + Management
3 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 85 launches 38 in 10032 hits $47,594 $680,076 85 none Pinned Management + Sandbox
4 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches 36 in 10028 hits $33,382 $371,542 78 1-hit Pin Management + Resource Management
5 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 98 launches 36 in 10035 hits $32,384 $569,428 98 none Pin Building + Management
6 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 93 launches 35 in 10033 hits $43,461 $680,076 93 none Pin Immersive Sim + Management
7 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 31 launches 35 in 10011 hits $43,461 $440,192 31 Small Pin Sandbox + Time Management
8 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 46 launches 35 in 10016 hits $39,670 $894,937 46 Small Pin Economy + Resource Management
9 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches 34 in 10015 hits $22,885 $606,791 44 1-hitSmall Pin Management + Shop Keeper
10 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 58 launches 33 in 10019 hits $31,574 $390,362 58 none Pin Base Building + Management
11 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 96 launches 32 in 10031 hits $46,559 $363,953 96 none Pin Life Sim + Management
12 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 31 launches 32 in 10010 hits $31,382 $750,081 31 SmallAudience Pin Management + RPG
13 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 258 launches 32 in 10083 hits $32,881 $515,310 258 none Pin Management + Simulation
14 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches 32 in 10015 hits $43,461 $636,746 47 Small Pin Life Sim + Time Management
15 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 38 launches 32 in 10012 hits $47,594 $391,620 38 Small Pin Management + Relaxing
16 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 71 launches 31 in 10022 hits $28,956 $314,475 71 1-hit Pin Capitalism + Management
17 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 36 launches 31 in 10011 hits $31,574 $391,620 36 1-hitSmall Pin City Builder + Resource Management
18 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 33 launches 30 in 10010 hits $37,241 $439,463 33 1-hitSmall Pin Resource Management + Sandbox
19 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 30 in 10015 hits $33,382 $581,532 50 1-hit Pin Building + Resource Management
20 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 40 launches 30 in 10012 hits $32,881 $409,789 40 1-hitSmall Pin Economy + Time Management
21 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 154 launches 30 in 10046 hits $32,013 $448,643 154 none Pin Economy + Management
22 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches 30 in 10013 hits $31,382 $391,620 44 1-hitSmall Pin City Builder + Management
23 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 34 launches 29 in 10010 hits $32,881 $378,827 34 1-hitSmall Pinned Management + Realistic
24 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 93 launches 29 in 10027 hits $35,622 $249,585 93 1-hit Pin Resource Management + Simulation
25 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 66 launches 29 in 10019 hits $34,477 $256,801 66 1-hit Pin Management + Time Management
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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.

Releases

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