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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. 658 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#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 55 in 100 earned $100k+, from 58 launches 55 in 10032 hits $120,225 $1,360,500 58 none Pin Casual + Cozy
2 49 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches 49 in 10031 hits $98,956 $1,224,420 63 none Pin Cozy + Relaxing
3 46 in 100 earned $100k+, from 65 launches 46 in 10030 hits $79,340 $929,505 65 none Pin Building + Crafting
4 43 in 100 earned $100k+, from 65 launches 43 in 10028 hits $58,585 $855,782 65 Audience Pin Base Building + Sandbox
5 42 in 100 earned $100k+, from 52 launches 42 in 10022 hits $71,286 $862,682 52 none Pin Cozy + Simulation
6 40 in 100 earned $100k+, from 62 launches 40 in 10025 hits $47,594 $1,052,474 62 1-hit Pin First-Person + Management
7 40 in 100 earned $100k+, from 55 launches 40 in 10022 hits $43,628 $584,162 55 none Pin Cozy + Cute
8 40 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches 40 in 10025 hits $49,782 $894,937 63 none Pin Economy + Immersive Sim
9 39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 71 launches 39 in 10028 hits $21,814 $507,211 71 none Pin Investigation + Mystery
10 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 71 launches 38 in 10027 hits $47,594 $894,937 71 none Pin First-Person + Life Sim
11 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 100 launches 38 in 10038 hits $33,694 $929,505 100 none Pin Building + Sandbox
12 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 38 in 10019 hits $47,594 $606,791 50 1-hit Pin Crafting + Management
13 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 85 launches 38 in 10032 hits $47,594 $680,076 85 none Pin Management + Sandbox
14 38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 56 launches 38 in 10021 hits $48,171 $565,502 56 none Pin Economy + Sandbox
15 37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 102 launches 37 in 10038 hits $60,406 $901,536 102 none Pin Multiplayer + Online Co-Op
16 37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches 37 in 10029 hits $49,180 $1,082,131 78 1-hit Pin Base Building + Crafting
17 37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 81 launches 37 in 10030 hits $40,281 $829,025 81 none Pin Crafting + Exploration
18 37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 54 launches 37 in 10020 hits $42,800 $575,622 54 1-hit Pin 2D + Metroidvania
19 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 94 launches 36 in 10034 hits $47,961 $1,214,676 94 none Pin Co-op + Online Co-Op
20 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches 36 in 10028 hits $33,382 $371,542 78 1-hit Pin Management + Resource Management
21 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 53 launches 36 in 10019 hits $22,032 $1,133,143 53 none Pin 3D + Multiplayer
22 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 53 launches 36 in 10019 hits $14,994 $448,086 53 none Pin Investigation + Story Rich
23 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 98 launches 36 in 10035 hits $32,384 $569,428 98 none Pin Building + Management
24 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 93 launches 35 in 10033 hits $43,461 $680,076 93 none Pin Immersive Sim + Management
25 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches 35 in 10024 hits $32,783 $545,353 68 1-hit Pin Action Roguelike + Hack and Slash
26 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 51 launches 35 in 10018 hits $33,694 $594,898 51 none Pin Building + Exploration
27 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 71 launches 35 in 10025 hits $42,800 $1,039,347 71 none Pin Multiplayer + Simulation
28 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 77 launches 35 in 10027 hits $40,281 $819,275 77 none Pin Base Building + Survival
29 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 80 launches 35 in 10028 hits $33,598 $507,211 80 Audience Pin Detective + Mystery
30 35 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches 35 in 10022 hits $32,384 $569,428 63 none Pin Building + Economy
31 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 87 launches 34 in 10030 hits $27,526 $750,081 87 none Pin Open World + Sandbox
32 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 122 launches 34 in 10042 hits $41,394 $678,441 122 none Pin First-Person + Immersive Sim
33 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 76 launches 34 in 10026 hits $40,509 $1,039,347 76 none Pin Open World + Simulation
34 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 91 launches 34 in 10031 hits $38,861 $448,643 91 1-hit Pin Sandbox + Strategy
35 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 100 launches 34 in 10034 hits $44,718 $636,746 100 none Pin Immersive Sim + Life Sim
36 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 62 launches 34 in 10021 hits $39,670 $433,770 62 1-hit Pin Base Building + Simulation
37 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 92 launches 34 in 10031 hits $26,312 $358,651 92 1-hit Pin Open World + RPG
38 34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 104 launches 34 in 10035 hits $40,062 $1,621,854 104 none Pin Co-op + Multiplayer
39 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 54 launches 33 in 10018 hits $45,742 $543,532 54 1-hit Pin Base Building + City Builder
40 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 73 launches 33 in 10024 hits $30,658 $564,693 73 none Pin First-Person + Sandbox
41 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 70 launches 33 in 10023 hits $16,192 $1,214,676 70 none Pin Action + Co-op
42 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 134 launches 33 in 10044 hits $20,641 $435,692 134 none Pin Building + Simulation
43 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 67 launches 33 in 10022 hits $26,551 $794,698 67 Audience Pin Base Building + Exploration
44 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 64 launches 33 in 10021 hits $46,559 $294,876 64 none Pin Economy + Life Sim
45 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 61 launches 33 in 10020 hits $16,572 $529,689 61 none Pin 3D + Funny
46 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 116 launches 33 in 10038 hits $21,833 $433,770 116 none Pin Exploration + Sandbox
47 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 58 launches 33 in 10019 hits $31,574 $390,362 58 none Pin Base Building + Management
48 33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 55 launches 33 in 10018 hits $17,161 $615,657 55 none Pin RPG + Sandbox
49 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 65 launches 32 in 10021 hits $17,098 $819,183 65 none Pin Detective + Investigation
50 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 96 launches 32 in 10031 hits $46,559 $363,953 96 none Pin Life Sim + Management
51 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 258 launches 32 in 10083 hits $32,881 $515,310 258 none Pin Management + Simulation
52 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 32 in 10016 hits $52,295 $558,583 50 1-hit Pin 2D + Difficult
53 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 72 launches 32 in 10023 hits $23,085 $433,770 72 none Pin Simulation + Story Rich
54 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 60 launches 32 in 10019 hits $31,406 $313,313 60 none Pin Life Sim + Sandbox
55 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 79 launches 32 in 10025 hits $21,248 $638,770 79 1-hit Pin Crafting + Simulation
56 32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 57 launches 32 in 10018 hits $21,307 $1,039,347 57 1-hit Pin First-Person + Open World
57 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 54 launches 31 in 10017 hits $25,907 $512,712 54 Audience Pin Dating Sim + RPG
58 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 71 launches 31 in 10022 hits $28,956 $314,475 71 1-hit Pin Capitalism + Management
59 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches 31 in 10021 hits $26,717 $457,421 68 1-hit Pin Metroidvania + Platformer
60 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 149 launches 31 in 10046 hits $30,514 $569,428 149 none Pin Economy + Simulation
61 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 185 launches 31 in 10057 hits $26,409 $569,428 185 none Pin First-Person + Simulation
62 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 72 launches 31 in 10022 hits $33,694 $522,189 72 none Pin Crafting + Sandbox
63 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 95 launches 31 in 10029 hits $31,574 $415,253 95 none Pin Exploration + Pixel Graphics
64 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 82 launches 30 in 10025 hits $29,508 $433,770 82 1-hit Pin Base Building + Building
65 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches 30 in 10021 hits $25,097 $248,075 69 none Pin Detective + Story Rich
66 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 53 launches 30 in 10016 hits $29,789 $369,985 53 Audience Pin Life Sim + RPG
67 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches 30 in 10019 hits $23,070 $390,362 63 1-hit Pin Capitalism + Simulation
68 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 70 launches 30 in 10021 hits $32,384 $574,812 70 1-hit Pin Dungeon Crawler + Roguelite
69 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 30 in 10015 hits $23,478 $363,913 50 1-hit Pin Action + Dark Fantasy
70 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 50 launches 30 in 10015 hits $33,382 $581,532 50 1-hit Pin Building + Resource Management
71 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 154 launches 30 in 10046 hits $32,013 $448,643 154 none Pin Economy + Management
72 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 67 launches 30 in 10020 hits $30,514 $314,475 67 1-hit Pin Capitalism + Economy
73 30 in 100 earned $100k+, from 104 launches 30 in 10031 hits $19,025 $728,231 104 none Pin Action + Roguelike
74 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 95 launches 29 in 10028 hits $22,666 $435,692 95 none Pin Building + Strategy
75 29 in 100 earned $100k+, from 195 launches 29 in 10057 hits $32,013 $395,032 195 none Pin Life Sim + Simulation
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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.

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