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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on 30 Sep 2026

Market map 1 Oct

At any price (last 18 months), 1 in 16 launches earned $100k+; 1,146 of 2,801 tag pairs beat that.At any price (last 18 months), 1 in 16 launches earned $100k+; 1,146 tag pairs beat that.Any price: 1 in 16 hit $100k+

Steam index $647-20.0%

Market map, data 1 Oct 2026

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Pick what you plan to charge. Price moves the odds more than anything else, so every figure below is read within it.

Under $51 in 192earned $100k+$5 to $101 in 27earned $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100earned $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100earned $100k+Any price1 in 16earned $100k+

At any price (last 18 months), 1 in 16 launches earned $100k+ in their first year, and 300 tag pairs did better. The best: , 20 in 100 from 106 launches.

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Chance of $100k+ranks best odds firstTypical earningsranks highest typical earnings firstVs expectedranks most above what its prices predict firstOne-hit riskranks most spread out first
Lens: Last 18 months
StandardAll indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old.West-facing viewGames mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. Any price only for now.Without the breakoutDrops the single biggest earner. Any price only for now.Last 18 monthsOnly launches from the last 18 months. Any price only for now.
Sample: 100+ launches
10+ launcheseverything with figures, swings a lot30+ launchesthe default100+ launchessteadier, fewer tiles
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Best bets at any price, last 18 months

Top 5 tag pairs, ranked highest typical earnings first, 100+ launches each. The map below shows where they sit.

Whole market: 87 genres with tag pairs at any price, last 18 months, sized by launches. Click a genre to see its pairs, then a pair to pin its card.

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Brighter means the typical (middle) launch earned more in its first year. Every game at any price, last 18 months: $606. Size: launches.

under $2,000$2,000+$8,000+$30,000+$100,000+one game holds over half

838 tag pairs and 87 genres have 100+ launches at any price, last 18 months. A game counts in every pair it carries. 1,609 pairs with no genre tag (2D + Casual) are not on the map.

Releases

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