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 $10 to $20, 19 in 100 launches earned $100k+; 434 of 883 tag pairs beat that.At $10 to $20, 19 in 100 launches earned $100k+; 434 tag pairs beat that.$10 to $20: 19 in 100 hit $100k+

Steam index $647-20.0%

Market map, data 1 Oct 2026

Where are the odds best at your price?

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 $10 to $20, 19 in 100 launches earned $100k+ in their first year, and 1,144 tag pairs did better. The best: , 8 of 11 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
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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: 10+ launches
10+ launcheseverything with figures, swings a lot30+ launchesthe default100+ launchessteadier, fewer tiles
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Best bets at $10 to $20

Top 5 tag pairs, ranked most above what its prices predict first, 10+ launches each. The map below shows where they sit.

Whole market: 118 genres with tag pairs at $10 to $20, sized by launches. Click a genre to see its pairs, then a pair to pin its card.

Drawing the map.

Colour compares each tile's hits with what its prices predict. Tiles still print the actual chance, because cheap games are expected to hit rarely. Size: launches.

under halfbelowas predictedabovetwice or moreone game holds over half

2,527 tag pairs and 118 genres have 10+ launches at $10 to $20. A game counts in every pair it carries. 1,609 pairs with no genre tag (2D + Casual) are not on the map.

Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.