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Niches / Base Building + Colony Sim

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Base Building + Colony Sim

Games tagged both Base Building and Colony Sim: 96 indie paid launches, 36 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". 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.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Base Building + Colony Sim priced $10 to $20.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Base Building + Colony Sim beats both its tags: 40.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 32.2 in 100 for Base Building and 25.0 in 100 for Colony Sim.

That is about 2.0 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneBase Building
32.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.2 in 100
Typical earnings$35,118
Launches214 / 69 hits
Pair leads by8.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairBase Building + Colony Sim
40.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds40.5 in 100
$1k+89 in 100
$10k+73 in 100
Launches37 / 15 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoColony Sim
25.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.0 in 100
$1k+88 in 100
$10k+60 in 100
Launches72 / 18 hits
Pair leads by15.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices96 in pairUnder $515 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $2037 in pair$20 to $4024 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Base Building and Colony Sim priced $10 to $20. 40.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 30.5 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 3 of 35 for Colony Sim-only games, so the mix beats Base Building alone and is too small to compare with Colony Sim alone.

Both: 37 games priced $10 to $20; 40.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 89 in 100 · $10k+ 73 in 100 · $100k+ 41 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Infection Free Zoneleads this pair14.7%
PairInfection Free Zone14.7%
Base BuildingSchedule I26.9%
Colony SimInfection Free Zone13.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Base Building + Colony Sim

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Infection Free Zone earned 14.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 96 Base Building + Colony Sim launches.
  • Base Building is led by Schedule I, with 26.9% of its money.
  • It also leads Colony Sim, with 13.3% of that tag's money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Base Building + Colony Sim holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Base Building + Colony Sim through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view94 of 96 launchesWithout the breakout95 of 96 launchesLast 18 months24 of 96 launches
Launches counted9636 hits9436 hits9535 hits248 hits
Earned $100k+37.5 in 10038.3 in 10036.8 in 1008 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+60 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 80 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.8 more in 100-1.8%0.7 fewer in 100-11.1%4.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 96 launches.

Launches counted
9636 hits
Earned $100k+
37.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
60 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 80 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 96 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9436 hits
Earned $100k+
38.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (14.7% of the money): 95 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9535 hits
Earned $100k+
36.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 96.

Launches counted
248 hits
Earned $100k+
8 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-11.1%4.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 96 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 96 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (14.7% of the money): 95 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 96.

Base Building holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Base Building through every lens, all prices
Base BuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view557 of 585 launchesWithout the breakout584 of 585 launchesLast 18 months154 of 585 launches
Launches counted585135 hits557129 hits584134 hits15438 hits
Earned $100k+23.1 in 10023.2 in 10022.9 in 10024.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,867top tenth $683,900+$4,463$3,867$4,680
Chance against standardthe base+0.4%0.1 more in 100-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100+6.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+15.4%$596 more0.0%no change+21.0%$813 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 585 launches.

Launches counted
585135 hits
Earned $100k+
23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,867top tenth $683,900+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
557129 hits
Earned $100k+
23.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,463
Chance against standard
+0.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+15.4%$596 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (26.9% of the money): 584 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
584134 hits
Earned $100k+
22.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,867
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 154 of 585.

Launches counted
15438 hits
Earned $100k+
24.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,680
Chance against standard
+6.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+21.0%$813 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 585 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (26.9% of the money): 584 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 154 of 585.

Colony Sim holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Colony Sim through every lens, all prices
Colony SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view214 of 216 launchesWithout the breakout215 of 216 launchesLast 18 months54 of 216 launches
Launches counted21646 hits21446 hits21545 hits5411 hits
Earned $100k+21.3 in 10021.5 in 10020.9 in 10020.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,575top tenth $493,056+$3,575$3,487under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%0.2 more in 100-1.7%0.4 fewer in 100-4.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-2.5%$88 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.

Launches counted
21646 hits
Earned $100k+
21.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,575top tenth $493,056+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21446 hits
Earned $100k+
21.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,575
Chance against standard
+0.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (13.3% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
21545 hits
Earned $100k+
20.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,487
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$88 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 216.

Launches counted
5411 hits
Earned $100k+
20.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colony Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 216 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (13.3% of the money): 215 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 216.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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