Niche

Base Building + PvE

Games tagged both Base Building and PvE: 47 indie paid launches, 10 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Base Building + PvE priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Base Building and beats PvE; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with PvE.

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 + PvE is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with PvE: 4 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.6 in 100 for Base Building and 10.6 in 100 for PvE.

Small sample: 18 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneBase Building

29.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.6 in 100

Typical earnings$26,339

Launches213 / 63 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairBase Building + PvE

4 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 18 launches

Typical earnings$9,725

Launches18 / 4 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagPvE

10.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.6 in 100

Typical earnings$6,317

Launches189 / 20 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20PvE is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices47 in pairUnder $57: too few$5 to $1016 in pair $10 to $2018 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Base Building and PvE priced $10 to $20. 4 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 30.3 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 9.4 in 100 for PvE-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Base Building alone and is too small to compare with PvE alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 18 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,725.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Editionleads this pair38.0%

PairWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition38.0%

Base BuildingSchedule I30.5%

PvELethal Company31.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Base Building + PvE

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

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition earned 38.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 Base Building + PvE launches.
Base Building is led by Schedule I, with 30.5% of its money.
PvE is led by Lethal Company, with 31.0% of its 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 + PvE is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Base Building + PvE through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view47 of 47 launches	Without the breakout46 of 47 launches	Last 18 months16 of 47 launches
Launches counted	4710 hits	4710 hits	469 hits	166 hits
Earned $100k+	21.3 in 100	21.3 in 100	19.6 in 100	6 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,882top tenth $561,095+	$1,882	$1,882	$5,168
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-8.0%1.7 fewer in 100	+76.3%16.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+174.6%$3,286 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted: 4710 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882top tenth $561,095+
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: 0 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4710 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (38.0% of the money): 46 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 469 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -8.0%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 47.

Launches counted: 166 hits
Earned $100k+: 6 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $5,168
Chance against standard: +76.3%16.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +174.6%$3,286 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 47 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: 0 of 47 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, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (38.0% of the money): 46 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: 16 of 47.

Base Building is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Base Building through every lens, all prices
Base Building	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view554 of 583 launches	Without the breakout582 of 583 launches	Last 18 months157 of 583 launches
Launches counted	583125 hits	554119 hits	582124 hits	15735 hits
Earned $100k+	21.4 in 100	21.5 in 100	21.3 in 100	22.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,034top tenth $454,995+	$3,119	$3,034	$5,356
Chance against standard	the base	+0.2%no change	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+4.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.8%$85 more	0.0%no change	+76.5%$2,322 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 583 launches.

Launches counted: 583125 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,034top tenth $454,995+
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: 29 of 583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 554119 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,119
Chance against standard: +0.2%no change
Typical against standard: +2.8%$85 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (30.5% of the money): 582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 582124 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,034
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 583.

Launches counted: 15735 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $5,356
Chance against standard: +4.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +76.5%$2,322 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 583 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: 29 of 583 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 (30.5% of the money): 582 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: 157 of 583.

PvE is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvE	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,298 of 1,316 launches	Without the breakout1,315 of 1,316 launches	Last 18 months386 of 1,316 launches
Launches counted	1,31660 hits	1,29857 hits	1,31559 hits	38623 hits
Earned $100k+	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.5 in 1001 in 22	6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$383top tenth $22,048+	$385	$383	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.5%$2 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 launches.

Launches counted: 1,31660 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383top tenth $22,048+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 1,316 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,29857 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $385
Chance against standard: -3.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$2 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (31.0% of the money): 1,315 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,31559 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,316.

Launches counted: 38623 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 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: 18 of 1,316 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, Lethal Company (31.0% of the money): 1,315 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: 386 of 1,316.

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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