Niche

Base Building + Roguelite

Games tagged both Base Building and Roguelite: 56 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 + Roguelite priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Base Building and beats Roguelite; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with Roguelite.

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 + Roguelite is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 8 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.3 in 100 for Base Building and 29.4 in 100 for Roguelite.

Small sample: 18 launches, 8 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneBase Building

33.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.3 in 100

Typical earnings$35,118

Launches213 / 71 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairBase Building + Roguelite

8 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds8 of 18 launches

$1k+18 of 18 launches

$10k+16 of 18 launches

Launches18 / 8 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoRoguelite

29.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.4 in 100

Typical earnings$24,288

Launches381 / 112 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices56 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair $10 to $2018 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Base Building and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 8 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 32.3 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 28.7 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Base Building alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 8 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 18 of 18 launches · $10k+ 16 of 18 launches · $100k+ 8 of 18 launches.

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

The King is Watchingleads this pair26.7%

PairThe King is Watching26.7%

Base BuildingSchedule I29.4%

RogueliteHades II14.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Base Building + Roguelite

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

The King is Watching earned 26.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 56 Base Building + Roguelite launches.
Base Building is led by Schedule I, with 29.4% of its money.
Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 14.6% 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 + Roguelite holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Base Building + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view51 of 56 launches	Without the breakout55 of 56 launches	Last 18 months15 of 56 launches
Launches counted	5610 hits	5110 hits	559 hits	154 hits
Earned $100k+	17.9 in 100	19.6 in 100	16.4 in 100	4 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	38 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+9.8%1.8 more in 100	-8.4%1.5 fewer in 100	+49.3%8.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 56 launches.

Launches counted: 5610 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 38 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 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: 5 of 56 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5110 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +9.8%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The King is Watching (26.7% of the money): 55 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 559 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.4 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -8.4%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 56.

Launches counted: 154 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +49.3%8.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 56 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: 5 of 56 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, The King is Watching (26.7% of the money): 55 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: 15 of 56.

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 view555 of 584 launches	Without the breakout583 of 584 launches	Last 18 months157 of 584 launches
Launches counted	584134 hits	555128 hits	583133 hits	15740 hits
Earned $100k+	22.9 in 100	23.1 in 100	22.8 in 100	25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,622top tenth $614,301+	$3,718	$3,582	$6,067
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%0.1 more in 100	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+11.0%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.7%$96 more	-1.1%$40 less	+67.5%$2,445 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: 584 launches.

Launches counted: 584134 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,622top tenth $614,301+
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 584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 555128 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,718
Chance against standard: +0.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.7%$96 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (29.4% of the money): 583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 583133 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,582
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$40 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 584.

Launches counted: 15740 hits
Earned $100k+: 25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,067
Chance against standard: +11.0%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +67.5%$2,445 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 584 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 584 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 (29.4% of the money): 583 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 584.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
Roguelite	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,871 of 2,007 launches	Without the breakout2,006 of 2,007 launches	Last 18 months611 of 2,007 launches
Launches counted	2,007186 hits	1,871174 hits	2,006185 hits	61158 hits
Earned $100k+	9.3 in 1001 in 11	9.3 in 1001 in 11	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,150top tenth $91,243+	$1,207	$1,150	$1,177
Chance against standard	the base	+0.3%no change	-0.5%no change	+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+2.3%$27 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 launches.

Launches counted: 2,007186 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,150top tenth $91,243+
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: 136 of 2,007 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,871174 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,207
Chance against standard: +0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +5.0%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (14.6% of the money): 2,006 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,006185 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,150
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 611 of 2,007.

Launches counted: 61158 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,177
Chance against standard: +2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.3%$27 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 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: 136 of 2,007 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, Hades II (14.6% of the money): 2,006 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: 611 of 2,007.

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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