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Niches / Building + Cozy

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Building + Cozy

Games tagged both Building and Cozy: 46 indie paid launches, 16 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 Building + Cozy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Building and is too small to compare with Cozy.

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

Building + Cozy is too small to compare with Building and is too small to compare with Cozy: 10 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 35.5 in 100 for Building and 50.0 in 100 for Cozy.

Small sample: 13 launches, 10 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneBuilding
35.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds35.5 in 100
Typical earnings$31,277
Launches234 / 83 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairBuilding + Cozy
10 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds10 of 13 launches
$1k+13 of 13 launches
$10k+12 of 13 launches
Launches13 / 10 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoCozy
50.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds50.0 in 100
Typical earnings$103,444
Launches114 / 57 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Building and Cozy priced $10 to $20. 10 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 33.0 in 100 for Building-only games and 46.5 in 100 for Cozy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Building alone and is too small to compare with Cozy alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 10 of 13 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 13 launches · $10k+ 12 of 13 launches · $100k+ 10 of 13 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Tiny Gladeleads this pair33.7%
PairTiny Glade33.7%
BuildingEnshrouded17.6%
CozyHello Kitty Island Adventure9.9%
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 Building + Cozy

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

  • Tiny Glade earned 33.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 46 Building + Cozy launches.
  • Building is led by Enshrouded, with 17.6% of its money.
  • Cozy is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 9.9% 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

Building + Cozy 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.

Building + Cozy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view46 of 46 launchesWithout the breakout45 of 46 launchesLast 18 months18 of 46 launches
Launches counted4616 hits4616 hits4515 hits187 hits
Earned $100k+34.8 in 10034.8 in 10033.3 in 1007 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+50 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 83 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-4.2%1.4 fewer in 100+11.8%4.1 more 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 Building and Cozy, 12 to 36 months old: 46 launches.

Launches counted
4616 hits
Earned $100k+
34.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
50 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 83 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: 0 of 46 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4616 hits
Earned $100k+
34.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tiny Glade (33.7% of the money): 45 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4515 hits
Earned $100k+
33.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-4.2%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 46.

Launches counted
187 hits
Earned $100k+
7 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+11.8%4.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Building and Cozy, 12 to 36 months old: 46 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 46 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, Tiny Glade (33.7% of the money): 45 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: 18 of 46.

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.

Building through every lens, all prices
BuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view806 of 833 launchesWithout the breakout832 of 833 launchesLast 18 months222 of 833 launches
Launches counted833165 hits806161 hits832164 hits22246 hits
Earned $100k+19.8 in 10020.0 in 10019.7 in 10020.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,573top tenth $412,328+$2,725$2,573$3,726
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%0.2 more in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100+4.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$152 more0.0%no change+44.8%$1,153 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 12 to 36 months old: 833 launches.

Launches counted
833165 hits
Earned $100k+
19.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,573top tenth $412,328+
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: 27 of 833 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
806161 hits
Earned $100k+
20.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,725
Chance against standard
+0.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.9%$152 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Enshrouded (17.6% of the money): 832 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
832164 hits
Earned $100k+
19.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,573
Chance against standard
-0.5%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: 222 of 833.

Launches counted
22246 hits
Earned $100k+
20.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,726
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+44.8%$1,153 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 12 to 36 months old: 833 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: 27 of 833 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, Enshrouded (17.6% of the money): 832 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: 222 of 833.

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

Cozy through every lens, all prices
CozyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view516 of 523 launchesWithout the breakout522 of 523 launchesLast 18 months209 of 523 launches
Launches counted52390 hits51686 hits52289 hits20941 hits
Earned $100k+17.2 in 10016.7 in 10017.0 in 10019.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,500top tenth $255,969+$2,415$2,500$2,957
Chance against standardthe base-3.1%0.5 fewer in 100-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100+14.0%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-3.4%$85 less0.0%no change+18.3%$457 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cozy, 12 to 36 months old: 523 launches.

Launches counted
52390 hits
Earned $100k+
17.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,500top tenth $255,969+
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: 7 of 523 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
51686 hits
Earned $100k+
16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,415
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.4%$85 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (9.9% of the money): 522 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
52289 hits
Earned $100k+
17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,500
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 209 of 523.

Launches counted
20941 hits
Earned $100k+
19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,957
Chance against standard
+14.0%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.3%$457 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cozy, 12 to 36 months old: 523 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: 7 of 523 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, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (9.9% of the money): 522 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: 209 of 523.

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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