Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

Shop Keeper $41,842//Open World Survival Craft $24,935//Job Simulator $11,410//Bullet Heaven $11,383//Trains $11,212//Roguelike Deckbuilder $9,078 -14.7%//Trading $7,788//Otome $5,193//Management $3,783 -45.1%//Dating Sim $3,754 -38.4%//Metroidvania $3,237 -11.8%//Fighting $3,114//Building $2,941 +3.2%//Colony Sim $2,825 -75.1%//Grand Strategy $2,448 -34.5%//City Builder $2,448 -3.9%//Programming $2,204//Sailing $2,159//Automation $2,075 -62.7%//Visual Novel $2,024 -1.8%//Deckbuilding $2,024 -63.0%//Life Sim $1,808 -51.6%//Sandbox $1,780 -46.2%//Investigation $1,780 +12.4%//4X $1,738//JRPG $1,619 +82.8%//Escape Room $1,610//Immersive Sim $1,558 -25.0%//Farming Sim $1,508 -46.2%//Cooking $1,475 +4.3%//Psychological Horror $1,334 -16.7%//Survival $1,295 -5.3%//Card Battler $1,246 -46.2%//Roguelite $1,244 -21.4%//Roguelike $1,226 -8.1%//Auto Battler $1,226 -26.5%//Creature Collector $1,213 +79.0%//Tactical RPG $1,179 -27.2%//Fishing $1,179 -56.8%//Party-Based RPG $1,131 -55.6%//

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Niches / Building + Dark Fantasy

Niche

Building + Dark Fantasy

Too few launches for a full niche page: no indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, and a full page needs 30.

What is known

Releases, 12 months: 23 the year before
Upcoming games: 24coming soon on Steam
Games on the store: 41carrying both tags

Each tag has its own page: Building and Dark Fantasy.

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Releases

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

#6 Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026 118k followers//#18 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Dec 3, 2026 92k followers//#38 Beautiful Light December 2026 71k followers//#46 Emberville Oct 27, 2026 44k followers//#48 Hela: of Mice & Magic Dec 1, 2026 38k followers//#67 Stronghold 4 Dec 7, 2026 40k followers//#51 FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Oct 22, 2026 31k followers//#57 STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Jan 14, 2027 26k followers//#101 ANANTA Jan 15, 2027 27k followers//#91 DREADMOOR Nov 9, 2026 24k followers//#153 Blind Descent Dec 2, 2026 27k followers//#107 Warhammer Survivors Nov 10, 2026 22k followers//#155 Casualties: Unknown Nov 9, 2026 25k followers//#148 ATMOSFAR Oct 29, 2026 23k followers//#166 Loftia Nov 3, 2026 23k followers//#128 Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim Oct 28, 2026 17k followers//#152 TankRat Jan 15, 2027 18k followers//#119 We Were Here Tomorrow Oct 20, 2026 13k followers//#190 Nomad Drive Oct 20, 2026 16k followers//#188 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival Oct 22, 2026 16k followers//#211 Acts of Blood December 2026 16k followers//#219 Armatus Jan 7, 2027 15k followers//#184 Stupid Never Dies Oct 21, 2026 11k followers//#138 Cozy Game Restoration Nov 4, 2026 9,740 followers//#217 VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss January 2027 12k followers//#231 Queen's Domain Oct 30, 2026 12k followers//#287 County of Fortune Nov 5, 2026 15k followers//#215 Trees Hate You Nov 16, 2026 9,741 followers//#227 Rayman Legends Retold Dec 3, 2026 10k followers//#260 Guns of Eschaton Dec 8, 2026 11k followers//