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Niches / Bullet Hell + Strategy

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Bullet Hell + Strategy

Games tagged both Bullet Hell and Strategy: 129 indie paid launches, 2 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.

Showing Bullet Hell + Strategy priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Bullet Hell and is too small to compare with Strategy; priced under $5 it has too few launches to read.

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?Under $5

78 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

TIEA tie
Tag oneBullet Hell
1.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 105
Typical earnings$214
Launches839 / 8 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairBullet Hell + Strategy
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches78

78 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
4 of 2,318launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 2,318 launches
Typical earnings$94
Launches2,318 / 4 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices129 in pairUnder $578 in pair$5 to $1047 in pair$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 78 games tagged both Bullet Hell and Strategy priced under $5. 0 of 78 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 in 100 for Bullet Hell-only games and 4 of 2,240 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Bullet Hell alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 78 games priced under $5; 0 of 78 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 in 100 · $10k+ 3 of 78 launches · $100k+ 0 of 78 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 78 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

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivorsleads this pair23.6%
PairAsgard's Fall — Viking Survivors23.6%
Bullet HellDELTARUNE46.7%
StrategyManor Lords15.2%
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 Bullet Hell + Strategy

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

  • Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors earned 23.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 129 Bullet Hell + Strategy launches.
  • Bullet Hell is led by DELTARUNE, with 46.7% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Bullet Hell + Strategy 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.

Bullet Hell + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view118 of 129 launchesWithout the breakout128 of 129 launchesLast 18 months38 of 129 launches
Launches counted1292 hits1182 hits1281 hits381 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 129too few for a rate2 of 118too few for a rate1 of 128too few for a rate1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$292top tenth $20,989+$295$292under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+9.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-49.6%0.8 fewer in 100+69.7%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+1.0%$3 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 129 launches.

Launches counted
1292 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 129too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$292top tenth $20,989+
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: 11 of 129 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1182 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 118too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$295
Chance against standard
+9.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+1.0%$3 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors (23.6% of the money): 128 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1281 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 128too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$292
Chance against standard
-49.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 38 of 129.

Launches counted
381 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+69.7%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 129 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: 11 of 129 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, Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors (23.6% of the money): 128 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: 38 of 129.

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

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet HellBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,301 of 1,357 launchesWithout the breakout1,356 of 1,357 launchesLast 18 months377 of 1,357 launches
Launches counted1,35758 hits1,30151 hits1,35657 hits37718 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 233.9 in 1001 in 264.2 in 1001 in 244.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$477top tenth $24,691+$503$477$536
Chance against standardthe base-8.3%0.4 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100+11.7%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$26 more0.0%no change+12.4%$59 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,357 launches.

Launches counted
1,35758 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$477top tenth $24,691+
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: 56 of 1,357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,30151 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$503
Chance against standard
-8.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$26 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (46.7% of the money): 1,356 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,35657 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$477
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 377 of 1,357.

Launches counted
37718 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
+11.7%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.4%$59 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,357 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: 56 of 1,357 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, DELTARUNE (46.7% of the money): 1,356 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: 377 of 1,357.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launchesWithout the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launchesLast 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted4,688325 hits4,307297 hits4,687324 hits1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$439top tenth $49,022+$496$439$521
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$57 more0.0%no change+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted
4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+13.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted
1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$521
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.7%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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