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Niches / Character Customization + Sandbox

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Character Customization + Sandbox

Games tagged both Character Customization and Sandbox: 75 indie paid launches, 20 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 Character Customization + Sandbox priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Character Customization and is about level with Sandbox.

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

Character Customization + Sandbox beats Character Customization and is about level with Sandbox: 32.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.6 in 100 for Character Customization and 32.8 in 100 for Sandbox.

That is about 1.6 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

3RDThird
Tag oneCharacter Customization
24.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.6 in 100
Typical earnings$17,568
Launches191 / 47 hits
Pair leads by7.7 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairCharacter Customization + Sandbox
32.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.3 in 100
$1k+84 in 100
$10k+68 in 100
Launches31 / 10 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSandbox
32.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.8 in 100
Typical earnings$30,251
Launches360 / 118 hits
A tie, apart by0.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 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 prices75 in pairUnder $518 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $4013 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Character Customization and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 32.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.1 in 100 for Character Customization-only games and 32.8 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix beats Character Customization alone and is about level with Sandbox alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 32.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 68 in 100 · $100k+ 32 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Goat Simulator 3leads this pair28.5%
PairGoat Simulator 328.5%
Character CustomizationNo Rest for the Wicked25.7%
SandboxManor Lords23.1%
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 Character Customization + Sandbox

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

  • Goat Simulator 3 earned 28.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 75 Character Customization + Sandbox launches.
  • Character Customization is led by No Rest for the Wicked, with 25.7% of its money.
  • Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 23.1% 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

Character Customization + Sandbox 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.

Character Customization + Sandbox through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view72 of 75 launchesWithout the breakout74 of 75 launchesLast 18 months18 of 75 launches
Launches counted7520 hits7218 hits7419 hits186 hits
Earned $100k+26.7 in 10025.0 in 10025.7 in 1006 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+53 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 68 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-6.3%1.7 fewer in 100-3.7%1.0 fewer in 100+25.0%6.7 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 Character Customization and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 75 launches.

Launches counted
7520 hits
Earned $100k+
26.7 in 100
Chance of $10k+
53 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 68 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: 3 of 75 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7218 hits
Earned $100k+
25.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-6.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Goat Simulator 3 (28.5% of the money): 74 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7419 hits
Earned $100k+
25.7 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-3.7%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 75.

Launches counted
186 hits
Earned $100k+
6 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+25.0%6.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Character Customization and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 75 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: 3 of 75 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, Goat Simulator 3 (28.5% of the money): 74 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 75.

Character Customization 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.

Character Customization through every lens, all prices
Character CustomizationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view827 of 852 launchesWithout the breakout851 of 852 launchesLast 18 months243 of 852 launches
Launches counted85296 hits82791 hits85195 hits24330 hits
Earned $100k+11.3 in 10011.0 in 10011.2 in 10012.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$938top tenth $117,774+$945$931$982
Chance against standardthe base-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+9.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$7 more-0.7%$7 less+4.7%$44 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 launches.

Launches counted
85296 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$938top tenth $117,774+
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: 25 of 852 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
82791 hits
Earned $100k+
11.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$945
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (25.7% of the money): 851 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
85195 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$931
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$7 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 243 of 852.

Launches counted
24330 hits
Earned $100k+
12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
+9.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$44 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 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: 25 of 852 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, No Rest for the Wicked (25.7% of the money): 851 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: 243 of 852.

Sandbox 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.

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
SandboxBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,173 of 1,220 launchesWithout the breakout1,219 of 1,220 launchesLast 18 months386 of 1,220 launches
Launches counted1,220206 hits1,173194 hits1,219205 hits38665 hits
Earned $100k+16.9 in 10016.5 in 10016.8 in 10016.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,007top tenth $290,975+$2,070$1,992$2,439
Chance against standardthe base-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$63 more-0.7%$15 less+21.5%$432 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 launches.

Launches counted
1,220206 hits
Earned $100k+
16.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,007top tenth $290,975+
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: 47 of 1,220 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,173194 hits
Earned $100k+
16.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,070
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.1%$63 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (23.1% of the money): 1,219 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,219205 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,992
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$15 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,220.

Launches counted
38665 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+21.5%$432 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 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: 47 of 1,220 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 (23.1% of the money): 1,219 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 1,220.

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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