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Niches / Grid-Based Movement + Strategy

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Grid-Based Movement + Strategy

Games tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Strategy: 92 indie paid launches, 3 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Grid-Based Movement + Strategy 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 is level with Grid-Based Movement and trails Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Grid-Based Movement + Strategy trails both its tags: 1 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 11.6 in 100 for Grid-Based Movement and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 16 launches, 1 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneGrid-Based Movement
11.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.6 in 100
Typical earnings$13,839
Launches43 / 5 hits
Pair trails by5.3 in 100
3RDThird
This pairGrid-Based Movement + Strategy
1 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 16 launches
Typical earnings$10,321
Launches16 / 1 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoStrategy
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,226
Launches978 / 161 hits
Pair trails by10.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices92 in pairUnder $545 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 6.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.8 for Grid-Based Movement-only games and 16.6 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 6.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 16), typical first-year earnings $10,321.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witchleads this pair40.6%
PairLost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch40.6%
Grid-Based MovementDemeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked20.8%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Grid-Based Movement + 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

  • Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch earned 40.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 92 Grid-Based Movement + Strategy launches.
  • Grid-Based Movement is led by Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, with 20.8% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Grid-Based Movement + Strategy is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Grid-Based Movement + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view91 of 92 launchesWithout the breakout91 of 92 launchesLast 18 months59 of 92 launches
Launches counted923 hits913 hits912 hits591 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 302.2 in 1001 in 451.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $13,111+$364$323$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-33.3%1.1 fewer in 100-48.5%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-11.3%$41 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 92 launches.

Launches counted
923 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $13,111+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 92 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
913 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (40.6% of the money): 91 launches left.

Launches counted
912 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-33.3%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.3%$41 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 92.

Launches counted
591 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-48.5%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 92 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 92 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, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (40.6% of the money): 91 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 92.

Grid-Based Movement is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Grid-Based Movement through every lens, all prices
Grid-Based MovementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view253 of 254 launchesWithout the breakout253 of 254 launchesLast 18 months145 of 254 launches
Launches counted2548 hits2538 hits2537 hits1453 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.2 in 1001 in 312.8 in 1001 in 362.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $24,693+$405$404$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.2%0.1 more in 100-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100-32.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Grid-Based Movement, 6 to 30 months old: 254 launches.

Launches counted
2548 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $24,693+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 254 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2538 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (20.8% of the money): 253 launches left.

Launches counted
2537 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 145 of 254.

Launches counted
1453 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-32.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Grid-Based Movement, 6 to 30 months old: 254 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 254 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, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (20.8% of the money): 253 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 145 of 254.

Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launchesWithout the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launchesLast 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches
Launches counted5,391337 hits4,988308 hits5,390336 hits3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $44,532+$545$505$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.9%$40 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.

Launches counted
5,391337 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $44,532+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,988308 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.

Launches counted
5,390336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

Launches counted
3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 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, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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