Niche

Incremental + Strategy

Games tagged both Incremental and Strategy: 236 indie paid launches, 7 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5 Last 18 months Reset

Showing Incremental + Strategy priced under $5, 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 about level with Incremental and trails Strategy; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Incremental and is too small to compare with Strategy.

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

Incremental + Strategy is too small to compare with Incremental and is too small to compare with Strategy: 2 of its 191 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental and 4 of 2,318 launches for Strategy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 191 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneIncremental

1.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 95

Typical earnings$178

Launches854 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairIncremental + Strategy

2 of 191launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 191 launches

Typical earnings$106

Launches191 / 2 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStrategy

4 of 2,318launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 2,318 launches

Typical earnings$94

Launches2,318 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 prices236 in pair Under $5191 in pair $5 to $1038 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 191 games tagged both Incremental and Strategy priced under $5. 2 of 191 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental-only games and 2 of 2,127 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Incremental alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 191 games priced under $5; 2 of 191 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $106.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 191 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

(the) Gnorp Apologueleads this pair22.0%

Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue22.0%

Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.5%

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 Incremental + 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

(the) Gnorp Apologue earned 22.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 236 Incremental + Strategy launches.
It also leads Incremental, with 7.5% of that tag's 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

Incremental + 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.

Incremental + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view215 of 236 launches	Without the breakout235 of 236 launches	Last 18 months79 of 236 launches
Launches counted	2367 hits	2157 hits	2356 hits	793 hits
Earned $100k+	3.0 in 1001 in 34	3.3 in 1001 in 31	2.6 in 1001 in 39	3 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$158top tenth $29,467+	$161	$158	$178
Chance against standard	the base	+9.8%0.3 more in 100	-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100	+28.0%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+1.9%$3 more	0.0%no change	+12.7%$20 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 236 launches.

Launches counted: 2367 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $158top tenth $29,467+
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: 21 of 236 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2157 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $161
Chance against standard: +9.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.9%$3 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (22.0% of the money): 235 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2356 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $158
Chance against standard: -13.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 236.

Launches counted: 793 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $178
Chance against standard: +28.0%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +12.7%$20 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 236 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: 21 of 236 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (22.0% of the money): 235 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: 79 of 236.

Incremental 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.

Incremental through every lens, all prices
Incremental	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view977 of 1,070 launches	Without the breakout1,069 of 1,070 launches	Last 18 months393 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted	1,07023 hits	97721 hits	1,06922 hits	39312 hits
Earned $100k+	2.1 in 1001 in 47	2.1 in 1001 in 47	2.1 in 1001 in 49	3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings	$268top tenth $12,346+	$278	$268	$249
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.7%$10 more	0.0%no change	-7.1%$19 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 launches.

Launches counted: 1,07023 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings: $268top tenth $12,346+
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: 93 of 1,070 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 97721 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings: $278
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +3.7%$10 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,06922 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 393 of 1,070.

Launches counted: 39312 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $249
Chance against standard: +42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -7.1%$19 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 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: 93 of 1,070 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 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: 393 of 1,070.

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
Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches	Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches	Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted	4,688325 hits	4,307297 hits	4,687324 hits	1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$439top tenth $49,022+	$496	$439	$521
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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