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Niches / Loot + Strategy

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Loot + Strategy

Games tagged both Loot and Strategy: 54 indie paid launches, 9 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 Loot + Strategy priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; 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

27 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagLoot
0.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 111
Typical earnings$404
Launches112 / 1 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairLoot + Strategy
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches27

27 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twoStrategy
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 333
Typical earnings$121
Launches2,633 / 9 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Loot is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices54 in pairUnder $527 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Loot and Strategy priced under $5. 3.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.0 for Loot-only games and 0.3 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 27 games priced under $5; 3.7 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 27), typical first-year earnings $300.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Editionleads this pair67.4%
PairDiablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition67.4%
LootPath of Exile 267.8%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Loot + 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

  • Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition earned 67.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 54 Loot + Strategy launches.
  • Loot is led by Path of Exile 2, with 67.8% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

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

Loot + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 54 launchesWithout the breakout53 of 54 launchesLast 18 months33 of 54 launches
Launches counted549 hits396 hits538 hits336 hits
Earned $100k+16.7 in 10015.4 in 10015.1 in 10018.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,330top tenth $159,815+$1,213$1,213$1,330
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.8%1.3 fewer in 100-9.6%1.6 fewer in 100+9.0%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-8.8%$117 less-8.8%$117 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 54 launches.

Launches counted
549 hits
Earned $100k+
16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,330top tenth $159,815+
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: 15 of 54 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
396 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
-7.8%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$117 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition (67.4% of the money): 53 launches left.

Launches counted
538 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
-9.6%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$117 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 54.

Launches counted
336 hits
Earned $100k+
18.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,330
Chance against standard
+9.0%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 54 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: 15 of 54 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, Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition (67.4% of the money): 53 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 54.

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

Loot through every lens, all prices
LootBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view241 of 285 launchesWithout the breakout284 of 285 launchesLast 18 months165 of 285 launches
Launches counted28540 hits24135 hits28439 hits16521 hits
Earned $100k+14.0 in 10014.5 in 10013.7 in 10012.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,820top tenth $142,114+$1,920$1,820$2,265
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.6%0.5 more in 100-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+5.5%$100 more0.0%no change+24.5%$445 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 launches.

Launches counted
28540 hits
Earned $100k+
14.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820top tenth $142,114+
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: 44 of 285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24135 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.

Launches counted
28439 hits
Earned $100k+
13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

Launches counted
16521 hits
Earned $100k+
12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,265
Chance against standard
-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+24.5%$445 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 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: 44 of 285 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, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

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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