Niche

Sandbox + Space

Games tagged both Sandbox and Space: 45 indie paid launches, 10 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Sandbox + Space priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Sandbox and is too small to compare with Space.

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

Sandbox + Space is too small to compare with Sandbox and is too small to compare with Space: 7 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.7 in 100 for Sandbox and 18.7 in 100 for Space.

Small sample: 19 launches, 7 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSandbox

29.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.7 in 100

Typical earnings$22,688

Launches360 / 107 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSandbox + Space

7 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds7 of 19 launches

Typical earnings$15,481

Launches19 / 7 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoSpace

18.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,527

Launches107 / 20 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices45 in pair Under $511 in pair $5 to $1010 in pair $10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Sandbox and Space priced $10 to $20. 7 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 29.3 in 100 for Sandbox-only games and 14.8 in 100 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Sandbox alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 19 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,481.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

Space Engineers 2leads this pair30.7%

PairSpace Engineers 230.7%

SandboxManor Lords22.8%

SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.4%

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 Sandbox + Space

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

Space Engineers 2 earned 30.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Sandbox + Space launches.
Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 22.8% of its money.
Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.4% 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

Sandbox + Space 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.

Sandbox + Space through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view44 of 45 launches	Without the breakout44 of 45 launches	Last 18 months10 of 45 launches
Launches counted	4510 hits	4410 hits	449 hits	103 hits
Earned $100k+	22.2 in 100	22.7 in 100	20.5 in 100	3 of 10too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$2,854top tenth $310,018+	$2,981	$2,854	$4,821
Chance against standard	the base	+2.3%0.5 more in 100	-8.0%1.8 fewer in 100	+35.0%7.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+4.4%$127 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+68.9%$1,967 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 Sandbox and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted: 4510 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,854top tenth $310,018+
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: 1 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4410 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,981
Chance against standard: +2.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.4%$127 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Space Engineers 2 (30.7% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 449 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,854
Chance against standard: -8.0%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 10 of 45.

Launches counted: 103 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 10too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $4,821
Chance against standard: +35.0%7.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +68.9%$1,967 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Sandbox and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 45 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: 1 of 45 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, Space Engineers 2 (30.7% of the money): 44 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: 10 of 45.

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

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
Sandbox	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,172 of 1,219 launches	Without the breakout1,218 of 1,219 launches	Last 18 months387 of 1,219 launches
Launches counted	1,219193 hits	1,172181 hits	1,218192 hits	38762 hits
Earned $100k+	15.8 in 100	15.4 in 100	15.8 in 100	16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,882top tenth $223,977+	$1,914	$1,882	$2,011
Chance against standard	the base	-2.5%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+1.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.7%$32 more	0.0%no change	+6.9%$129 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,219 launches.

Launches counted: 1,219193 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882top tenth $223,977+
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: 47 of 1,219 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,172181 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914
Chance against standard: -2.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.7%$32 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.8% of the money): 1,218 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,218192 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 387 of 1,219.

Launches counted: 38762 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,011
Chance against standard: +1.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.9%$129 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,219 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 1,219 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 (22.8% of the money): 1,218 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: 387 of 1,219.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
Space	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view659 of 683 launches	Without the breakout682 of 683 launches	Last 18 months185 of 683 launches
Launches counted	68338 hits	65937 hits	68237 hits	18511 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$253top tenth $20,408+	$268	$253	$229
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%0.1 more in 100	-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100	+6.9%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.9%$15 more	0.0%no change	-9.5%$24 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 683 launches.

Launches counted: 68338 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $253top tenth $20,408+
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: 24 of 683 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 65937 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: +0.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.9%$15 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.4% of the money): 682 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 68237 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $253
Chance against standard: -2.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 683.

Launches counted: 18511 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +6.9%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.5%$24 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 683 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: 24 of 683 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.4% of the money): 682 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: 185 of 683.

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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