Niches

Every tag pair (two tags on the same game), screened by how often its indie launches earned $100k or more in their first year. Pick your price first: price moves the odds more than the tags do.

Indie paid Steam launches 6 to 30 months old, data 1 Oct 2026. A hit is an estimated first year of $100k+. The revenue estimate is soft: about 5 to 8 in 100 launches overall.

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Pairs that hit $100k+ beyond the oddsFree until launch

Capitalism + Incrementalabout 13 times expected at its prices14 in 100

1Capitalism + Incremental14 in 10050 launches 2Casual + Desktop Companion28 in 10047 launches 3Desktop Companion + Idler25 in 10064 launches 4Desktop Companion + Relaxing30 in 10043 launches 5Comedy + Memes10 in 10049 launches

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Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

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Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Opens $10 to $20, Standard lens.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: FMV + Immersive Sim, 39 in 100. 1,757 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Co-op + Open World, $83,230 typical. 5,145 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Not computed for lenses yet.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Base Building + Colony Sim, 33 in 100. 798 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: 2D + Casual, 4,337 launches. 5,145 match.

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5,145 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at any price, Without the breakout. 326 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

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Niches at any price, Without the breakout, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#	Niche	Chance of $100k+	Typical year	Top 1 in 10	Launches	Markers	Pin
	All games at any price, Without the breakoutthe base rate: the row to beat	1 in 161,804 of 29,637	$606	not computed	29,637
1	Metroidvania + Platformer15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 217 launches	15 in 10033 hits	$2,324	not computed	217	1-hit	Pin Metroidvania + Platformer
2	Dark Fantasy + Platformer14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	14 in 1006 hits	$1,011	not computed	44	1-hitSmall	Pin Dark Fantasy + Platformer
3	Co-op + Platformer13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches	13 in 1008 hits	$2,055	not computed	63	Audience	Pin Co-op + Platformer
4	2D Platformer + Metroidvania12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 187 launches	12 in 10023 hits	$1,695	not computed	187	none	Pin 2D Platformer + Metroidvania
5	Anime + Platformer11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 61 launches	11 in 1007 hits	$727	not computed	61	none	Pin Anime + Platformer
6	Metroidvania + Puzzle Platformer10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 58 launches	10 in 1006 hits	$1,618	not computed	58	1-hitAudience	Pin Metroidvania + Puzzle Platformer
7	Female Protagonist + Platformer10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 156 launches	10 in 10016 hits	$1,457	not computed	156	1-hit	Pin Female Protagonist + Platformer
8	Platformer + Souls-like10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 88 launches	10 in 1009 hits	$970	not computed	88	1-hit	Pin Platformer + Souls-like
9	3D Platformer + Female Protagonist10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 79 launches	10 in 1008 hits	$789	not computed	79	none	Pin 3D Platformer + Female Protagonist
10	Platformer + Story Rich1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 92 launches	1 in 109 hits	$3,034	not computed	92	1-hit	Pin Platformer + Story Rich
11	Exploration + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 440 launches	1 in 1141 hits	$606	not computed	440	1-hit	Pin Exploration + Platformer
12	Combat + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 66 launches	1 in 116 hits	$243	not computed	66	1-hitAudience	Pin Combat + Platformer
13	Multiplayer + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 80 launches	1 in 117 hits	$1,131	not computed	80	1-hit	Pin Multiplayer + Platformer
14	Online Co-Op + Platformer1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 46 launches	1 in 124 hits	$1,920	not computed	46	1-hitSmall	Pin Online Co-Op + Platformer
15	3D Platformer + Anime1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	1 in 124 hits	$363	not computed	47	Small	Pin 3D Platformer + Anime
16	2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 49 launches	1 in 124 hits	$1,416	not computed	49	Small	Pin 2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure
17	3D Platformer + Open World1 in 13 earned $100k+, from 52 launches	1 in 134 hits	$390	not computed	52	1-hit	Pin 3D Platformer + Open World
18	3D Platformer + Character Customization1 in 13 earned $100k+, from 66 launches	1 in 135 hits	$1,213	not computed	66	none	Pin 3D Platformer + Character Customization
19	2D Platformer + Anime1 in 13 earned $100k+, from 187 launches	1 in 1314 hits	$779	not computed	187	Audience	Pin 2D Platformer + Anime
20	Hand-drawn + Platformer1 in 13 earned $100k+, from 94 launches	1 in 137 hits	$647	not computed	94	1-hit	Pin Hand-drawn + Platformer
21	Hack and Slash + Platformer1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 83 launches	1 in 146 hits	$1,011	not computed	83	none	Pin Hack and Slash + Platformer
22	Character Customization + Platformer1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 70 launches	1 in 145 hits	$485	not computed	70	none	Pin Character Customization + Platformer
23	Platformer + Roguelike1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 70 launches	1 in 145 hits	$404	not computed	70	1-hit	Pin Platformer + Roguelike
24	3D Platformer + Online Co-Op1 in 14 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	1 in 143 hits	$1,840	not computed	43	1-hitSmall	Pin 3D Platformer + Online Co-Op
25	3D Platformer + Colorful1 in 15 earned $100k+, from 196 launches	1 in 1513 hits	$303	not computed	196	none	Pin 3D Platformer + Colorful

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green beats the base ratecoral below it bar: the chance; amber tick: the base rate1-hit one game holds over half the moneySmall under 50 launches in this viewAudience reads differently for Western players

Under 30 launches a chance is written as a count ("3 of 12"), never as odds. Typical year is the middle launch's first-year earnings. Lenses, the one-hit share and the audience split are measured across all prices. A game counts in every pair its tags make.