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

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

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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: Cinematic + FMV, 45 in 100. 1,522 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Cinematic + FMV, $66,831 typical. 4,039 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Not computed for lenses yet.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Crafting + Exploration, 26 in 100. 408 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: 2D + Casual, 2,403 launches. 4,039 match.

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4,039 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at any price, Last 18 months. 379 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

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Niches at any price, Last 18 months, 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, Last 18 monthsthe base rate: the row to beat	1 in 161,804 of 29,637	$606	not computed	29,637
1	Action RPG + Isometric26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 35 launches	26 in 1009 hits	$3,641	not computed	35	1-hitSmall	Pin Action RPG + Isometric
2	Action + Fighting22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 36 launches	22 in 1008 hits	$2,024	not computed	36	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action + Fighting
3	Action Roguelike + Co-op20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 40 launches	20 in 1008 hits	$15,273	not computed	40	Small	Pin Action Roguelike + Co-op
4	Action Roguelike + Isometric19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 31 launches	19 in 1006 hits	$2,262	not computed	31	Small	Pin Action Roguelike + Isometric
5	Action RPG + Character Customization19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 37 launches	19 in 1007 hits	$1,314	not computed	37	1-hitSmall	Pin Action RPG + Character Customization
6	Action + Mechs18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 38 launches	18 in 1007 hits	$4,671	not computed	38	Small	Pin Action + Mechs
7	Action + Co-op18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 150 launches	18 in 10027 hits	$3,339	not computed	150	none	Pin Action + Co-op
8	Action Roguelike + Female Protagonist18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 39 launches	18 in 1007 hits	$3,537	not computed	39	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action Roguelike + Female Protagonist
9	Action RPG + Anime18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 39 launches	18 in 1007 hits	$2,185	not computed	39	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action RPG + Anime
10	Action-Adventure + Co-op18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 45 launches	18 in 1008 hits	$2,549	not computed	45	Small	Pin Action-Adventure + Co-op
11	Action + Loot18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 40 launches	18 in 1007 hits	$2,265	not computed	40	1-hitSmall	Pin Action + Loot
12	Action RPG + Female Protagonist17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 52 launches	17 in 1009 hits	$2,630	not computed	52	1-hitAudience	Pin Action RPG + Female Protagonist
13	Action + Military17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 81 launches	17 in 10014 hits	$1,133	not computed	81	1-hit	Pin Action + Military
14	Action RPG + Dark Fantasy16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 55 launches	16 in 1009 hits	$1,214	not computed	55	1-hit	Pin Action RPG + Dark Fantasy
15	Action + Crafting16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 57 launches	16 in 1009 hits	$2,448	not computed	57	Audience	Pin Action + Crafting
16	Action-Adventure + Metroidvania16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 109 launches	16 in 10017 hits	$2,894	not computed	109	Audience	Pin Action-Adventure + Metroidvania
17	Action Roguelike + Online Co-Op16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 45 launches	16 in 1007 hits	$4,248	not computed	45	SmallAudience	Pin Action Roguelike + Online Co-Op
18	Action + Vehicular Combat15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 46 launches	15 in 1007 hits	$882	not computed	46	Small	Pin Action + Vehicular Combat
19	Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches	15 in 10010 hits	$6,556	not computed	68	1-hit	Pin Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven
20	Action + Bullet Heaven15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 48 launches	15 in 1007 hits	$4,244	not computed	48	1-hitSmall	Pin Action + Bullet Heaven
21	Action RPG + Story Rich15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 48 launches	15 in 1007 hits	$3,398	not computed	48	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action RPG + Story Rich
22	Action + Base Building15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 55 launches	15 in 1008 hits	$1,821	not computed	55	1-hit	Pin Action + Base Building
23	Action + Historical14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 35 launches	14 in 1005 hits	$1,294	not computed	35	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action + Historical
24	Action-Adventure + VR14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 35 launches	14 in 1005 hits	$1,457	not computed	35	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Action-Adventure + VR
25	Action-Adventure + Story Rich14 in 100 earned $100k+, from 134 launches	14 in 10019 hits	$2,265	not computed	134	none	Pin Action-Adventure + Story Rich

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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.