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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Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Games mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. Lenses are computed across all prices only so far, so a lens reads All prices.

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

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The West-facing view lens is computed across all prices only for now, so this list reads All prices. Pick Standard to read $10 to $20.

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: Co-op + Sandbox, 40 in 100. 1,751 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Co-op + Open World, $87,031 typical. 5,130 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 + Management, 33 in 100. 833 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: 2D + Casual, 4,080 launches. 5,130 match.

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5,130 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at any price, West-facing view. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

Automation + Crafting 21 in 100 earned $100k+, from 81 launches at any price, West-facing viewtypical $7,983 1-hitAudience

Simulation + Wholesome 36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 42 launches at any price, West-facing viewtypical $39,155. Best of the pins Small

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Niches at any price, West-facing view, 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, West-facing viewthe base rate: the row to beat	1 in 161,804 of 29,637	$606	not computed	29,637
1	Co-op + Open World49 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	49 in 10021 hits	$87,031	not computed	43	1-hitSmall	Pin Co-op + Open World
2	Co-op + Sandbox40 in 100 earned $100k+, from 42 launches	40 in 10017 hits	$47,612	not computed	42	SmallAudience	Pin Co-op + Sandbox
3	Base Building + Multiplayer39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	39 in 10017 hits	$44,478	not computed	44	1-hitSmall	Pin Base Building + Multiplayer
4	Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox39 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	39 in 10017 hits	$37,033	not computed	44	SmallAudience	Pin Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox
5	Crafting + Multiplayer38 in 100 earned $100k+, from 48 launches	38 in 10018 hits	$44,478	not computed	48	1-hitSmall	Pin Crafting + Multiplayer
6	Base Building + Open World Survival Craft37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 51 launches	37 in 10019 hits	$42,685	not computed	51	1-hit	Pin Base Building + Open World Survival Craft
7	Cozy + Story Rich37 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	37 in 10016 hits	$24,883	not computed	43	SmallAudience	Pin Cozy + Story Rich
8	Character Customization + Open World36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches	36 in 10025 hits	$14,192	not computed	69	1-hit	Pin Character Customization + Open World
9	Building + Multiplayer36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	36 in 10017 hits	$47,349	not computed	47	SmallAudience	Pin Building + Multiplayer
10	Online Co-Op + Sandbox36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	36 in 10017 hits	$32,570	not computed	47	Small	Pin Online Co-Op + Sandbox
11	Simulation + Wholesome36 in 100 earned $100k+, from 42 launches	36 in 10015 hits	$39,155	not computed	42	Small	Pinned Simulation + Wholesome
12	Co-op + Roguelike34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	34 in 10015 hits	$26,778	not computed	44	1-hitSmallAudience	Pin Co-op + Roguelike
13	Base Building + Colony Sim34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 97 launches	34 in 10033 hits	$27,623	not computed	97	none	Pin Base Building + Colony Sim
14	Multiplayer + Sandbox34 in 100 earned $100k+, from 77 launches	34 in 10026 hits	$24,891	not computed	77	none	Pin Multiplayer + Sandbox
15	Co-op + FPS33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 51 launches	33 in 10017 hits	$3,436	not computed	51	none	Pin Co-op + FPS
16	Open World Survival Craft + Survival33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 76 launches	33 in 10025 hits	$25,194	not computed	76	none	Pin Open World Survival Craft + Survival
17	City Builder + Survival33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 46 launches	33 in 10015 hits	$21,482	not computed	46	Small	Pin City Builder + Survival
18	Management + Multiplayer33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 46 launches	33 in 10015 hits	$22,885	not computed	46	1-hitSmall	Pin Management + Multiplayer
19	Base Building + Management33 in 100 earned $100k+, from 135 launches	33 in 10044 hits	$16,148	not computed	135	none	Pin Base Building + Management
20	Multiplayer + Open World32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 77 launches	32 in 10025 hits	$27,373	not computed	77	1-hit	Pin Multiplayer + Open World
21	Colony Sim + Sandbox32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 65 launches	32 in 10021 hits	$8,496	not computed	65	Audience	Pin Colony Sim + Sandbox
22	Online Co-Op + Open World32 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	32 in 10015 hits	$22,264	not computed	47	1-hitSmall	Pin Online Co-Op + Open World
23	Base Building + Sandbox31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 160 launches	31 in 10050 hits	$7,286	not computed	160	Audience	Pin Base Building + Sandbox
24	Co-op + Survival31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 80 launches	31 in 10025 hits	$15,526	not computed	80	1-hit	Pin Co-op + Survival
25	Online Co-Op + Roguelike31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 45 launches	31 in 10014 hits	$10,722	not computed	45	Small	Pin Online Co-Op + Roguelike

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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.