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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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. 324 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

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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	Dark Fantasy + Platformer16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 43 launches	16 in 1007 hits	$1,029	not computed	43	1-hitSmall	Pin Dark Fantasy + Platformer
2	Metroidvania + Platformer15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 209 launches	15 in 10031 hits	$2,427	not computed	209	1-hit	Pin Metroidvania + Platformer
3	Co-op + Platformer13 in 100 earned $100k+, from 62 launches	13 in 1008 hits	$2,055	not computed	62	Audience	Pin Co-op + Platformer
4	2D Platformer + Metroidvania12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 178 launches	12 in 10022 hits	$1,841	not computed	178	none	Pin 2D Platformer + Metroidvania
5	3D Platformer + Female Protagonist12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 76 launches	12 in 1009 hits	$809	not computed	76	none	Pin 3D Platformer + Female Protagonist
6	Anime + Platformer12 in 100 earned $100k+, from 60 launches	12 in 1007 hits	$787	not computed	60	none	Pin Anime + Platformer
7	Platformer + Souls-like11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 88 launches	11 in 10010 hits	$1,011	not computed	88	1-hit	Pin Platformer + Souls-like
8	2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	11 in 1005 hits	$1,518	not computed	44	Small	Pin 2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure
9	3D Platformer + Anime11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 45 launches	11 in 1005 hits	$401	not computed	45	Small	Pin 3D Platformer + Anime
10	Platformer + Story Rich11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 93 launches	11 in 10010 hits	$3,034	not computed	93	1-hit	Pin Platformer + Story Rich
11	Combat + Platformer11 in 100 earned $100k+, from 66 launches	11 in 1007 hits	$304	not computed	66	1-hitAudience	Pin Combat + Platformer
12	Female Protagonist + Platformer10 in 100 earned $100k+, from 155 launches	10 in 10016 hits	$1,456	not computed	155	1-hit	Pin Female Protagonist + Platformer
13	3D Platformer + Open World1 in 10 earned $100k+, from 51 launches	1 in 105 hits	$405	not computed	51	1-hit	Pin 3D Platformer + Open World
14	Metroidvania + Puzzle Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 54 launches	1 in 115 hits	$1,840	not computed	54	1-hitAudience	Pin Metroidvania + Puzzle Platformer
15	3D Platformer + Character Customization1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 65 launches	1 in 116 hits	$1,274	not computed	65	none	Pin 3D Platformer + Character Customization
16	3D Platformer + Online Co-Op1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	1 in 114 hits	$2,424	not computed	44	1-hitSmall	Pin 3D Platformer + Online Co-Op
17	Online Co-Op + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 44 launches	1 in 114 hits	$1,920	not computed	44	1-hitSmall	Pin Online Co-Op + Platformer
18	2D Platformer + Anime1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 158 launches	1 in 1114 hits	$1,012	not computed	158	Audience	Pin 2D Platformer + Anime
19	Multiplayer + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 79 launches	1 in 117 hits	$1,112	not computed	79	1-hit	Pin Multiplayer + Platformer
20	Exploration + Platformer1 in 11 earned $100k+, from 430 launches	1 in 1138 hits	$606	not computed	430	1-hit	Pin Exploration + Platformer
21	2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	1 in 124 hits	$1,518	not computed	47	1-hitSmall	Pin 2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy
22	3D Platformer + Hack and Slash1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	1 in 124 hits	$443	not computed	47	Small	Pin 3D Platformer + Hack and Slash
23	Dark + Platformer1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 47 launches	1 in 124 hits	$303	not computed	47	Small	Pin Dark + Platformer
24	Character Customization + Platformer1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 71 launches	1 in 126 hits	$485	not computed	71	none	Pin Character Customization + Platformer
25	Hack and Slash + Platformer1 in 12 earned $100k+, from 83 launches	1 in 127 hits	$1,011	not computed	83	none	Pin Hack and Slash + Platformer

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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.