Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Niches 1 Oct

Of 1,269 niches with 30+ launches at $10 to $20, 581 beat the 19 in 100 base rate. Price moves the odds most: 1 in 192 under $5, 42 in 100 at $20 to $40.581 of 1,269 niches beat the 19 in 100 base rate.581 beat the base rate.

Cohort median $606

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.

The niche list

Best odds at my priceChance of $100k+, read within one price band.Now: Casual + Cozy, 55 in 100. 1,269 match.Steady marketsHolds in every lens and no single game owns it.Now: Casual + Cozy, 55 in 100. 706 match.Biggest typical yearWhat the middle launch earned, highest first.Now: Casual + Cozy, $120,225 typical. 1,269 match.Biggest upsideWhat the top tenth earned at least.Now: Co-op + Multiplayer, $1.6M top 1 in 10. 658 match.Proven at scale100+ launches and above the base rate.Now: Building + Sandbox, 38 in 100. 75 match.Busiest marketsMost launches first: where the competition is.Now: Adventure + Exploration, 437 launches. 1,269 match.
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1,269 of 5,145 niches have 30+ launches at $10 to $20. 66 match the search and chips. Sorted by chance of $100k+, highest first.

2D Platformer + Action-Adventure 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches at $10 to $20typical $12,749 none
Metroidvania + Platformer 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches at $10 to $20typical $26,717. Best of the pins 1-hit
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Niches at $10 to $20, sorted by chance of $100k+. The first row is the base rate.
Rank#NicheChance of $100k+Typical yearTop 1 in 10LaunchesMarkersPin
All games at $10 to $20the base rate: the row to beat 19 in 100893 of 4,810 $9,226$248,075 4,810
1 31 in 100 earned $100k+, from 68 launches 31 in 10021 hits $26,717 $457,421 68 1-hit Pinned Metroidvania + Platformer
2 27 in 100 earned $100k+, from 52 launches 27 in 10014 hits $33,087 $370,024 52 none Pin 2D Platformer + Metroidvania
3 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 93 launches 26 in 10024 hits $18,954 $415,253 93 1-hit Pin Exploration + Platformer
4 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 35 launches 26 in 1009 hits $12,018 $346,811 35 Small Pin 2D Platformer + Female Protagonist
5 26 in 100 earned $100k+, from 39 launches 26 in 10010 hits $15,177 $753,551 39 1-hitSmall Pin Female Protagonist + Platformer
6 24 in 100 earned $100k+, from 112 launches 24 in 10027 hits $26,717 $346,811 112 1-hit Pin 2D + Platformer
7 23 in 100 earned $100k+, from 48 launches 23 in 10011 hits $13,660 $370,024 48 1-hitSmall Pin Difficult + Platformer
8 22 in 100 earned $100k+, from 69 launches 22 in 10015 hits $16,597 $415,253 69 none Pin Pixel Graphics + Platformer
9 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 55 launches 20 in 10011 hits $12,749 $218,251 55 none Pin Platformer + Side Scroller
10 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 30 launches 20 in 1006 hits $24,288 $292,264 30 Small Pin 2D Platformer + Retro
11 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 30 launches 20 in 1006 hits $10,928 $261,499 30 Small Pin Collectathon + Platformer
12 20 in 100 earned $100k+, from 30 launches 20 in 1006 hits $22,337 $292,316 30 Small Pin Platformer + Retro
13 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 36 launches 19 in 1007 hits $12,240 $191,874 36 Small Pin Difficult + Precision Platformer
14 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 31 launches 19 in 1006 hits $28,230 $883,340 31 Small Pin Funny + Platformer
15 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 47 launches 19 in 1009 hits $6,882 $218,251 47 Small Pin Colorful + Platformer
16 19 in 100 earned $100k+, from 32 launches 19 in 1006 hits $6,882 $251,337 32 Small Pin 3D Platformer + Collectathon
17 18 in 100 earned $100k+, from 33 launches 18 in 1006 hits $1,416 $187,016 33 Small Pin 3D Platformer + Colorful
18 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 152 launches 17 in 10026 hits $6,882 $261,499 152 none Pin Adventure + Platformer
19 17 in 100 earned $100k+, from 59 launches 17 in 10010 hits $14,208 $382,129 59 none Pin 2D Platformer + Exploration
20 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 31 launches 16 in 1005 hits $12,240 $293,478 31 1-hitSmall Pin Platformer + Story Rich
21 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 106 launches 16 in 10017 hits $10,440 $231,544 106 Audience Pin 2D Platformer + Pixel Graphics
22 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 63 launches 16 in 10010 hits $6,537 $225,169 63 none Pin 3D Platformer + Exploration
23 16 in 100 earned $100k+, from 147 launches 16 in 10023 hits $9,714 $268,381 147 none Pin 2D Platformer + Platformer
24 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 78 launches 15 in 10012 hits $12,749 $172,444 78 none Pinned 2D Platformer + Action-Adventure
25 15 in 100 earned $100k+, from 33 launches 15 in 1005 hits $10,930 $184,253 33 SmallAudience Pin Action-Adventure + Puzzle 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.

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