# Niche Games Are Arbitrage Under Constraints — Iridae Blog

This page describes what Iridae enables for game developers and studios.

Most niche games aren't accidents. They're what happens when smart teams optimize under constraints in a competitive market. Once you see niche strategy as arbitrage, you can reason about it instead of guessing.

## About

- Niche games as arbitrage under market constraints
- Capability and return arbitrage for game studios
- Legibility and discovery in competitive game markets

## Keywords

niche games, game market structure, indie strategy, comparative advantage, game studios, Iridae

## Site map

- [Home](https://iridae.com/) — Iridae decision infrastructure for game studios

### [Latent Spark — Understand](https://iridae.com/understand/)

Calibrated game belief, comps, and market atlas

- [Overview](https://iridae.com/understand/)
- [Headless + Integrated](https://iridae.com/understand/headless/)
- [Capabilities](https://iridae.com/understand/capabilities/)
- [FAQ](https://iridae.com/understand/faq/)

### [Anchored Horizon — Forecast](https://iridae.com/forecast/)

Comp-based Bayesian commercial forecasting

- [Overview](https://iridae.com/forecast/)
- [Headless + Integrated](https://iridae.com/forecast/headless/)
- [Capabilities](https://iridae.com/forecast/capabilities/)
- [FAQ](https://iridae.com/forecast/faq/)

### [Patient Cartographer — Plan](https://iridae.com/plan/)

Live strategic pathfinding under uncertainty

- [Overview](https://iridae.com/plan/)
- [Portfolio](https://iridae.com/plan/portfolio/)
- [Capabilities](https://iridae.com/plan/capabilities/)
- [FAQ](https://iridae.com/plan/faq/)

### [Subtle Beacon — Learn](https://iridae.com/learn/)

Continuous Bayesian experimentation

- [Overview](https://iridae.com/learn/)
- [Capabilities](https://iridae.com/learn/capabilities/)
- [FAQ](https://iridae.com/learn/faq/)

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