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Niches / Action-Adventure + First-Person

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Action-Adventure + First-Person

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and First-Person: 650 indie paid launches, 39 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + First-Person priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action-Adventure and trails First-Person; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

78 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag oneAction-Adventure
15.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.2 in 100
Typical earnings$5,767
Launches572 / 87 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairAction-Adventure + First-Person
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches78

78 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagFirst-Person
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$10,321
Launches599 / 139 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20First-Person is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices650 in pairUnder $5337 in pair$5 to $10213 in pair$10 to $2078 in pair$20 to $4022 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 78 games tagged both Action-Adventure and First-Person priced $10 to $20. 23.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.0 for Action-Adventure-only games and 23.2 for First-Person-only games, so the mix beats Action-Adventure alone and is level with First-Person alone.

Both: 78 games priced $10 to $20; 23.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $14,168.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 78 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimicleads this pair26.0%
PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic26.0%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.3%
First-PersonSchedule I16.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + First-Person

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic earned 26.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 650 Action-Adventure + First-Person launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.3% of its money.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 16.7% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action-Adventure + First-Person is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Action-Adventure + First-Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view639 of 650 launchesWithout the breakout649 of 650 launchesLast 18 months360 of 650 launches
Launches counted65039 hits63939 hits64938 hits36021 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.1 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$606top tenth $26,211+$606$605$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.7%0.1 more in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less-29.9%$181 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 650 launches.

Launches counted
65039 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$606top tenth $26,211+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 650 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
63939 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (26.0% of the money): 649 launches left.

Launches counted
64938 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 360 of 650.

Launches counted
36021 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-29.9%$181 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 650 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 650 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (26.0% of the money): 649 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 360 of 650.

Action-Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,443 of 3,592 launchesWithout the breakout3,591 of 3,592 launchesLast 18 months1,851 of 3,592 launches
Launches counted3,592194 hits3,443186 hits3,591193 hits1,85195 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $23,070+$405$404$363
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change-10.1%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 3,592 launches.

Launches counted
3,592194 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $23,070+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 149 of 3,592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,443186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.3% of the money): 3,591 launches left.

Launches counted
3,591193 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,851 of 3,592.

Launches counted
1,85195 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$363
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.1%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 3,592 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 149 of 3,592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.3% of the money): 3,591 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,851 of 3,592.

First-Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,135 of 4,266 launchesWithout the breakout4,265 of 4,266 launchesLast 18 months2,372 of 4,266 launches
Launches counted4,266296 hits4,135284 hits4,265295 hits2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$849top tenth $40,885+$849$849$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-14.3%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.

Launches counted
4,266296 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849top tenth $40,885+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,135284 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.

Launches counted
4,265295 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

Launches counted
2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-14.3%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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