Niche

Action-Adventure + Old School

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Old School: 57 indie paid launches, 7 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Action-Adventure + Old School priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Old School.

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?Under $5

Action-Adventure + Old School is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Old School: 0 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 1,709 launches for Action-Adventure and 0 of 251 launches for Old School.

Small sample: 22 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction-Adventure

4 of 1,709launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 1,709 launches

Typical earnings$115

Launches1,709 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction-Adventure + Old School

0 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 22 launches

Typical earnings$169

Launches22 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagOld School

0 of 251launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 251 launches

Typical earnings$134

Launches251 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Old School 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices57 in pair Under $522 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $407: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Old School priced under $5. 0 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 1,687 for Action-Adventure-only games and 0 of 229 for Old School-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Old School alone.

Both: 22 games priced under $5; 0 of 22 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $169.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croftleads this pair63.5%

PairTomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft63.5%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.5%

Old SchoolSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection28.0%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Old School

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

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The leaders, in words

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft earned 63.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 57 Action-Adventure + Old School launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.5% of its money.
Old School is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 28.0% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action-Adventure + Old School is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action-Adventure + Old School through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view57 of 57 launches	Without the breakout56 of 57 launches	Last 18 months12 of 57 launches
Launches counted	577 hits	577 hits	566 hits	123 hits
Earned $100k+	12.3 in 100	12.3 in 100	10.7 in 100	3 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$506top tenth $117,931+	$506	$506	$2,680
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-12.8%1.6 fewer in 100	+103.6%12.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+429.6%$2,174 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.

Launches counted: 577 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $506top tenth $117,931+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 57 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 577 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $506
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (63.5% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 566 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $506
Chance against standard: -12.8%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 57.

Launches counted: 123 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $2,680
Chance against standard: +103.6%12.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +429.6%$2,174 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 57 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, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (63.5% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 57.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,251 of 3,405 launches	Without the breakout3,404 of 3,405 launches	Last 18 months879 of 3,405 launches
Launches counted	3,405167 hits	3,251159 hits	3,404166 hits	87955 hits
Earned $100k+	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 21	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$376top tenth $21,454+	$383	$376	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.6%no change	+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.9%$7 more	0.0%no change	+1.9%$7 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 launches.

Launches counted: 3,405167 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $376top tenth $21,454+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 154 of 3,405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,251159 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +1.9%$7 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.5% of the money): 3,404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,404166 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $376
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,405.

Launches counted: 87955 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.9%$7 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 154 of 3,405 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 (7.5% of the money): 3,404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,405.

Old School is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Old School through every lens, all prices
Old School	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view524 of 528 launches	Without the breakout527 of 528 launches	Last 18 months121 of 528 launches
Launches counted	52830 hits	52430 hits	52729 hits	1217 hits
Earned $100k+	5.7 in 1001 in 18	5.7 in 1001 in 17	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$539top tenth $27,920+	$511	$516	$383
Chance against standard	the base	+0.8%no change	-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100	+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.2%$28 less	-4.3%$23 less	-28.9%$156 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 528 launches.

Launches counted: 52830 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $539top tenth $27,920+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 528 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52430 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $511
Chance against standard: +0.8%no change
Typical against standard: -5.2%$28 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.0% of the money): 527 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 52729 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $516
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.3%$23 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 121 of 528.

Launches counted: 1217 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -28.9%$156 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 528 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 528 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.0% of the money): 527 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 121 of 528.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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