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Niches / Action-Adventure + Surreal

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Action-Adventure + Surreal

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Surreal: 64 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + Surreal priced $10 to $20.

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

Action-Adventure + Surreal is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Surreal: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 23.1 in 100 for Surreal.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneAction-Adventure
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,909
Launches547 / 89 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Surreal
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
$1k+10 of 10 launches
$10k+6 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagSurreal
23.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.1 in 100
$1k+88 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches78 / 18 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Surreal 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices64 in pairUnder $532 in pair$5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Surreal priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 16.2 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 23.5 in 100 for Surreal-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Surreal alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Arzette: The Jewel of Faramoreleads this pair35.8%
PairArzette: The Jewel of Faramore35.8%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
SurrealINDIKA14.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Surreal

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

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore earned 35.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 64 Action-Adventure + Surreal launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Surreal is led by INDIKA, with 14.1% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action-Adventure + Surreal holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action-Adventure + Surreal through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view60 of 64 launchesWithout the breakout63 of 64 launchesLast 18 months11 of 64 launches
Launches counted642 hits602 hits631 hits110 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 64too few for a rate2 of 60too few for a rate1 of 63too few for a rate0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+6.7%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100-100.0%3.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 64 launches.

Launches counted
642 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 64too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 64 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
602 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 60too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+6.7%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (35.8% of the money): 63 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
631 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 63too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 64.

Launches counted
110 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%3.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 64 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 64 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, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (35.8% of the money): 63 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: 11 of 64.

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-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,253 of 3,406 launchesWithout the breakout3,405 of 3,406 launchesLast 18 months878 of 3,406 launches
Launches counted3,406187 hits3,253179 hits3,405186 hits87859 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 186.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$375top tenth $26,502+$397$375$421
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.5%no change+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$22 more0.0%no change+12.3%$46 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 launches.

Launches counted
3,406187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375top tenth $26,502+
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: 153 of 3,406 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,253179 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$397
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,405186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 878 of 3,406.

Launches counted
87859 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$46 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 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: 153 of 3,406 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 (7.6% of the money): 3,405 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: 878 of 3,406.

Surreal holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Surreal through every lens, all prices
SurrealBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view553 of 579 launchesWithout the breakout578 of 579 launchesLast 18 months157 of 579 launches
Launches counted57935 hits55333 hits57834 hits1577 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 174.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,034top tenth $46,867+$1,020$1,034$1,161
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.4%$14 less0.0%no change+12.3%$127 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 launches.

Launches counted
57935 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034top tenth $46,867+
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: 26 of 579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
55333 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,020
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$14 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57834 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 579.

Launches counted
1577 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,161
Chance against standard
-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$127 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 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: 26 of 579 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, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 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: 157 of 579.

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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