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Niches / Action RPG + Hack and Slash
Action RPG + Hack and Slash
Games tagged both Action RPG and Hack and Slash: 309 indie paid launches, 31 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action RPG + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Action RPG and is level with Hack and Slash.
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.
Action RPG + Hack and Slash beats Action RPG and is level with Hack and Slash: 23.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG and 22.8 in 100 for Hack and Slash.
That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 74 games tagged both Action RPG and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 23.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.9 for Action RPG-only games and 22.6 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix beats Action RPG alone and is level with Hack and Slash alone.
Both: 74 games priced $10 to $20; 23.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,142.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 74 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Action RPG + Hack and Slash is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view295 of 309 launches | Without the breakout308 of 309 launches | Last 18 months158 of 309 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 30931 hits | 29528 hits | 30830 hits | 15810 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.0 in 100 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 | 9.7 in 1001 in 10 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,133top tenth $114,437+ | $1,133 | $1,133 | $1,314 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.0%0.5 fewer in 100 | -3.0%0.3 fewer in 100 | -37.0%3.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +16.0%$181 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Hack and Slash, 6 to 30 months old: 309 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 309 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (42.0% of the money): 308 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 309.
Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launches | Without the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launches | Last 18 months696 of 1,413 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,413109 hits | 1,30097 hits | 1,412108 hits | 69648 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $62,308+ | $505 | $485 | $425 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.4%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -12.4%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 113 of 1,413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.
Hack and Slash holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hack and Slash | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view862 of 897 launches | Without the breakout896 of 897 launches | Last 18 months465 of 897 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 89783 hits | 86276 hits | 89682 hits | 46538 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.3 in 1001 in 11 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 | 9.2 in 1001 in 11 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,010top tenth $89,055+ | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.4%0.5 fewer in 100 | -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100 | -11.8%1.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 6 to 30 months old: 897 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 897 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.7% of the money): 896 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 465 of 897.
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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