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Niches / Action RPG + RPG

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Action RPG + RPG

Games tagged both Action RPG and RPG: 934 indie paid launches, 65 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 RPG + RPG 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 RPG + RPG trails both its tags: 16.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 0.9 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag oneAction RPG
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$8,741
Launches297 / 57 hits
Pair trails by2.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pairAction RPG + RPG
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$7,691
Launches182 / 30 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoRPG
18.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,017
Launches881 / 163 hits
Pair trails by2.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 182 games tagged both Action RPG and RPG priced $10 to $20. 16.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.5 for Action RPG-only games and 19.0 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 182 games priced $10 to $20; 16.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,691.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 182 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

Path of Exile 2leads this pair35.8%
PairPath of Exile 235.8%
Action RPGPath of Exile 231.7%
RPGPath of Exile 216.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RPG + RPG

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

  • Path of Exile 2 earned 35.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 934 Action RPG + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Action RPG, with 31.7% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads RPG, with 16.6% of that tag's 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 RPG + RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action RPG + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view850 of 934 launchesWithout the breakout933 of 934 launchesLast 18 months463 of 934 launches
Launches counted93465 hits85058 hits93364 hits46328 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 146.8 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 146.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $41,804+$405$404$323
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-14.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change-20.0%$81 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 934 launches.

Launches counted
93465 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $41,804+
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: 84 of 934 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85058 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.8% of the money): 933 launches left.

Launches counted
93364 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 463 of 934.

Launches counted
46328 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-14.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.0%$81 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 934 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: 84 of 934 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, Path of Exile 2 (35.8% of the money): 933 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 463 of 934.

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

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launchesWithout the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launchesLast 18 months696 of 1,413 launches
Launches counted1,413109 hits1,30097 hits1,412108 hits69648 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.5 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 136.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $62,308+$505$485$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$20 more0.0%no change-12.4%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.

Launches counted
1,413109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $62,308+
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: 113 of 1,413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,30097 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.

Launches counted
1,412108 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

Launches counted
69648 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.4%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 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: 113 of 1,413 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, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

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

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launchesWithout the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launchesLast 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches
Launches counted4,151319 hits3,513268 hits4,150318 hits2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$708top tenth $62,744+$728$708$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.8%$20 more0.0%no change-14.3%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.

Launches counted
4,151319 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708top tenth $62,744+
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: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,513268 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.8%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.

Launches counted
4,150318 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708
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: 2,257 of 4,151.

Launches counted
2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.3%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 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: 638 of 4,151 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, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.

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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