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Niches / Arcade + Hack and Slash

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Arcade + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both Arcade and Hack and Slash: 117 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Showing Arcade + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Arcade and trails Hack and Slash; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash.

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

Arcade + Hack and Slash is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash: 4 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.4 in 100 for Arcade and 21.7 in 100 for Hack and Slash.

Small sample: 12 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneArcade
10.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.4 in 100
Typical earnings$3,292
Launches346 / 36 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairArcade + Hack and Slash
4 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 12 launches
Typical earnings$44,015
Launches12 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoHack and Slash
21.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.7 in 100
Typical earnings$14,890
Launches180 / 39 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices117 in pairUnder $572 in pair$5 to $1031 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Arcade and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 4 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 9.6 in 100 for Arcade-only games and 20.8 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arcade alone and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $44,015.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

KILL KNIGHTleads this pair16.6%
PairKILL KNIGHT16.6%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 243.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Arcade + Hack and Slash

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

  • KILL KNIGHT earned 16.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 117 Arcade + Hack and Slash launches.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% of its money.
  • Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 43.9% 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

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

Arcade + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view117 of 117 launchesWithout the breakout116 of 117 launchesLast 18 months28 of 117 launches
Launches counted1178 hits1178 hits1167 hits281 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.0 in 1001 in 171 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $44,015+$283$283$134
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-11.7%0.8 fewer in 100-47.8%3.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-52.7%$149 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 117 launches.

Launches counted
1178 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $44,015+
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 117 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1178 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, KILL KNIGHT (16.6% of the money): 116 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1167 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-11.7%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 117.

Launches counted
281 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$134
Chance against standard
-47.8%3.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-52.7%$149 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 117 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 117 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, KILL KNIGHT (16.6% of the money): 116 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: 28 of 117.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
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: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and SlashBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view792 of 829 launchesWithout the breakout828 of 829 launchesLast 18 months219 of 829 launches
Launches counted82982 hits79275 hits82881 hits21923 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 109.5 in 1001 in 119.8 in 1001 in 1010.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $99,462+$892$801$766
Chance against standardthe base-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.4%$91 more0.0%no change-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 launches.

Launches counted
82982 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $99,462+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79275 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$892
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.4%$91 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
82881 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$801
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 219 of 829.

Launches counted
21923 hits
Earned $100k+
10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$35 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 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: 37 of 829 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 (43.9% of the money): 828 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: 219 of 829.

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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