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Niches / Loot + RPG

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Loot + RPG

Games tagged both Loot and RPG: 112 indie paid launches, 19 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 Loot + 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

Loot + RPG beats both its tags: 7 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.8 in 100 for Loot and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.

Small sample: 21 launches, 7 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagLoot
29.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.8 in 100
Typical earnings$49,190
Launches57 / 17 hits
Pair leads by3.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pairLoot + RPG
7 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds7 of 21 launches
Typical earnings$65,577
Launches21 / 7 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoRPG
18.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,017
Launches881 / 163 hits
Pair leads by14.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Loot 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Loot and RPG priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.8 for Loot-only games and 18.1 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $65,577.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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 pair84.1%
PairPath of Exile 284.1%
LootPath of Exile 267.8%
RPGPath of Exile 216.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Loot + 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 84.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 112 Loot + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Loot, with 67.8% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads RPG, with 16.6% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Loot + RPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Loot + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view82 of 112 launchesWithout the breakout111 of 112 launchesLast 18 months57 of 112 launches
Launches counted11219 hits8216 hits11118 hits5710 hits
Earned $100k+17.0 in 10019.5 in 10016.2 in 10017.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,718top tenth $234,438+$3,070$1,718$4,045
Chance against standardthe yardstick+14.7%2.5 more in 100-4.7%0.8 fewer in 100+2.9%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+78.7%$1,352 more0.0%no change+135.4%$2,327 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 112 launches.

Launches counted
11219 hits
Earned $100k+
17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,718top tenth $234,438+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 30 of 112 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8216 hits
Earned $100k+
19.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,070
Chance against standard
+14.7%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+78.7%$1,352 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (84.1% of the money): 111 launches left.

Launches counted
11118 hits
Earned $100k+
16.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,718
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 112.

Launches counted
5710 hits
Earned $100k+
17.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,045
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+135.4%$2,327 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 112 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: 30 of 112 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 (84.1% of the money): 111 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 112.

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

Loot through every lens, all prices
LootBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view241 of 285 launchesWithout the breakout284 of 285 launchesLast 18 months165 of 285 launches
Launches counted28540 hits24135 hits28439 hits16521 hits
Earned $100k+14.0 in 10014.5 in 10013.7 in 10012.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,820top tenth $142,114+$1,920$1,820$2,265
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.6%0.5 more in 100-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+5.5%$100 more0.0%no change+24.5%$445 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 launches.

Launches counted
28540 hits
Earned $100k+
14.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820top tenth $142,114+
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: 44 of 285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24135 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.

Launches counted
28439 hits
Earned $100k+
13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

Launches counted
16521 hits
Earned $100k+
12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,265
Chance against standard
-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+24.5%$445 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 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: 44 of 285 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 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

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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