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Niches / Metroidvania + RPG

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Metroidvania + RPG

Games tagged both Metroidvania and RPG: 71 indie paid launches, 14 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 Metroidvania + 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

Metroidvania + RPG beats both its tags: 7 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.5 in 100 for Metroidvania and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.

Small sample: 24 launches, 7 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneMetroidvania
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$23,478
Launches151 / 37 hits
Pair leads by4.7 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMetroidvania + RPG
7 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds7 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$48,264
Launches24 / 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 by10.7 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 $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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices71 in pairUnder $519 in pair$5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Metroidvania and RPG priced $10 to $20. 29.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.6 for Metroidvania-only games and 18.2 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 29.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $48,264.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Treeleads this pair23.0%
PairMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree23.0%
MetroidvaniaHollow Knight: Silksong68.4%
RPGPath of Exile 216.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Metroidvania + 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

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree earned 23.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 71 Metroidvania + RPG launches.
  • Metroidvania is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 68.4% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 16.6% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Metroidvania + RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Metroidvania + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view67 of 71 launchesWithout the breakout70 of 71 launchesLast 18 months45 of 71 launches
Launches counted7114 hits6713 hits7013 hits457 hits
Earned $100k+19.7 in 10019.4 in 10018.6 in 10015.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,367top tenth $149,790+$2,367$2,367$3,277
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.5%0.3 fewer in 100-5.6%1.1 fewer in 100-20.8%4.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+38.4%$910 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Metroidvania and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 71 launches.

Launches counted
7114 hits
Earned $100k+
19.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,367top tenth $149,790+
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: 4 of 71 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
6713 hits
Earned $100k+
19.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,367
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (23.0% of the money): 70 launches left.

Launches counted
7013 hits
Earned $100k+
18.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,367
Chance against standard
-5.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 71.

Launches counted
457 hits
Earned $100k+
15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,277
Chance against standard
-20.8%4.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+38.4%$910 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Metroidvania and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 71 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: 4 of 71 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, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (23.0% of the money): 70 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 71.

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

Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
MetroidvaniaBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view406 of 420 launchesWithout the breakout419 of 420 launchesLast 18 months232 of 420 launches
Launches counted42061 hits40658 hits41960 hits23229 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.3 in 10012.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,894top tenth $168,221+$3,031$2,893$2,901
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.7%$137 more0.0%$1 less+0.2%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.

Launches counted
42061 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,894top tenth $168,221+
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: 14 of 420 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
40658 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,031
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$137 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.

Launches counted
41960 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,893
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

Launches counted
23229 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,901
Chance against standard
-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 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: 14 of 420 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

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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