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Niches / Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike

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Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike

Games tagged both Mystery Dungeon and Roguelike: 65 indie paid launches, 6 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 Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Mystery Dungeon and trails Roguelike.

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

Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike beats Mystery Dungeon and trails Roguelike: 3 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 6.8 in 100 for Mystery Dungeon and 23.5 in 100 for Roguelike.

Small sample: 16 launches, 3 hits.

3RDThird
Tag oneMystery Dungeon
6.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 15
Typical earnings$4,228
Launches44 / 3 hits
Pair leads by12.0 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairMystery Dungeon + Roguelike
3 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 16 launches
Typical earnings$7,650
Launches16 / 3 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoRoguelike
23.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.5 in 100
Typical earnings$18,676
Launches480 / 113 hits
Pair trails by4.7 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 prices65 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Mystery Dungeon and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 18.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.0 for Mystery Dungeon-only games and 23.7 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix beats Mystery Dungeon alone and trails Roguelike alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 18.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,650.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Islandleads this pair22.8%
PairShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island22.8%
Mystery DungeonShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island16.1%
RoguelikeSlay the Spire 222.3%
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 Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike

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

  • Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island earned 22.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 65 Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike launches.
  • It also leads Mystery Dungeon, with 16.1% of that tag's money.
  • Roguelike is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 22.3% 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

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

Mystery Dungeon + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view63 of 65 launchesWithout the breakout64 of 65 launchesLast 18 months40 of 65 launches
Launches counted656 hits636 hits645 hits403 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 117.8 in 1001 in 137.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,214top tenth $56,253+$1,214$1,214$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.3%0.3 more in 100-15.2%1.4 fewer in 100-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-33.4%$405 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery Dungeon and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 65 launches.

Launches counted
656 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214top tenth $56,253+
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: 2 of 65 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
636 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
+3.3%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (22.8% of the money): 64 launches left.

Launches counted
645 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-15.2%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 65.

Launches counted
403 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-33.4%$405 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery Dungeon and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 65 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: 2 of 65 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, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (22.8% of the money): 64 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 65.

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

Mystery Dungeon through every lens, all prices
Mystery DungeonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view256 of 272 launchesWithout the breakout271 of 272 launchesLast 18 months139 of 272 launches
Launches counted2727 hits2567 hits2716 hits1394 hits
Earned $100k+2.6 in 1001 in 382.7 in 1001 in 372.2 in 1001 in 452.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $8,496+$361$303$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.8%0.1 more in 100-15.4%0.4 fewer in 100+11.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+19.1%$58 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery Dungeon, 6 to 30 months old: 272 launches.

Launches counted
2727 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $8,496+
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: 16 of 272 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2567 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$361
Chance against standard
+3.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.1%$58 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (16.1% of the money): 271 launches left.

Launches counted
2716 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-15.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 139 of 272.

Launches counted
1394 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+11.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery Dungeon, 6 to 30 months old: 272 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: 16 of 272 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, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (16.1% of the money): 271 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 139 of 272.

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

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,355 of 2,511 launchesWithout the breakout2,510 of 2,511 launchesLast 18 months1,504 of 2,511 launches
Launches counted2,511179 hits2,355166 hits2,510178 hits1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$969top tenth $60,027+$1,010$969$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.2%$41 more0.0%no change-16.5%$160 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.

Launches counted
2,511179 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969top tenth $60,027+
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: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,355166 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.

Launches counted
2,510178 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969
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: 1,504 of 2,511.

Launches counted
1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$160 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 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: 156 of 2,511 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, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

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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