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Niches / PvP + Shooter

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PvP + Shooter

Games tagged both PvP and Shooter: 169 indie paid launches, 13 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 PvP + Shooter 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

PvP + Shooter beats both its tags: 8 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.5 in 100 for PvP and 19.5 in 100 for Shooter.

Small sample: 28 launches, 8 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagPvP
15.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,767
Launches193 / 30 hits
Pair leads by13.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairPvP + Shooter
8 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds8 of 28 launches
Typical earnings$9,106
Launches28 / 8 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoShooter
19.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,418
Launches394 / 77 hits
Pair leads by9.1 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 $20PvP 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.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both PvP and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 28.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.3 for PvP-only games and 18.9 for Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 28 games priced $10 to $20; 28.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,106.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

Wild Assaultleads this pair13.5%
PairWild Assault13.5%
PvPREMATCH29.3%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare19.2%
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 PvP + Shooter

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

  • Wild Assault earned 13.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 169 PvP + Shooter launches.
  • PvP is led by REMATCH, with 29.3% of its money.
  • Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 19.2% 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

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

PvP + Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view168 of 169 launchesWithout the breakout168 of 169 launchesLast 18 months89 of 169 launches
Launches counted16913 hits16813 hits16812 hits898 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.1 in 1001 in 149.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $25,907+$405$404$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-7.8%0.6 fewer in 100+16.9%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change+0.2%$1 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both PvP and Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 169 launches.

Launches counted
16913 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $25,907+
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: 1 of 169 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16813 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Wild Assault (13.5% of the money): 168 launches left.

Launches counted
16812 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-7.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 89 of 169.

Launches counted
898 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
+16.9%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both PvP and Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 169 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: 1 of 169 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, Wild Assault (13.5% of the money): 168 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 89 of 169.

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

PvP through every lens, all prices
PvPBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,141 of 1,166 launchesWithout the breakout1,165 of 1,166 launchesLast 18 months648 of 1,166 launches
Launches counted1,16674 hits1,14172 hits1,16573 hits64837 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$541top tenth $33,177+$526$526$604
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-2.8%$15 less-2.8%$15 less+11.6%$63 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 1,166 launches.

Launches counted
1,16674 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$541top tenth $33,177+
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: 25 of 1,166 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,14172 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$526
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-2.8%$15 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (29.3% of the money): 1,165 launches left.

Launches counted
1,16573 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$526
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-2.8%$15 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 648 of 1,166.

Launches counted
64837 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$604
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.6%$63 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 1,166 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: 25 of 1,166 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 (29.3% of the money): 1,165 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 648 of 1,166.

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

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,534 of 2,618 launchesWithout the breakout2,617 of 2,618 launchesLast 18 months1,346 of 2,618 launches
Launches counted2,618155 hits2,534149 hits2,617154 hits1,34675 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$363top tenth $20,964+$403$363$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.0%$40 more0.0%no change-10.7%$39 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 2,618 launches.

Launches counted
2,618155 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$363top tenth $20,964+
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 2,618 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,534149 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+11.0%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (19.2% of the money): 2,617 launches left.

Launches counted
2,617154 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$363
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: 1,346 of 2,618.

Launches counted
1,34675 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$39 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 2,618 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 2,618 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, Gray Zone Warfare (19.2% of the money): 2,617 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,346 of 2,618.

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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