Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelike / Action Roguelike
Roguelike + Action Roguelike: a typical launch earns $1,131 in its first year
That is the median of 451 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 65 of 949 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 48.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 51% on the year before: 783 against 518.
- Price
- $1,131 median of 451 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −9.5% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 783 518 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 2,082 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 4,682 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.76%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.56% to 0.93% | 96 ranked of 2,083 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #316 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.33xhits against expected | 1.10x to 1.60x | 949 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,237 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −23%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −33% to −12% | 148 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #2,062 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −15%review growth against same-age games | −25% to −7% | 148 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,468 of 2,461pairs on this board |
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 949
- Hit rate
- 6.8%6.0% to 10.9%
- Expected rate
- 5.1%
- Against expected
- 1.33x1.10x to 1.60x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
948 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $809
- Top tenth
- $57,887
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +51%
- Against Steam
- +11%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Action RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
Hades II (opens the Steam store)2024 · 114,739 reviews, 95% positiveest. $66M
Megabonk (opens the Steam store)2025 · 100,637 reviews, 94% positiveest. $20M
BALL x PIT (opens the Steam store)2025 · 24,912 reviews, 95% positiveest. $7.2M
Sephiria (opens the Steam store)2025 · 12,039 reviews, 94% positiveest. $4M
Magicraft (opens the Steam store)2023 · 15,116 reviews, 92% positiveest. $3.7M
The Spell Brigade (opens the Steam store)2024 · 14,815 reviews, 80% positiveest. $3.3M
Rabbit and Steel (opens the Steam store)2024 · 10,195 reviews, 96% positiveest. $2.9M
Death Must Die (opens the Steam store)2023 · 20,960 reviews, 90% positiveest. $2.9M
More with Roguelike
pairs with Roguelike- Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$17,70935 launches priced, 135 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,25299 launches priced, 221 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Roguelike$4,45040 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Anime$4,38831 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Difficult$3,64173 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Auto Battler$3,39375 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
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