+ Action
#2Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
32 in 10030 of 94 launches1.28x
Likely range25 to 40in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+7in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.81xall games 18 in 100
Launches9430 earned $100k+
Mega Combo
Put in one tag and a price. See which second tag, and which second and third, went with the best odds of a $100k+ first year, as far as the data can tell.
ScoreboardWhich tag adds the most?$10 to $20
Best partner for Roguelike at $10 to $20: Action Roguelike. 31 in 100 earned $100k+, against 25 in 100 for Roguelike alone.
Its range (25 to 38 in 100) still overlaps Roguelike alone, so the lead is not certain.
REFReference
This tag aloneRoguelike
25in 100 earned
$100k+
$100k+
Launches102 of 410 launches
Likely range22 to 29 in 100
Vs all games1.41x
Ranked onchance itself
1STBest partner
Best partnerRoguelike + Action Roguelike
31in 100 earned
$100k+
$100k+
Launches41 of 133 launches
Likely range25 to 38 in 100
Vs all games1.75x
Lead over Roguelike+5.9 in 100 (1.24x)
All games at $10 to $20: 18 in 100 earned $100k+.each block is 2 in 100 all games at $10 to $20Best with three tags: Roguelike + Action Roguelike + Roguelite, 36 in 100 (32 of 90 launches). May be luck
Runners-upRoguelike + one more tag, $10 to $20
+ Roguelite
#3Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
29 in 10068 of 236 launches1.16x
Likely range24 to 34in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+3.9in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.63xall games 18 in 100
Launches23668 earned $100k+
+ Roguelike Deckbuilder
#4Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
32 in 10024 of 76 launches1.27x
Likely range24 to 41in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+6.7in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.79xall games 18 in 100
Launches7624 earned $100k+
+ Tower Defense
#5Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
35 in 10011 of 31 launches1.43x
Likely range23 to 50in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+11in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games2.01xall games 18 in 100
Launches3111 earned $100k+
+ Action RPG
#6Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneOne hit
33 in 10012 of 36 launches1.34x
Likely range22 to 47in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+8.5in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.89xall games 18 in 100
Launches3612 earned $100k+
+ Hack and Slash
#7Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneOne hit
32 in 10014 of 44 launches1.28x
Likely range22 to 44in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+6.9in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.81xall games 18 in 100
Launches4414 earned $100k+
+ Dungeon Crawler
#8Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneOne hit
28 in 10021 of 74 launches1.14x
Likely range21 to 38in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+3.5in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.61xall games 18 in 100
Launches7421 earned $100k+
+ Turn-Based Strategy
#9Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
28 in 10019 of 67 launches1.14x
Likely range20 to 38in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+3.5in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.61xall games 18 in 100
Launches6719 earned $100k+
Best three-tag combosRoguelike + two more tags, $10 to $20
+ Action Roguelike + Roguelite
#1Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
36 in 10032 of 90 launches1.43x
Likely range28 to 44in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+11in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games2.02xall games 18 in 100
Launches9032 earned $100k+
+ Action + Roguelite
#2Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
36 in 10020 of 56 launches1.44x
Likely range26 to 47in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+11in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games2.03xall games 18 in 100
Launches5620 earned $100k+
+ Action + Action Roguelike
#3Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneMay be luck
34 in 10025 of 73 launches1.38x
Likely range26 to 44in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+9.4in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.94xall games 18 in 100
Launches7325 earned $100k+
+ Dungeon Crawler + Roguelite
#4Earned $100k+, and times Roguelike aloneOne hit
35 in 10015 of 43 launches1.40x
Likely range24 to 47in 100, 90% range
Vs Roguelike alone+10in 100 (alone 25 in 100)
Vs all games1.98xall games 18 in 100
Launches4315 earned $100k+
Ranked on the low end of each likely range (90%), so a small lucky sample cannot top the list. These describe games that were made, not a recipe: a tag that goes with higher odds often marks a different kind of game (scope, budget, audience), not a switch to flip.
A hit is $100k+ in estimated first-year sales. Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
One hit one game holds over half the money in that combination (all prices).May be luck across this many pairs, chance alone could give a lead over all games this size.
About these figures
- Launches
- Indie paid Steam launches 12 to 36 months old, figures of 3 Oct 2026 (majors, $40+, adult and free games out).
- Likely range
- The 90% range (Wilson interval) of hits out of launches. Ranking uses its low end, so 10 hits in 30 ranks below 225 in 900 even though 33 in 100 is higher than 25 in 100.
- Sample
- A combination is ranked only with 30+ launches and 5+ hits at this price. This read looked at 73 second tags and 152 three-tag combinations; 163 were too small to rank.
- Soft estimate
- Revenue is reviews times a multiplier times price, checked against 453 published sales figures: right for the typical game, rough for any single one. Across the multiplier's range the overall base rate runs about 5 to 8 in 100.