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Niches / 2.5D + Action RPG

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2.5D + Action RPG

Games tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG: 48 indie paid launches, 5 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 2.5D + Action 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

2.5D + Action RPG beats both its tags: 3 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2.5D and 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG.

Small sample: 12 launches, 3 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tag2.5D
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,882
Launches132 / 17 hits
Pair leads by12.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pair2.5D + Action RPG
3 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 12 launches
Typical earnings$39,993
Launches12 / 3 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoAction RPG
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$8,741
Launches297 / 57 hits
Pair leads by5.8 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 $202.5D 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices48 in pairUnder $513 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG priced $10 to $20. 25.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 11.7 for 2.5D-only games and 18.9 for Action RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 25.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $39,993.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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 pair42.9%
PairMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree42.9%
2.5DRivals of Aether II13.0%
Action RPGPath of Exile 231.7%
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 2.5D + Action 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 42.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 48 2.5D + Action RPG launches.
  • 2.5D is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 13.0% of its money.
  • Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 31.7% 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

2.5D + Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2.5D + Action RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 48 launchesWithout the breakout47 of 48 launchesLast 18 months22 of 48 launches
Launches counted485 hits425 hits474 hits222 hits
Earned $100k+10.4 in 10011.9 in 1008.5 in 1001 in 129.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$243top tenth $130,345+$243$243$243
Chance against standardthe yardstick+14.4%1.5 more in 100-18.3%1.9 fewer in 100-12.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 48 launches.

Launches counted
485 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$243top tenth $130,345+
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: 6 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
425 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
+14.4%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (42.9% of the money): 47 launches left.

Launches counted
474 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-18.3%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 48.

Launches counted
222 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-12.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 48 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: 6 of 48 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 (42.9% of the money): 47 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 48.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view650 of 686 launchesWithout the breakout685 of 686 launchesLast 18 months378 of 686 launches
Launches counted68636 hits65034 hits68535 hits37812 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 203.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $23,883+$404$403$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less-19.8%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.

Launches counted
68636 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $23,883+
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: 36 of 686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65034 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.

Launches counted
68535 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

Launches counted
37812 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 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: 36 of 686 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, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

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

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launchesWithout the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launchesLast 18 months696 of 1,413 launches
Launches counted1,413109 hits1,30097 hits1,412108 hits69648 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.5 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 136.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $62,308+$505$485$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$20 more0.0%no change-12.4%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.

Launches counted
1,413109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $62,308+
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: 113 of 1,413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,30097 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.

Launches counted
1,412108 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

Launches counted
69648 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.4%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 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: 113 of 1,413 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 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

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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