Niche

2.5D + Action RPG

Games tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG: 44 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". 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.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $5 to $10

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$5 to $10 Last 18 months Reset

Showing 2.5D + Action RPG priced $5 to $10, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $5 to $10 it is too small to compare with 2.5D and is too small to compare with Action RPG.

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?$5 to $10

2.5D + Action RPG is too small to compare with 2.5D and is too small to compare with Action RPG: 0 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 1 of 188 launches for 2.5D and 2.4 in 100 for Action RPG.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 18 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tag2.5D

1 of 188launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 188 launches

Typical earnings$595

Launches188 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2.5D + Action RPG

0 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 18 launches

$1k+3 of 18 launches

$10k+1 of 18 launches

Launches18 / 0 hits

Expected3.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoAction RPG

2.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 42

Typical earnings$690

Launches375 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,208, from 6,979 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $102.5D 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices44 in pair Under $515 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG priced $5 to $10. 0 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 170 for 2.5D-only games and 2.5 in 100 for Action RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2.5D alone and is too small to compare with Action RPG alone.

Both: 18 games priced $5 to $10; 0 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 3 of 18 launches · $10k+ 1 of 18 launches · $100k+ 0 of 18 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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 pair55.2%

PairMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree55.2%

2.5DInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days14.6%

Action RPGPath of Exile 235.4%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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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 55.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 2.5D + Action RPG launches.
2.5D is led by Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, with 14.6% of its money.
Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.4% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2.5D + Action RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

2.5D + Action RPG through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	445 hits	395 hits	434 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	11.4 in 100	12.8 in 100	4 of 43too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 32 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+12.8%1.5 more in 100	-18.1%2.1 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 445 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 32 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 395 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +12.8%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (55.2% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 434 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -18.1%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 44 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 (55.2% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5D	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view572 of 609 launches	Without the breakout608 of 609 launches	Last 18 months183 of 609 launches
Launches counted	60933 hits	57232 hits	60832 hits	1836 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.3 in 1001 in 19	3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings	$330top tenth $29,817+	$338	$330	$442
Chance against standard	the base	+3.2%0.2 more in 100	-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-39.5%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.4%$8 more	0.0%no change	+33.9%$112 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 609 launches.

Launches counted: 60933 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $330top tenth $29,817+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 609 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 57232 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $338
Chance against standard: +3.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.4%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.6% of the money): 608 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 60832 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $330
Chance against standard: -2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 183 of 609.

Launches counted: 1836 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $442
Chance against standard: -39.5%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +33.9%$112 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 609 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 609 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, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.6% of the money): 608 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 183 of 609.

Action RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,241 of 1,347 launches	Without the breakout1,346 of 1,347 launches	Last 18 months332 of 1,347 launches
Launches counted	1,347109 hits	1,24196 hits	1,346108 hits	33223 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.7 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$469top tenth $67,900+	$526	$469	$589
Chance against standard	the base	-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-14.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+12.2%$57 more	0.0%no change	+25.6%$120 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,347 launches.

Launches counted: 1,347109 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $469top tenth $67,900+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 106 of 1,347 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,24196 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $526
Chance against standard: -4.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +12.2%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.4% of the money): 1,346 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,346108 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $469
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 1,347.

Launches counted: 33223 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $589
Chance against standard: -14.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +25.6%$120 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,347 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 106 of 1,347 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 (35.4% of the money): 1,346 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 1,347.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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