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2.5D + Action

Games tagged both 2.5D and Action: 203 indie paid launches, 12 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 $10 to $20

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 West-facing view

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Games mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. That share is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; for smaller games it is guessed from the game's name. 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.

$10 to $20 West-facing view Reset

Showing 2.5D + Action priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. 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 is about level with 2.5D and is about level with Action; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2.5D and is about level with Action.

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 beats 2.5D and is about level with Action: 18.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for 2.5D and 19.2 in 100 for Action.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

3RDThird

Tag onemood tag2.5D

14.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.7 in 100

Typical earnings$9,195

Launches109 / 16 hits

Pair leads by4.1 in 100

TIEA tie

This pair2.5D + Action

18.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.8 in 100

$1k+81 in 100

$10k+47 in 100

Launches32 / 6 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagAction

19.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.2 in 100

Typical earnings$8,426

Launches1,086 / 208 hits

A tie, apart by0.4 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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: 0.4 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 prices203 in pair Under $592 in pair $5 to $1070 in pair $10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $409: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both 2.5D and Action priced $10 to $20. 18.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.0 in 100 for 2.5D-only games and 19.2 in 100 for Action-only games, so the mix beats 2.5D alone and is about level with Action alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 18.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 81 in 100 · $10k+ 47 in 100 · $100k+ 19 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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 west-facing view 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

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Daysleads this pair20.8%

PairInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days20.8%

2.5DInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days14.6%

ActionPath of Exile 215.7%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2.5D + Action

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

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days earned 20.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 203 2.5D + Action launches.
It also leads 2.5D, with 14.6% of that tag's money.
Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.7% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2.5D + Action holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2.5D + Action through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view195 of 203 launches	Without the breakout202 of 203 launches	Last 18 months53 of 203 launches
Launches counted	20312 hits	19511 hits	20211 hits	532 hits
Earned $100k+	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 18	2 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$321top tenth $31,330+	$346	$321	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-4.6%0.3 fewer in 100	-7.9%0.5 fewer in 100	-36.2%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+7.8%$25 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 203 launches.

Launches counted: 20312 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $321top tenth $31,330+
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: 8 of 203 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 19511 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $346
Chance against standard: -4.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +7.8%$25 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (20.8% of the money): 202 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 20211 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $321
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 203.

Launches counted: 532 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -36.2%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 203 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: 8 of 203 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 (20.8% of the money): 202 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: 53 of 203.

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 holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action through every lens, all prices
Action	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,655 of 7,895 launches	Without the breakout7,894 of 7,895 launches	Last 18 months2,142 of 7,895 launches
Launches counted	7,895409 hits	7,655392 hits	7,894408 hits	2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$372top tenth $23,619+	$378	$372	$421
Chance against standard	the base	-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.2%no change	+10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.6%$6 more	0.0%no change	+13.2%$49 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 launches.

Launches counted: 7,895409 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $372top tenth $23,619+
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: 240 of 7,895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,655392 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $378
Chance against standard: -1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.6%$6 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7,894408 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $372
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,142 of 7,895.

Launches counted: 2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: +10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.2%$49 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 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: 240 of 7,895 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 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 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: 2,142 of 7,895.

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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