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Abstract + Action

Games tagged both Abstract and Action: 87 indie paid launches, 2 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 Abstract + Action priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Abstract and trails Action; priced under $5 it trails Abstract and is 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?Under $5

Abstract + Action trails Abstract and is level with Action: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Abstract and 0.3 in 100 for Action.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagAbstract
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$202
Launches331 / 2 hits
Pair trails by0.6 in 100
2NDTied
This pairAbstract + Action
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$101
Launches56 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagAction
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 333
Typical earnings$122
Launches4,739 / 12 hits
Pair is level0.3 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Abstract 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 prices87 in pairUnder $556 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 56 games tagged both Abstract and Action priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 for Abstract-only games and 0.3 for Action-only games, so the mix trails Abstract alone and is level with Action alone.

Both: 56 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $101.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 56 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

Mycopunkleads this pair66.5%
PairMycopunk66.5%
AbstractMycopunk19.3%
ActionPath of Exile 214.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Abstract + 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

  • Mycopunk earned 66.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 87 Abstract + Action launches.
  • It also leads Abstract, with 19.3% of that tag's money.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 14.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Abstract + Action is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Abstract + Action through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view85 of 87 launchesWithout the breakout86 of 87 launchesLast 18 months51 of 87 launches
Launches counted872 hits852 hits861 hits512 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 432.4 in 1001 in 421.2 in 1001 in 833.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$324top tenth $12,227+$324$324$662
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.3%0.1 more in 100-47.8%1.1 fewer in 100+69.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+104.3%$338 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Action, 6 to 30 months old: 87 launches.

Launches counted
872 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$324top tenth $12,227+
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: 2 of 87 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
852 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (66.5% of the money): 86 launches left.

Launches counted
861 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-47.8%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 87.

Launches counted
512 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$662
Chance against standard
+69.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+104.3%$338 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Action, 6 to 30 months old: 87 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: 2 of 87 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, Mycopunk (66.5% of the money): 86 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 87.

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

Abstract through every lens, all prices
AbstractBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view468 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months290 of 492 launches
Launches counted49211 hits46810 hits49110 hits2909 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.1 in 1001 in 482.0 in 1001 in 503.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $8,210+$425$421$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more-0.7%$3 less+42.9%$182 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
49211 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $8,210+
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: 24 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
46810 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.

Launches counted
49110 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$3 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

Launches counted
2909 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.9%$182 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 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: 24 of 492 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, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

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

Action through every lens, all prices
ActionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view8,493 of 8,722 launchesWithout the breakout8,721 of 8,722 launchesLast 18 months4,715 of 8,722 launches
Launches counted8,722424 hits8,493408 hits8,721423 hits4,715222 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 214.9 in 1001 in 204.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $21,119+$404$404$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.0%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-4.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 6 to 30 months old: 8,722 launches.

Launches counted
8,722424 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $21,119+
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: 229 of 8,722 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8,493408 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (14.3% of the money): 8,721 launches left.

Launches counted
8,721423 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,715 of 8,722.

Launches counted
4,715222 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 6 to 30 months old: 8,722 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: 229 of 8,722 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 (14.3% of the money): 8,721 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,715 of 8,722.

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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