Niche

Action + Anime

Games tagged both Action and Anime: 294 indie paid launches, 31 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. 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

Showing Action + Anime priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action and is about level with Anime; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Action and beats Anime.

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

Action + Anime is about level with Action and beats Anime: 20.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Action and 14.5 in 100 for Anime.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagAction

18.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.9 in 100

Typical earnings$8,369

Launches1,093 / 207 hits

A tie, apart by1.1 in 100

TIEA tie

This pairAction + Anime

20.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.0 in 100

$1k+86 in 100

$10k+54 in 100

Launches65 / 13 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twomood tagAnime

14.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.5 in 100

Typical earnings$10,140

Launches345 / 50 hits

Pair leads by5.5 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Action 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 prices294 in pair Under $5122 in pair $5 to $1076 in pair $10 to $2065 in pair $20 to $4031 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 65 games tagged both Action and Anime priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.9 in 100 for Action-only games and 13.2 in 100 for Anime-only games, so the mix is about level with Action alone and beats Anime alone.

Both: 65 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 54 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 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

Granblue Fantasy: Relinkleads this pair48.2%

PairGranblue Fantasy: Relink48.2%

ActionPath of Exile 215.3%

AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.1%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action + Anime

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

Granblue Fantasy: Relink earned 48.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 294 Action + Anime launches.
Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.3% of its money.
It also leads Anime, with 24.1% of that tag's 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

Action + Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Action + Anime through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view275 of 294 launches	Without the breakout293 of 294 launches	Last 18 months74 of 294 launches
Launches counted	29431 hits	27524 hits	29330 hits	749 hits
Earned $100k+	10.5 in 100	8.7 in 1001 in 11	10.2 in 100	12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,354top tenth $111,125+	$1,072	$1,324	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-17.2%1.8 fewer in 100	-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100	+15.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-20.8%$282 less	-2.2%$30 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 294 launches.

Launches counted: 29431 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,354top tenth $111,125+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 19 of 294 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 27524 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: -17.2%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -20.8%$282 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (48.2% of the money): 293 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 29330 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,324
Chance against standard: -2.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.2%$30 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 74 of 294.

Launches counted: 749 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +15.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 294 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: 19 of 294 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (48.2% of the money): 293 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: 74 of 294.

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 view7,762 of 8,002 launches	Without the breakout8,001 of 8,002 launches	Last 18 months2,181 of 8,002 launches
Launches counted	8,002415 hits	7,762398 hits	8,001414 hits	2,181126 hits
Earned $100k+	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$378top tenth $23,253+	$383	$378	$386
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.2%no change	+11.4%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.3%$5 more	0.0%no change	+2.1%$8 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 8,002 launches.

Launches counted: 8,002415 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $378top tenth $23,253+
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 8,002 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,762398 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.3%$5 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (15.3% of the money): 8,001 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 8,001414 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $378
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: 2,181 of 8,002.

Launches counted: 2,181126 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $386
Chance against standard: +11.4%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.1%$8 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 8,002 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 8,002 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 (15.3% of the money): 8,001 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: 2,181 of 8,002.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
Anime	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,405 of 1,559 launches	Without the breakout1,558 of 1,559 launches	Last 18 months429 of 1,559 launches
Launches counted	1,559133 hits	1,405111 hits	1,558132 hits	42939 hits
Earned $100k+	8.5 in 1001 in 12	7.9 in 1001 in 13	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,070top tenth $76,139+	$1,043	$1,070	$1,308
Chance against standard	the base	-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-2.5%$27 less	0.0%no change	+22.2%$238 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 launches.

Launches counted: 1,559133 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,070top tenth $76,139+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 154 of 1,559 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,405111 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,043
Chance against standard: -7.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.5%$27 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,558132 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,070
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 429 of 1,559.

Launches counted: 42939 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,308
Chance against standard: +6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +22.2%$238 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 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: 154 of 1,559 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 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: 429 of 1,559.

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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