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Niches / Action + Dungeon Crawler

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Action + Dungeon Crawler

Games tagged both Action and Dungeon Crawler: 265 indie paid launches, 25 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.

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

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 + Dungeon Crawler beats both its tags: 26.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Action and 20.4 in 100 for Dungeon Crawler.

That is about 1.3 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAction
18.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.9 in 100
Typical earnings$8,369
Launches1,093 / 207 hits
Pair leads by7.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairAction + Dungeon Crawler
26.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.0 in 100
$1k+84 in 100
$10k+48 in 100
Launches50 / 13 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoDungeon Crawler
20.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.4 in 100
Typical earnings$16,881
Launches196 / 40 hits
Pair leads by5.6 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 prices265 in pairUnder $5109 in pair$5 to $1086 in pair$10 to $2050 in pair$20 to $4020 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 50 games tagged both Action and Dungeon Crawler priced $10 to $20. 26.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.6 in 100 for Action-only games and 18.5 in 100 for Dungeon Crawler-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 50 games priced $10 to $20; 26.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 48 in 100 · $100k+ 26 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 50 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

Path of Exile 2leads this pair62.7%
PairPath of Exile 262.7%
ActionPath of Exile 215.3%
Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 247.2%
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: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action + Dungeon Crawler

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

  • Path of Exile 2 earned 62.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 265 Action + Dungeon Crawler launches.
  • It also leads Action, with 15.3% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Dungeon Crawler, with 47.2% of that tag's 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

Action + Dungeon Crawler is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Action + Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view256 of 265 launchesWithout the breakout264 of 265 launchesLast 18 months72 of 265 launches
Launches counted26525 hits25624 hits26424 hits729 hits
Earned $100k+9.4 in 1001 in 119.4 in 1001 in 119.1 in 1001 in 1112.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$575top tenth $92,913+$599$575under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100+32.5%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$24 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 265 launches.

Launches counted
26525 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$575top tenth $92,913+
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: 9 of 265 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
25624 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$599
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$24 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (62.7% of the money): 264 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26424 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$575
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 72 of 265.

Launches counted
729 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+32.5%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 265 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: 9 of 265 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 (62.7% of the money): 264 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: 72 of 265.

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
ActionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,762 of 8,002 launchesWithout the breakout8,001 of 8,002 launchesLast 18 months2,181 of 8,002 launches
Launches counted8,002415 hits7,762398 hits8,001414 hits2,181126 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 195.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$378top tenth $23,253+$383$378$386
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.2%no change+11.4%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.3%$5 more0.0%no change+2.1%$8 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Dungeon Crawler 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.

Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
Dungeon CrawlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view853 of 905 launchesWithout the breakout904 of 905 launchesLast 18 months239 of 905 launches
Launches counted90579 hits85376 hits90478 hits23923 hits
Earned $100k+8.7 in 1001 in 118.9 in 1001 in 118.6 in 1001 in 129.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$942top tenth $89,655+$1,072$942$1,072
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.2 more in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100+10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.8%$130 more0.0%no change+13.8%$130 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 905 launches.

Launches counted
90579 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$942top tenth $89,655+
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: 52 of 905 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85376 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.8%$130 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (47.2% of the money): 904 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
90478 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$942
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 239 of 905.

Launches counted
23923 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
+10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.8%$130 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 905 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: 52 of 905 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 (47.2% of the money): 904 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: 239 of 905.

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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