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Niches / Action + Minimalist

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Action + Minimalist

Games tagged both Action and Minimalist: 195 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

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

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 + Minimalist is too small to compare with Action and is too small to compare with Minimalist: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Action and 19.7 in 100 for Minimalist.

Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAction
18.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.9 in 100
Typical earnings$8,369
Launches1,093 / 207 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction + Minimalist
2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 12 launches
$1k+11 of 12 launches
$10k+7 of 12 launches
Launches12 / 2 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMinimalist
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
$1k+77 in 100
$10k+47 in 100
Launches66 / 13 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 prices195 in pairUnder $5146 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Action and Minimalist priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 19.0 in 100 for Action-only games and 20.4 in 100 for Minimalist-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action alone and is too small to compare with Minimalist alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 12 launches · $10k+ 7 of 12 launches · $100k+ 2 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Little Fighter 2 Remasteredleads this pair44.2%
PairLittle Fighter 2 Remastered44.2%
ActionPath of Exile 215.3%
MinimalistCast n Chill20.7%
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 Action + Minimalist

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

  • Little Fighter 2 Remastered earned 44.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 195 Action + Minimalist launches.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.3% of its money.
  • Minimalist is led by Cast n Chill, with 20.7% 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

Action + Minimalist 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.

Action + Minimalist through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view190 of 195 launchesWithout the breakout194 of 195 launchesLast 18 months51 of 195 launches
Launches counted1955 hits1905 hits1944 hits512 hits
Earned $100k+2.6 in 1001 in 392.6 in 1001 in 384 of 194too few for a rate2 of 51too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$102top tenth $5,222+$117$102under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.6%0.1 more in 100-19.6%0.5 fewer in 100+52.9%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+14.7%$15 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 195 launches.

Launches counted
1955 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$102top tenth $5,222+
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 195 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1905 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$117
Chance against standard
+2.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.7%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Fighter 2 Remastered (44.2% of the money): 194 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1944 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 194too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$102
Chance against standard
-19.6%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: 51 of 195.

Launches counted
512 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 51too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+52.9%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 195 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 195 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, Little Fighter 2 Remastered (44.2% of the money): 194 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: 51 of 195.

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.

Minimalist 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.

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
MinimalistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,061 of 1,092 launchesWithout the breakout1,091 of 1,092 launchesLast 18 months313 of 1,092 launches
Launches counted1,09225 hits1,06125 hits1,09124 hits3139 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.4 in 1001 in 422.2 in 1001 in 452.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings$181top tenth $5,347+$189$177$163
Chance against standardthe base+2.9%0.1 more in 100-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100+25.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.4%$8 more-2.2%$4 less-9.9%$18 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 launches.

Launches counted
1,09225 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$181top tenth $5,347+
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: 31 of 1,092 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,06125 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$189
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.4%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (20.7% of the money): 1,091 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,09124 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$177
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.2%$4 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 313 of 1,092.

Launches counted
3139 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$163
Chance against standard
+25.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$18 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 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: 31 of 1,092 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, Cast n Chill (20.7% of the money): 1,091 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: 313 of 1,092.

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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