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Niches / Action + Shooter

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Action + Shooter

Games tagged both Action and Shooter: 1,812 indie paid launches, 106 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 + Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action and is about level with Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it beats Action and is about level with Shooter.

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 + Shooter beats Action and is about level with Shooter: 22.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Action and 21.3 in 100 for Shooter.

That is about 1.1 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 by3.2 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction + Shooter
22.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.1 in 100
Typical earnings$8,090
Launches253 / 56 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoShooter
21.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,694
Launches366 / 78 hits
A tie, apart by0.8 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 prices1,812 in pairUnder $51,000 in pair$5 to $10490 in pair$10 to $20253 in pair$20 to $4069 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 253 games tagged both Action and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 22.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.0 in 100 for Action-only games and 19.5 in 100 for Shooter-only games, so the mix beats Action alone and is about level with Shooter alone.

Both: 253 games priced $10 to $20; 22.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,090.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 253 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

Gray Zone Warfareleads this pair26.6%
PairGray Zone Warfare26.6%
ActionPath of Exile 215.3%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare18.0%
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 + Shooter

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

  • Gray Zone Warfare earned 26.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 1,812 Action + Shooter launches.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.3% of its money.
  • It also leads Shooter, with 18.0% 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 + Shooter 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 + Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,770 of 1,812 launchesWithout the breakout1,811 of 1,812 launchesLast 18 months453 of 1,812 launches
Launches counted1,812106 hits1,770100 hits1,811105 hits45326 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.6 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$309top tenth $18,595+$319$307$273
Chance against standardthe base-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$10 more-0.6%$2 less-11.7%$36 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,812 launches.

Launches counted
1,812106 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$309top tenth $18,595+
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: 42 of 1,812 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,770100 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$319
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.2%$10 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (26.6% of the money): 1,811 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,811105 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 453 of 1,812.

Launches counted
45326 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.7%$36 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,812 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: 42 of 1,812 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, Gray Zone Warfare (26.6% of the money): 1,811 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: 453 of 1,812.

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.

Shooter 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.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,392 of 2,482 launchesWithout the breakout2,481 of 2,482 launchesLast 18 months635 of 2,482 launches
Launches counted2,482153 hits2,392147 hits2,481152 hits63541 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$319top tenth $24,188+$325$319$291
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.6%no change+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$6 more0.0%no change-8.8%$28 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 launches.

Launches counted
2,482153 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319top tenth $24,188+
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: 90 of 2,482 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,392147 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$325
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,481152 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 635 of 2,482.

Launches counted
63541 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$291
Chance against standard
+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$28 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 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: 90 of 2,482 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, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 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: 635 of 2,482.

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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