Niche

Action + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Action and Walking Simulator: 209 indie paid launches, 4 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 Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Action + Walking Simulator priced under $5.

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

Action + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Action and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 0 of its 162 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.2 in 100 for Action and 0.8 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Small sample: 162 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagAction

0.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 439

Typical earnings$118

Launches4,391 / 10 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction + Walking Simulator

0 of 162launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 162 launches

Typical earnings$405

Launches162 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoWalking Simulator

0.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 127

Typical earnings$530

Launches1,014 / 8 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Action 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 prices209 in pair Under $5162 in pair $5 to $1037 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 162 games tagged both Action and Walking Simulator priced under $5. 0 of 162 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 in 100 for Action-only games and 0.9 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 162 games priced under $5; 0 of 162 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $405.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 162 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

Baby Stepsleads this pair50.4%

PairBaby Steps50.4%

ActionPath of Exile 215.3%

Walking SimulatorThe Talos Principle 218.3%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action + Walking Simulator

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

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The leaders, in words

Baby Steps earned 50.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 209 Action + Walking Simulator launches.
Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.3% of its money.
Walking Simulator is led by The Talos Principle 2, with 18.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action + Walking Simulator is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view201 of 209 launches	Without the breakout208 of 209 launches	Last 18 months58 of 209 launches
Launches counted	2094 hits	2014 hits	2083 hits	581 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 209too few for a rate	4 of 201too few for a rate	3 of 208too few for a rate	1 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$589top tenth $7,531+	$629	$589	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+4.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-24.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-9.9%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+6.8%$40 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 209 launches.

Launches counted: 2094 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 209too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $589top tenth $7,531+
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: 8 of 209 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2014 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 201too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $629
Chance against standard: +4.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +6.8%$40 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Baby Steps (50.4% of the money): 208 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2083 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 208too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $589
Chance against standard: -24.6%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: 58 of 209.

Launches counted: 581 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -9.9%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 209 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: 8 of 209 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, Baby Steps (50.4% of the money): 208 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: 58 of 209.

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.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking Simulator	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,369 of 1,429 launches	Without the breakout1,428 of 1,429 launches	Last 18 months449 of 1,429 launches
Launches counted	1,42950 hits	1,36950 hits	1,42849 hits	44915 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings	$906top tenth $16,441+	$925	$906	$799
Chance against standard	the base	+4.4%0.2 more in 100	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.1%$19 more	0.0%no change	-11.8%$107 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 launches.

Launches counted: 1,42950 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $906top tenth $16,441+
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: 60 of 1,429 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,36950 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $925
Chance against standard: +4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.1%$19 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,42849 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $906
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 449 of 1,429.

Launches counted: 44915 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $799
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$107 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 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: 60 of 1,429 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, The Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 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: 449 of 1,429.

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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