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Niches / Action + Wargame

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Action + Wargame

Games tagged both Action and Wargame: 120 indie paid launches, 7 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 + Wargame priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action and is about level with Wargame; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action and is too small to compare with Wargame.

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 + Wargame is too small to compare with Action and is too small to compare with Wargame: 4 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Action and 13.6 in 100 for Wargame.

Small sample: 14 launches, 4 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 + Wargame
4 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 14 launches
$1k+11 of 14 launches
$10k+7 of 14 launches
Launches14 / 4 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoWargame
13.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.6 in 100
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+53 in 100
Launches88 / 12 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 prices120 in pairUnder $570 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Action and Wargame priced $10 to $20. 4 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 18.8 in 100 for Action-only games and 10.8 in 100 for Wargame-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action alone and is too small to compare with Wargame alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 14 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 14 launches · $10k+ 7 of 14 launches · $100k+ 4 of 14 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Call to Arms: Panzer Eliteleads this pair40.4%
PairCall to Arms: Panzer Elite40.4%
ActionPath of Exile 215.3%
WargameMaster of Command12.9%
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 + Wargame

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

  • Call to Arms: Panzer Elite earned 40.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 120 Action + Wargame launches.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.3% of its money.
  • Wargame is led by Master of Command, with 12.9% 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 + Wargame 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 + Wargame through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view115 of 120 launchesWithout the breakout119 of 120 launchesLast 18 months34 of 120 launches
Launches counted1207 hits1156 hits1196 hits342 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.2 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 202 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$221top tenth $12,209+$221$203under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-10.6%0.6 fewer in 100-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100+0.8%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-8.1%$18 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Wargame, 12 to 36 months old: 120 launches.

Launches counted
1207 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$221top tenth $12,209+
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 120 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1156 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
-10.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Call to Arms: Panzer Elite (40.4% of the money): 119 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1196 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$203
Chance against standard
-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.1%$18 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 120.

Launches counted
342 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+0.8%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action and Wargame, 12 to 36 months old: 120 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 120 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, Call to Arms: Panzer Elite (40.4% of the money): 119 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: 34 of 120.

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.

Wargame 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.

Wargame through every lens, all prices
WargameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view397 of 430 launchesWithout the breakout429 of 430 launchesLast 18 months109 of 430 launches
Launches counted43032 hits39730 hits42931 hits1095 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 144.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$616top tenth $62,438+$697$589$643
Chance against standardthe base+1.5%0.1 more in 100-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100-38.4%2.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.1%$81 more-4.4%$27 less+4.4%$27 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Wargame, 12 to 36 months old: 430 launches.

Launches counted
43032 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$616top tenth $62,438+
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: 33 of 430 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39730 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$697
Chance against standard
+1.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.1%$81 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Master of Command (12.9% of the money): 429 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
42931 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$589
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$27 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 109 of 430.

Launches counted
1095 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
-38.4%2.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.4%$27 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Wargame, 12 to 36 months old: 430 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: 33 of 430 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, Master of Command (12.9% of the money): 429 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: 109 of 430.

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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