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Niches / Action-Adventure + Dark Fantasy

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Action-Adventure + Dark Fantasy

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Dark Fantasy: 97 indie paid launches, 15 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-Adventure + Dark Fantasy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Dark Fantasy.

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-Adventure + Dark Fantasy is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Dark Fantasy: 6 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 23.2 in 100 for Dark Fantasy.

Small sample: 25 launches, 6 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneAction-Adventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,531
Launches554 / 87 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Dark Fantasy
6 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 25 launches
$1k+21 of 25 launches
$10k+15 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 6 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoDark Fantasy
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$17,280
Launches151 / 35 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 $20

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 prices97 in pairUnder $538 in pair$5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $2025 in pair$20 to $4013 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Dark Fantasy priced $10 to $20. 6 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 15.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 23.0 in 100 for Dark Fantasy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Dark Fantasy alone.

Both: 25 games priced $10 to $20; 6 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 of 25 launches · $10k+ 15 of 25 launches · $100k+ 6 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remasteredleads this pair20.9%
PairLegacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered20.9%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%
Dark FantasyPath of Exile 262.7%
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-Adventure + Dark Fantasy

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

  • Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered earned 20.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 97 Action-Adventure + Dark Fantasy launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
  • Dark Fantasy is led by Path of Exile 2, with 62.7% 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-Adventure + Dark Fantasy 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-Adventure + Dark Fantasy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view95 of 97 launchesWithout the breakout96 of 97 launchesLast 18 months31 of 97 launches
Launches counted9715 hits9515 hits9614 hits314 hits
Earned $100k+15.5 in 10015.8 in 10014.6 in 1004 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 61 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.3 more in 100-5.7%0.9 fewer in 100-16.6%2.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Dark Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 97 launches.

Launches counted
9715 hits
Earned $100k+
15.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 61 in 100
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: 2 of 97 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9515 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered (20.9% of the money): 96 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9614 hits
Earned $100k+
14.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 97.

Launches counted
314 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-16.6%2.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Dark Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 97 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: 2 of 97 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, Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered (20.9% of the money): 96 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: 31 of 97.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,291 of 3,447 launchesWithout the breakout3,446 of 3,447 launchesLast 18 months904 of 3,447 launches
Launches counted3,447189 hits3,291181 hits3,446188 hits90464 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 187.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$378top tenth $25,255+$390$378$429
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.5%no change+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$12 more0.0%no change+13.5%$51 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 launches.

Launches counted
3,447189 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$378top tenth $25,255+
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: 156 of 3,447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,291181 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+3.2%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,446188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$378
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 904 of 3,447.

Launches counted
90464 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$429
Chance against standard
+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.5%$51 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 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: 156 of 3,447 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, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 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: 904 of 3,447.

Dark Fantasy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Dark Fantasy through every lens, all prices
Dark FantasyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view575 of 594 launchesWithout the breakout593 of 594 launchesLast 18 months176 of 594 launches
Launches counted59465 hits57562 hits59364 hits17621 hits
Earned $100k+10.9 in 10010.8 in 10010.8 in 10011.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,150top tenth $121,831+$1,200$1,150$1,029
Chance against standardthe base-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100+9.0%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.3%$50 more0.0%no change-10.5%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 594 launches.

Launches counted
59465 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150top tenth $121,831+
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: 19 of 594 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
57562 hits
Earned $100k+
10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,200
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.3%$50 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (62.7% of the money): 593 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
59364 hits
Earned $100k+
10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 176 of 594.

Launches counted
17621 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
Chance against standard
+9.0%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-10.5%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 594 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: 19 of 594 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): 593 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: 176 of 594.

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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