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Niches / Action-Adventure + FPS

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Action-Adventure + FPS

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and FPS: 292 indie paid launches, 17 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + FPS priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action-Adventure and is about level with FPS; priced $10 to $20 it beats Action-Adventure and is about level with FPS.

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 + FPS beats Action-Adventure and is about level with FPS: 23.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 23.3 in 100 for FPS.

That is about 1.3 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,932
Launches545 / 79 hits
Pair leads by8.9 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + FPS
23.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.4 in 100
Typical earnings$19,847
Launches47 / 11 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoFPS
23.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.3 in 100
Typical earnings$8,437
Launches219 / 51 hits
A tie, apart by0.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Action-Adventure and FPS priced $10 to $20. 23.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 23.3 in 100 for FPS-only games, so the mix beats Action-Adventure alone and is about level with FPS alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 23.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $19,847.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

VLADiK BRUTALleads this pair19.1%
PairVLADiK BRUTAL19.1%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.5%
FPSGray Zone Warfare20.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + FPS

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

  • VLADiK BRUTAL earned 19.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 292 Action-Adventure + FPS launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.5% of its money.
  • FPS is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 20.6% 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 + FPS 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-Adventure + FPS through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view285 of 292 launchesWithout the breakout291 of 292 launchesLast 18 months81 of 292 launches
Launches counted29217 hits28517 hits29116 hits816 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 187.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$506top tenth $25,512+$506$496$745
Chance against standardthe base+2.5%0.1 more in 100-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100+27.2%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-2.0%$10 less+47.2%$239 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 292 launches.

Launches counted
29217 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$506top tenth $25,512+
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: 7 of 292 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
28517 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$506
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, VLADiK BRUTAL (19.1% of the money): 291 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
29116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$10 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 81 of 292.

Launches counted
816 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$745
Chance against standard
+27.2%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+47.2%$239 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 292 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: 7 of 292 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, VLADiK BRUTAL (19.1% of the money): 291 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: 81 of 292.

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 view3,251 of 3,405 launchesWithout the breakout3,404 of 3,405 launchesLast 18 months879 of 3,405 launches
Launches counted3,405167 hits3,251159 hits3,404166 hits87955 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 216.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$376top tenth $21,454+$383$376$383
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.6%no change+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$7 more0.0%no change+1.9%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 launches.

Launches counted
3,405167 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$376top tenth $21,454+
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: 154 of 3,405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,251159 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.5% of the money): 3,404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,404166 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$376
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,405.

Launches counted
87955 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.9%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 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: 154 of 3,405 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 (7.5% of the money): 3,404 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: 879 of 3,405.

FPS 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.

FPS through every lens, all prices
FPSBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,259 of 1,295 launchesWithout the breakout1,294 of 1,295 launchesLast 18 months380 of 1,295 launches
Launches counted1,295105 hits1,259104 hits1,294104 hits38037 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 129.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$536top tenth $48,129+$545$536$630
Chance against standardthe base+1.9%0.2 more in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+20.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$9 more0.0%no change+17.5%$94 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 launches.

Launches counted
1,295105 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$536top tenth $48,129+
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: 36 of 1,295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,259104 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
+1.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.6% of the money): 1,294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,294104 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,295.

Launches counted
38037 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$630
Chance against standard
+20.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+17.5%$94 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 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: 36 of 1,295 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 (20.6% of the money): 1,294 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: 380 of 1,295.

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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