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Niches / Action-Adventure + Hack and Slash

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Action-Adventure + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash: 220 indie paid launches, 19 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 + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action-Adventure and is about level with Hack and Slash; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Action-Adventure and trails Hack and Slash.

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 + Hack and Slash is about level with Action-Adventure and trails Hack and Slash: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 21.7 in 100 for Hack and Slash.

That is about 0.9 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag oneAction-Adventure
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,932
Launches545 / 79 hits
A tie, apart by2.2 in 100
TIETied
This pairAction-Adventure + Hack and Slash
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$28,951
Launches48 / 8 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoHack and Slash
21.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.7 in 100
Typical earnings$14,890
Launches180 / 39 hits
Pair trails by5.0 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices220 in pairUnder $579 in pair$5 to $1076 in pair$10 to $2048 in pair$20 to $4017 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 48 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 23.5 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is about level with Action-Adventure alone and trails Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 48 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $28,951.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 48 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

Anomaly Agentleads this pair16.1%
PairAnomaly Agent16.1%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.5%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 243.9%
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 + Hack and Slash

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

  • Anomaly Agent earned 16.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 220 Action-Adventure + Hack and Slash launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.5% of its money.
  • Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 43.9% 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-Adventure + Hack and Slash 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 + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view205 of 220 launchesWithout the breakout219 of 220 launchesLast 18 months56 of 220 launches
Launches counted22019 hits20518 hits21918 hits567 hits
Earned $100k+8.6 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 118.2 in 1001 in 1212.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$751top tenth $84,277+$780$709$1,072
Chance against standardthe base+1.7%0.1 more in 100-4.8%0.4 fewer in 100+44.7%3.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.9%$29 more-5.6%$42 less+42.7%$321 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 220 launches.

Launches counted
22019 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$751top tenth $84,277+
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: 15 of 220 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
20518 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$780
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$29 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (16.1% of the money): 219 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
21918 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$709
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.6%$42 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 56 of 220.

Launches counted
567 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
+44.7%3.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.7%$321 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 220 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: 15 of 220 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, Anomaly Agent (16.1% of the money): 219 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: 56 of 220.

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.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and SlashBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view792 of 829 launchesWithout the breakout828 of 829 launchesLast 18 months219 of 829 launches
Launches counted82982 hits79275 hits82881 hits21923 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 109.5 in 1001 in 119.8 in 1001 in 1010.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $99,462+$892$801$766
Chance against standardthe base-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.4%$91 more0.0%no change-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 launches.

Launches counted
82982 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $99,462+
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: 37 of 829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79275 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$892
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.4%$91 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
82881 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$801
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 219 of 829.

Launches counted
21923 hits
Earned $100k+
10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$35 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 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: 37 of 829 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 (43.9% of the money): 828 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: 219 of 829.

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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