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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: 223 indie paid launches, 23 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 26,291 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, hiding samples under 30 launches. 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 beats 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 beats Action-Adventure and trails Hack and Slash: 22.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 25.3 in 100 for Hack and Slash.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag oneAction-Adventure
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,909
Launches547 / 89 hits
Pair leads by5.7 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairAction-Adventure + Hack and Slash
22.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.0 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+64 in 100
Launches50 / 11 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoHack and Slash
25.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.3 in 100
Typical earnings$19,586
Launches182 / 46 hits
Pair trails by3.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices223 in pairUnder $579 in pair$5 to $1077 in pair$10 to $2050 in pair$20 to $4017 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 50 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 22.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 26.5 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix beats Action-Adventure alone and trails Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 50 games priced $10 to $20; 22.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 64 in 100 · $100k+ 22 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 50 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 pair16.3%
PairAnomaly Agent16.3%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 244.2%
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 16.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 223 Action-Adventure + Hack and Slash launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 44.2% 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 view208 of 223 launchesWithout the breakout222 of 223 launchesLast 18 months59 of 223 launches
Launches counted22323 hits20822 hits22222 hits598 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 10010.6 in 1009.9 in 1001 in 1013.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$811top tenth $104,266+$925$811under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.6%0.3 more in 100-3.9%0.4 fewer in 100+31.5%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+14.1%$114 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
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: 223 launches.

Launches counted
22323 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$811top tenth $104,266+
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 223 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
20822 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$925
Chance against standard
+2.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.1%$114 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (16.3% of the money): 222 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
22222 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$811
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 223.

Launches counted
598 hits
Earned $100k+
13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+31.5%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 223 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 223 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 (16.3% of the money): 222 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: 59 of 223.

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 view3,253 of 3,406 launchesWithout the breakout3,405 of 3,406 launchesLast 18 months878 of 3,406 launches
Launches counted3,406187 hits3,253179 hits3,405186 hits87859 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 186.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$375top tenth $26,502+$397$375$421
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.5%no change+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$22 more0.0%no change+12.3%$46 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 launches.

Launches counted
3,406187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375top tenth $26,502+
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: 153 of 3,406 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,253179 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$397
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,405186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375
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: 878 of 3,406.

Launches counted
87859 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$46 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 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: 153 of 3,406 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 (7.6% of the money): 3,405 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: 878 of 3,406.

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 view795 of 832 launchesWithout the breakout831 of 832 launchesLast 18 months222 of 832 launches
Launches counted83289 hits79582 hits83188 hits22224 hits
Earned $100k+10.7 in 10010.3 in 10010.6 in 10010.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$862top tenth $116,541+$893$857$857
Chance against standardthe base-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.6%$31 more-0.6%$5 less-0.6%$5 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: 832 launches.

Launches counted
83289 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$862top tenth $116,541+
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 832 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79582 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.6%$31 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (44.2% of the money): 831 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
83188 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 832.

Launches counted
22224 hits
Earned $100k+
10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$5 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 832 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 832 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 (44.2% of the money): 831 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: 222 of 832.

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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