Niches / Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter

Niche

Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hero Shooter: 50 indie paid launches, 2 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Hero Shooter: 0 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 1,727 launches for Action-Adventure and 0 of 78 launches for Hero Shooter.

Small sample: 28 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction-Adventure

4 of 1,727launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 1,727 launches

Typical earnings$108

Launches1,727 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction-Adventure + Hero Shooter

0 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 28 launches

$1k+2 of 28 launches

$10k+0 of 28 launches

Launches28 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoHero Shooter

0 of 78launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 78 launches

$1k+4 of 78 launches

$10k+0 of 78 launches

Launches78 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices50 in pair Under $528 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $204: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hero Shooter priced under $5. 0 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 1,699 for Action-Adventure-only games and 0 of 50 for Hero Shooter-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Hero Shooter alone.

Both: 28 games priced under $5; 0 of 28 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 28 launches · $10k+ 0 of 28 launches · $100k+ 0 of 28 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

Arken Ageleads this pair67.2%

PairArken Age67.2%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%

Hero ShooterGigantic: Rampage Edition39.5%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter

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

Arken Age earned 67.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
Hero Shooter is led by Gigantic: Rampage Edition, with 39.5% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Hero Shooter is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Action-Adventure + Hero Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view47 of 50 launches	Without the breakout49 of 50 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	502 hits	472 hits	491 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	2 of 50too few for a rate	2 of 47too few for a rate	1 of 49too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	4 of 50 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 34 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+6.4%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.0%2.0 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hero Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted: 502 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 4 of 50 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 34 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 472 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 47too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +6.4%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Arken Age (67.2% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 491 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hero Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 50 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: 3 of 50 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, Arken Age (67.2% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

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-Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,291 of 3,447 launches	Without the breakout3,446 of 3,447 launches	Last 18 months904 of 3,447 launches
Launches counted	3,447189 hits	3,291181 hits	3,446188 hits	90464 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$378top tenth $25,255+	$390	$378	$429
Chance against standard	the base	+0.3%no change	-0.5%no change	+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$12 more	0.0%no change	+13.5%$51 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves 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.

Hero Shooter 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.

Hero Shooter through every lens, all prices
Hero Shooter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view132 of 139 launches	Without the breakout138 of 139 launches	Last 18 months24 of 139 launches
Launches counted	1395 hits	1325 hits	1384 hits	242 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.8 in 1001 in 26	4 of 138too few for a rate	2 of 24too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$145top tenth $10,055+	$163	$145	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+5.3%0.2 more in 100	-19.4%0.7 fewer in 100	+131.7%4.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+12.4%$18 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hero Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 139 launches.

Launches counted: 1395 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $145top tenth $10,055+
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 139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1325 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $163
Chance against standard: +5.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +12.4%$18 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gigantic: Rampage Edition (39.5% of the money): 138 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1384 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 138too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $145
Chance against standard: -19.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 139.

Launches counted: 242 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 24too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +131.7%4.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hero Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 139 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 139 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, Gigantic: Rampage Edition (39.5% of the money): 138 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: 24 of 139.

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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