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Niches / Action-Adventure + Interactive Fiction

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Action-Adventure + Interactive Fiction

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction: 96 indie paid launches, 1 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 + Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20.

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 + Interactive Fiction is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction: 0 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 15.3 in 100 for Interactive Fiction.

Small sample: 13 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
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 + Interactive Fiction
0 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 13 launches
$1k+9 of 13 launches
$10k+6 of 13 launches
Launches13 / 0 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoInteractive Fiction
15.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,537
Launches235 / 36 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 prices96 in pairUnder $552 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20. 0 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 16.1 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 16.2 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 13 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 13 launches · $10k+ 6 of 13 launches · $100k+ 0 of 13 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Nocturnalsleads this pair28.8%
PairNocturnals28.8%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%
Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Interactive Fiction

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

  • Nocturnals earned 28.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 96 Action-Adventure + Interactive Fiction launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 11.6% 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 + Interactive Fiction holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action-Adventure + Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view94 of 96 launchesWithout the breakout95 of 96 launchesLast 18 months26 of 96 launches
Launches counted961 hits941 hits950 hits260 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 96too few for a rate1 of 94too few for a rate0 of 95too few for a rate0 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+9 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 33 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 96 launches.

Launches counted
961 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 96too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
9 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 33 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: 2 of 96 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
941 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 94too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.1%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nocturnals (28.8% of the money): 95 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
950 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 95too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 96.

Launches counted
260 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 96 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 96 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, Nocturnals (28.8% of the money): 95 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: 26 of 96.

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.

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

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,127 of 1,284 launchesWithout the breakout1,283 of 1,284 launchesLast 18 months384 of 1,284 launches
Launches counted1,28469 hits1,12751 hits1,28368 hits38425 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 194.5 in 1001 in 225.3 in 1001 in 196.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$823top tenth $35,638+$810$822$865
Chance against standardthe base-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.6%$13 less-0.1%$1 less+5.1%$42 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 launches.

Launches counted
1,28469 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$823top tenth $35,638+
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: 157 of 1,284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12751 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$810
Chance against standard
-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.6%$13 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,28368 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$822
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 384 of 1,284.

Launches counted
38425 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$865
Chance against standard
+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.1%$42 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 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: 157 of 1,284 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, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 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: 384 of 1,284.

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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