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Niches / Action-Adventure + Linear

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Action-Adventure + Linear

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Linear: 112 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.

Showing Action-Adventure + Linear 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 + Linear is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Linear: 1 of its 65 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 1,727 launches for Action-Adventure and 3 of 677 launches for Linear.

Small sample: 65 launches, 1 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 + Linear
1 of 65launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 65 launches
$1k+15 in 100
$10k+3 of 65 launches
Launches65 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagLinear
3 of 677launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 677 launches
Typical earnings$180
Launches677 / 3 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 $5Linear is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices112 in pairUnder $565 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 65 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Linear priced under $5. 1 of 65 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 1,662 for Action-Adventure-only games and 2 of 612 for Linear-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Linear alone.

Both: 65 games priced under $5; 1 of 65 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 in 100 · $10k+ 3 of 65 launches · $100k+ 1 of 65 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 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

The Knightlingleads this pair37.4%
PairThe Knightling37.4%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%
LinearSpilled!9.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Linear

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

  • The Knightling earned 37.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 112 Action-Adventure + Linear launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
  • Linear is led by Spilled!, with 9.8% 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 + Linear 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.

Action-Adventure + Linear through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view111 of 112 launchesWithout the breakout111 of 112 launchesLast 18 months28 of 112 launches
Launches counted1122 hits1112 hits1111 hits282 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 112too few for a rate2 of 111too few for a rate1 of 111too few for a rate2 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$325top tenth $10,958+$325$324under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%no change; too few to tell-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100+300.0%5.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.3%$1 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 112 launches.

Launches counted
1122 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 112too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$325top tenth $10,958+
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: 1 of 112 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1112 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 111too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$325
Chance against standard
+0.9%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Knightling (37.4% of the money): 111 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1111 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 111too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$1 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 112.

Launches counted
282 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+300.0%5.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 112 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: 1 of 112 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 Knightling (37.4% of the money): 111 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: 28 of 112.

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.

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

Linear through every lens, all prices
LinearBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,042 of 1,070 launchesWithout the breakout1,069 of 1,070 launchesLast 18 months313 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted1,07012 hits1,04210 hits1,06911 hits3135 hits
Earned $100k+1.1 in 1001 in 891.0 in 1001 in 1041.0 in 1001 in 971.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings$321top tenth $6,358+$325$313$273
Chance against standardthe base-14.4%0.2 fewer in 100-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100+42.4%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.2%$4 more-2.5%$8 less-15.0%$48 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 launches.

Launches counted
1,07012 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 89
Typical first-year earnings
$321top tenth $6,358+
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: 28 of 1,070 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04210 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 104
Typical first-year earnings
$325
Chance against standard
-14.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.2%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spilled! (9.8% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06911 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 97
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$8 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 313 of 1,070.

Launches counted
3135 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
+42.4%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-15.0%$48 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 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: 28 of 1,070 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, Spilled! (9.8% of the money): 1,069 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: 313 of 1,070.

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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