Niche

Action-Adventure + PvE

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and PvE: 225 indie paid launches, 8 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 $10 to $20

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.

$10 to $20

Showing Action-Adventure + PvE priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action-Adventure and is about level with PvE; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with PvE.

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 + PvE is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with PvE: 3 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 13.6 in 100 for PvE.

Small sample: 30 launches, 3 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 + PvE

3 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 30 launches

$1k+80 in 100

$10k+30 in 100

Launches30 / 3 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagPvE

13.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.6 in 100

Typical earnings$8,595

Launches198 / 27 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 $20PvE 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 prices225 in pair Under $5118 in pair $5 to $1064 in pair $10 to $2030 in pair $20 to $4013 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Action-Adventure and PvE priced $10 to $20. 3 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 16.0 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 14.3 in 100 for PvE-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with PvE alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 30 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 80 in 100 · $10k+ 30 in 100 · $100k+ 3 of 30 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

FBC: Firebreakleads this pair20.1%

PairFBC: Firebreak20.1%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%

PvEGray Zone Warfare21.2%

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 + PvE

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

FBC: Firebreak earned 20.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 225 Action-Adventure + PvE launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
PvE is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 21.2% 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 + PvE 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 + PvE through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view221 of 225 launches	Without the breakout224 of 225 launches	Last 18 months64 of 225 launches
Launches counted	2258 hits	2218 hits	2247 hits	644 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.1 in 1001 in 32	4 of 64too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$292top tenth $26,658+	$292	$292	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.8%0.1 more in 100	-12.1%0.4 fewer in 100	+75.8%2.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	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 both Action-Adventure and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 225 launches.

Launches counted: 2258 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $292top tenth $26,658+
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: 4 of 225 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2218 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $292
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, FBC: Firebreak (20.1% of the money): 224 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2247 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $292
Chance against standard: -12.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 64 of 225.

Launches counted: 644 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 64too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +75.8%2.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 225 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: 4 of 225 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, FBC: Firebreak (20.1% of the money): 224 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: 64 of 225.

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.

PvE is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvE	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,338 of 1,360 launches	Without the breakout1,359 of 1,360 launches	Last 18 months405 of 1,360 launches
Launches counted	1,36072 hits	1,33868 hits	1,35971 hits	40528 hits
Earned $100k+	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$402top tenth $29,739+	$411	$390	$363
Chance against standard	the base	-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.2%$9 more	-3.0%$12 less	-9.7%$39 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 launches.

Launches counted: 1,36072 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $402top tenth $29,739+
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: 22 of 1,360 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,33868 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $411
Chance against standard: -4.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +2.2%$9 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (21.2% of the money): 1,359 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,35971 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $390
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.0%$12 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 405 of 1,360.

Launches counted: 40528 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $363
Chance against standard: +30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.7%$39 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 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: 22 of 1,360 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, Gray Zone Warfare (21.2% of the money): 1,359 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: 405 of 1,360.

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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