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Niches / Action-Adventure + Survival Horror

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Action-Adventure + Survival Horror

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Survival Horror: 214 indie paid launches, 6 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 + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action-Adventure and trails Survival Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Survival Horror.

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 + Survival Horror is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 4 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 17.9 in 100 for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 32 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction-Adventure
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,909
Launches547 / 89 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Survival Horror
4 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 32 launches
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+59 in 100
Launches32 / 4 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSurvival Horror
17.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.9 in 100
Typical earnings$14,458
Launches117 / 21 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 prices214 in pairUnder $5100 in pair$5 to $1077 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 4 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 16.5 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 20.0 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 32 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 78 in 100 · $10k+ 59 in 100 · $100k+ 4 of 32 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimicleads this pair75.6%
PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic75.6%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
Survival HorrorLethal Company49.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Survival Horror

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

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic earned 75.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 214 Action-Adventure + Survival Horror launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Survival Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 49.5% 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 + Survival Horror is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Action-Adventure + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view207 of 214 launchesWithout the breakout213 of 214 launchesLast 18 months50 of 214 launches
Launches counted2146 hits2076 hits2135 hits505 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.9 in 1001 in 352.3 in 1001 in 4310.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$991top tenth $28,710+$1,099$987under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.4%0.1 more in 100-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100+256.7%7.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.9%$108 more-0.4%$4 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 214 launches.

Launches counted
2146 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$991top tenth $28,710+
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 214 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2076 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$1,099
Chance against standard
+3.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+10.9%$108 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (75.6% of the money): 213 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2135 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$987
Chance against standard
-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$4 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 50 of 214.

Launches counted
505 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+256.7%7.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 214 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 214 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (75.6% of the money): 213 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: 50 of 214.

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.

Survival Horror 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.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view855 of 887 launchesWithout the breakout886 of 887 launchesLast 18 months233 of 887 launches
Launches counted88757 hits85556 hits88656 hits23315 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$869top tenth $44,279+$926$869$803
Chance against standardthe base+1.9%0.1 more in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100+0.2%no change
Typical against standardthe base+6.6%$57 more0.0%no change-7.6%$66 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted
88757 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$869top tenth $44,279+
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: 32 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85556 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$926
Chance against standard
+1.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.6%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (49.5% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
88656 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$869
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 887.

Launches counted
23315 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$803
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
-7.6%$66 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 32 of 887 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, Lethal Company (49.5% of the money): 886 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: 233 of 887.

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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