Niche

Action-Adventure + Thriller

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Thriller: 86 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 + Thriller 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 + Thriller is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Thriller: 0 of its 45 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 1,709 launches for Action-Adventure and 1 of 281 launches for Thriller.

Small sample: 45 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction-Adventure

4 of 1,709launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 1,709 launches

Typical earnings$115

Launches1,709 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction-Adventure + Thriller

0 of 45launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 45 launches

Typical earnings$354

Launches45 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoThriller

1 of 281launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 281 launches

Typical earnings$573

Launches281 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices86 in pair Under $545 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Thriller priced under $5. 0 of 45 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 1,664 for Action-Adventure-only games and 1 of 236 for Thriller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Thriller alone.

Both: 45 games priced under $5; 0 of 45 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $354.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Incantationleads this pair37.4%

PairIncantation37.4%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.5%

ThrillerThe Drifter14.1%

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 + Thriller

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

Incantation earned 37.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 86 Action-Adventure + Thriller launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.5% of its money.
Thriller is led by The Drifter, with 14.1% 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 + Thriller 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 + Thriller through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view83 of 86 launches	Without the breakout85 of 86 launches	Last 18 months27 of 86 launches
Launches counted	862 hits	832 hits	851 hits	271 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 86too few for a rate	2 of 83too few for a rate	1 of 85too few for a rate	1 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$977top tenth $21,950+	$977	$894	$419
Chance against standard	the base	+3.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.4%1.1 fewer in 100	+59.3%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-8.5%$83 less	-57.1%$558 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 86 launches.

Launches counted: 862 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 86too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $977top tenth $21,950+
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 86 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 832 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 83too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $977
Chance against standard: +3.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Incantation (37.4% of the money): 85 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 851 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 85too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $894
Chance against standard: -49.4%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.5%$83 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 86.

Launches counted: 271 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $419
Chance against standard: +59.3%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -57.1%$558 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 86 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 86 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, Incantation (37.4% of the money): 85 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: 27 of 86.

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 view3,251 of 3,405 launches	Without the breakout3,404 of 3,405 launches	Last 18 months879 of 3,405 launches
Launches counted	3,405167 hits	3,251159 hits	3,404166 hits	87955 hits
Earned $100k+	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 21	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$376top tenth $21,454+	$383	$376	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.6%no change	+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.9%$7 more	0.0%no change	+1.9%$7 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: 3,405 launches.

Launches counted: 3,405167 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $376top tenth $21,454+
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: 154 of 3,405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,251159 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +1.9%$7 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.5% of the money): 3,404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,404166 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $376
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,405.

Launches counted: 87955 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.9%$7 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 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: 154 of 3,405 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 (7.5% of the money): 3,404 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: 879 of 3,405.

Thriller 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.

Thriller through every lens, all prices
Thriller	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view452 of 489 launches	Without the breakout488 of 489 launches	Last 18 months143 of 489 launches
Launches counted	48918 hits	45216 hits	48817 hits	1436 hits
Earned $100k+	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.5 in 1001 in 29	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$1,258top tenth $27,933+	$1,267	$1,258	$1,142
Chance against standard	the base	-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-5.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+14.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.7%$9 more	0.0%no change	-9.2%$116 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 489 launches.

Launches counted: 48918 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $1,258top tenth $27,933+
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: 37 of 489 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 45216 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $1,267
Chance against standard: -3.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.7%$9 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Drifter (14.1% of the money): 488 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48817 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $1,258
Chance against standard: -5.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 143 of 489.

Launches counted: 1436 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $1,142
Chance against standard: +14.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.2%$116 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 489 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: 37 of 489 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 Drifter (14.1% of the money): 488 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: 143 of 489.

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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