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Niches / Action-Adventure + Top-Down

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Action-Adventure + Top-Down

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Top-Down: 211 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + Top-Down 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 + Top-Down is about level with Action-Adventure and is about level with Top-Down: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 17.4 in 100 for Top-Down.

That is about 0.8 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction-Adventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,531
Launches554 / 87 hits
A tie, apart by1.0 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Top-Down
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
$1k+87 in 100
$10k+57 in 100
Launches30 / 5 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagTop-Down
17.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.4 in 100
Typical earnings$9,694
Launches190 / 33 hits
A tie, apart by0.7 in 100
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 $20Top-Down 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 prices211 in pairUnder $5108 in pair$5 to $1066 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Top-Down priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 17.5 in 100 for Top-Down-only games, so the mix is about level with Action-Adventure alone and is about level with Top-Down alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 87 in 100 · $10k+ 57 in 100 · $100k+ 17 in 100.

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

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyoleads this pair26.8%
PairPipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo26.8%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%
Top-DownDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor18.3%
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 + Top-Down

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

  • Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo earned 26.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 211 Action-Adventure + Top-Down launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
  • Top-Down is led by Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, with 18.3% 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 + Top-Down 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 + Top-Down through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view195 of 211 launchesWithout the breakout210 of 211 launchesLast 18 months46 of 211 launches
Launches counted2116 hits1955 hits2105 hits462 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 352.6 in 1001 in 392.4 in 1001 in 422 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$324top tenth $15,944+$356$324under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-9.8%0.3 fewer in 100-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100+52.9%1.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+9.9%$32 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 211 launches.

Launches counted
2116 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$324top tenth $15,944+
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: 16 of 211 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1955 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$356
Chance against standard
-9.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.9%$32 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (26.8% of the money): 210 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2105 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-16.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 211.

Launches counted
462 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+52.9%1.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 211 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: 16 of 211 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, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (26.8% of the money): 210 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: 46 of 211.

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.

Top-Down 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.

Top-Down through every lens, all prices
Top-DownBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,803 of 1,885 launchesWithout the breakout1,884 of 1,885 launchesLast 18 months496 of 1,885 launches
Launches counted1,88559 hits1,80352 hits1,88458 hits49615 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 322.9 in 1001 in 353.1 in 1001 in 323.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$270top tenth $10,036+$278$270$182
Chance against standardthe base-7.9%0.2 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.0%$8 more0.0%no change-32.6%$88 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 launches.

Launches counted
1,88559 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$270top tenth $10,036+
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: 82 of 1,885 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,80352 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-7.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.0%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,88458 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 496 of 1,885.

Launches counted
49615 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.6%$88 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 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: 82 of 1,885 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 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: 496 of 1,885.

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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