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Niches / Action-Adventure + Zombies

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Action-Adventure + Zombies

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Zombies: 79 indie paid launches, 3 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 + Zombies 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 + Zombies is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Zombies: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 16.4 in 100 for Zombies.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 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 + Zombies
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
$1k+6 of 10 launches
$10k+5 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoZombies
16.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.4 in 100
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+37 in 100
Launches73 / 12 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 prices79 in pairUnder $540 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Zombies priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 16.2 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 15.9 in 100 for Zombies-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Zombies alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 6 of 10 launches · $10k+ 5 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Arizona Sunshine® VR 2leads this pair49.2%
PairArizona Sunshine® VR 249.2%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
ZombiesKilling Floor 334.1%
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 + Zombies

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

  • Arizona Sunshine® VR 2 earned 49.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 79 Action-Adventure + Zombies launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Zombies is led by Killing Floor 3, with 34.1% 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 + Zombies 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 + Zombies through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view78 of 79 launchesWithout the breakout78 of 79 launchesLast 18 months17 of 79 launches
Launches counted793 hits783 hits782 hits171 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 79too few for a rate3 of 78too few for a rate2 of 78too few for a rate1 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+13 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.3%no change; too few to tell-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100+54.9%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 79 launches.

Launches counted
793 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 79too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
13 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 in 100
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: 1 of 79 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
783 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 78too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.3%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Arizona Sunshine® VR 2 (49.2% of the money): 78 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
782 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 78too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 79.

Launches counted
171 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+54.9%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 79 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 79 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, Arizona Sunshine® VR 2 (49.2% of the money): 78 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: 17 of 79.

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.

Zombies 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.

Zombies through every lens, all prices
ZombiesBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view442 of 471 launchesWithout the breakout470 of 471 launchesLast 18 months128 of 471 launches
Launches counted47128 hits44226 hits47027 hits12810 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 177.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$446top tenth $33,101+$446$446$428
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100+31.4%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.0%$18 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 471 launches.

Launches counted
47128 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446top tenth $33,101+
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: 29 of 471 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
44226 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (34.1% of the money): 470 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
47027 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 128 of 471.

Launches counted
12810 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$428
Chance against standard
+31.4%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$18 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 471 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: 29 of 471 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, Killing Floor 3 (34.1% of the money): 470 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: 128 of 471.

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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