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Niches / Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter

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Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Arena Shooter: 163 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Action Roguelike and beats Arena Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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 Roguelike + Arena Shooter beats both its tags: 3 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.9 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 12.0 in 100 for Arena Shooter.

Small sample: 10 launches, 3 hits.

2NDRunner-up
26.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.9 in 100
Typical earnings$16,088
Launches268 / 72 hits
Pair leads by3.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairAction Roguelike + Arena Shooter
3 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 10 launches
Typical earnings$49,294
Launches10 / 3 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
12.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.0 in 100
Typical earnings$3,238
Launches50 / 6 hits
Pair leads by18.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Arena Shooter priced $10 to $20. 30.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 26.7 for Action Roguelike-only games and 7.5 for Arena Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 30.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $49,294.

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

Bloodshedleads this pair17.1%
PairBloodshed17.1%
Action RoguelikeHades II33.9%
Arena ShooterEcho Point Nova34.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter

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

  • Bloodshed earned 17.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 163 Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter launches.
  • Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 33.9% of its money.
  • Arena Shooter is led by Echo Point Nova, with 34.4% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view163 of 163 launchesWithout the breakout162 of 163 launchesLast 18 months88 of 163 launches
Launches counted1636 hits1636 hits1625 hits884 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 273.1 in 1001 in 324.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$666top tenth $28,962+$666$666$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100+21.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-36.2%$241 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Arena Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 163 launches.

Launches counted
1636 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$666top tenth $28,962+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 163 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1636 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$666
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bloodshed (17.1% of the money): 162 launches left.

Launches counted
1625 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$666
Chance against standard
-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 88 of 163.

Launches counted
884 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
+21.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-36.2%$241 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Arena Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 163 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 163 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, Bloodshed (17.1% of the money): 162 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 88 of 163.

Action Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Action RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,862 of 1,947 launchesWithout the breakout1,946 of 1,947 launchesLast 18 months1,082 of 1,947 launches
Launches counted1,947119 hits1,862110 hits1,946118 hits1,08257 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 176.1 in 1001 in 165.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$645top tenth $41,876+$666$645$534
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.3%0.2 fewer in 1000.0%no change-13.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.3%$21 more0.0%no change-17.2%$111 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 1,947 launches.

Launches counted
1,947119 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$645top tenth $41,876+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 85 of 1,947 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,862110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$666
Chance against standard
-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.3%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (33.9% of the money): 1,946 launches left.

Launches counted
1,946118 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$645
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,082 of 1,947.

Launches counted
1,08257 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$534
Chance against standard
-13.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-17.2%$111 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 1,947 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 85 of 1,947 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, Hades II (33.9% of the money): 1,946 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,082 of 1,947.

Arena Shooter holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Arena Shooter through every lens, all prices
Arena ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view540 of 543 launchesWithout the breakout542 of 543 launchesLast 18 months284 of 543 launches
Launches counted54311 hits54011 hits54210 hits2845 hits
Earned $100k+2.0 in 1001 in 502.0 in 1001 in 501.8 in 1001 in 561.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings$252top tenth $9,103+$282$252$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-10.0%0.2 fewer in 100-10.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.9%$30 more0.0%no change-4.0%$10 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arena Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 543 launches.

Launches counted
54311 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$252top tenth $9,103+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 543 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
54011 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$282
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+11.9%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Echo Point Nova (34.4% of the money): 542 launches left.

Launches counted
54210 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$252
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 284 of 543.

Launches counted
2845 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$10 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arena Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 543 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 543 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, Echo Point Nova (34.4% of the money): 542 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 284 of 543.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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