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Niches / Action Roguelike + Colorful

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Action Roguelike + Colorful

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Colorful: 102 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Showing Action Roguelike + Colorful 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 Roguelike + Colorful is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Colorful: 1 of its 62 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.7 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 0.7 in 100 for Colorful.

Small sample: 62 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction Roguelike
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 137
Typical earnings$188
Launches961 / 7 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction Roguelike + Colorful
1 of 62launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 62 launches
Typical earnings$227
Launches62 / 1 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagColorful
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 148
Typical earnings$125
Launches1,624 / 11 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 $5Colorful 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: 0.5 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 prices102 in pairUnder $562 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 62 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Colorful priced under $5. 1 of 62 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 0.6 in 100 for Colorful-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Colorful alone.

Both: 62 games priced under $5; 1 of 62 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $227.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 62 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

Realm of Inkleads this pair57.1%
PairRealm of Ink57.1%
Action RoguelikeHades II23.0%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + Colorful

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

  • Realm of Ink earned 57.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 102 Action Roguelike + Colorful launches.
  • Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% 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 Roguelike + Colorful is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Action Roguelike + Colorful through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view97 of 102 launchesWithout the breakout101 of 102 launchesLast 18 months29 of 102 launches
Launches counted1024 hits973 hits1013 hits291 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 102too few for a rate3 of 97too few for a rate3 of 101too few for a rate1 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$421top tenth $6,363+$421$405$191
Chance against standardthe base-21.1%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell-24.3%1.0 fewer in 100-12.1%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-3.8%$16 less-54.6%$230 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 102 launches.

Launches counted
1024 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 102too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$421top tenth $6,363+
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: 5 of 102 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
973 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 97too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-21.1%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Realm of Ink (57.1% of the money): 101 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1013 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 101too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-24.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$16 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 102.

Launches counted
291 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
-12.1%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-54.6%$230 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 102 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: 5 of 102 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, Realm of Ink (57.1% of the money): 101 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: 29 of 102.

Action Roguelike 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.

Action Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Action RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,657 of 1,738 launchesWithout the breakout1,737 of 1,738 launchesLast 18 months476 of 1,738 launches
Launches counted1,738117 hits1,657108 hits1,737116 hits47635 hits
Earned $100k+6.7 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 157.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$657top tenth $47,933+$705$639$765
Chance against standardthe base-3.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+9.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.3%$48 more-2.7%$18 less+16.4%$108 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,738 launches.

Launches counted
1,738117 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$657top tenth $47,933+
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: 81 of 1,738 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,657108 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$705
Chance against standard
-3.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.3%$48 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (23.0% of the money): 1,737 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,737116 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$639
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.7%$18 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 476 of 1,738.

Launches counted
47635 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$765
Chance against standard
+9.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.4%$108 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,738 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: 81 of 1,738 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 (23.0% of the money): 1,737 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: 476 of 1,738.

Colorful is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,806 of 2,852 launchesWithout the breakout2,851 of 2,852 launchesLast 18 months838 of 2,852 launches
Launches counted2,852121 hits2,806116 hits2,851120 hits83837 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$312top tenth $14,497+$313$312$285
Chance against standardthe base-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-0.8%no change+4.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.3%$1 more0.0%no change-8.7%$27 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,852 launches.

Launches counted
2,852121 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$312top tenth $14,497+
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: 46 of 2,852 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,806116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 2,851 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,851120 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$312
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 838 of 2,852.

Launches counted
83837 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
+4.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.7%$27 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,852 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: 46 of 2,852 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, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 2,851 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: 838 of 2,852.

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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