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Niches / Action Roguelike + Exploration

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Action Roguelike + Exploration

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Exploration: 102 indie paid launches, 7 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 + Exploration priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action Roguelike and is about level with Exploration; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Exploration.

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 + Exploration is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Exploration: 4 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.3 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 17.3 in 100 for Exploration.

Small sample: 17 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction Roguelike
24.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.3 in 100
Typical earnings$13,214
Launches243 / 59 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction Roguelike + Exploration
4 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 17 launches
Typical earnings$1,411
Launches17 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagExploration
17.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,369
Launches878 / 152 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Exploration 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 $543 in pair$5 to $1039 in pair$10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 4 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 24.3 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 17.2 in 100 for Exploration-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Exploration alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 17 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,411.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Content Warningleads this pair85.8%
PairContent Warning85.8%
Action RoguelikeHades II23.0%
ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong21.4%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. 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 + Exploration

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

  • Content Warning earned 85.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 102 Action Roguelike + Exploration launches.
  • Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 21.4% 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 + Exploration is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action Roguelike + Exploration through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view99 of 102 launchesWithout the breakout101 of 102 launchesLast 18 months35 of 102 launches
Launches counted1027 hits997 hits1016 hits352 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 157.1 in 1001 in 145.9 in 1001 in 172 of 35too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $17,586+$405$395$517
Chance against standardthe base+3.0%0.2 more in 100-13.4%0.9 fewer in 100-16.7%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-2.5%$10 less+27.7%$112 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
1027 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $17,586+
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: 3 of 102 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
997 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Content Warning (85.8% of the money): 101 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1016 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$395
Chance against standard
-13.4%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$10 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 102.

Launches counted
352 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 35too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-16.7%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+27.7%$112 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Exploration, 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: 3 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, Content Warning (85.8% 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: 35 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.

Exploration 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.

Exploration through every lens, all prices
ExplorationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,379 of 4,579 launchesWithout the breakout4,578 of 4,579 launchesLast 18 months1,268 of 4,579 launches
Launches counted4,579337 hits4,379321 hits4,578336 hits1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$861top tenth $53,530+$862$861$861
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%no change-0.3%no change+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 launches.

Launches counted
4,579337 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861top tenth $53,530+
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: 200 of 4,579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,379321 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,578336 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,268 of 4,579.

Launches counted
1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 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: 200 of 4,579 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 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: 1,268 of 4,579.

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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