Niches / Action Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic

Niche

Action Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Post-apocalyptic: 43 indie paid launches, 1 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Action Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic 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 + Post-apocalyptic is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 1 of 212 launches for Post-apocalyptic.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction Roguelike

0.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 165

Typical earnings$181

Launches987 / 6 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic

0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 24 launches

$1k+7 of 24 launches

$10k+2 of 24 launches

Launches24 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPost-apocalyptic

1 of 212launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 212 launches

Typical earnings$203

Launches212 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices43 in pair Under $524 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Post-apocalyptic priced under $5. 0 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 0.6 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 1 of 188 for Post-apocalyptic-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 0 of 24 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 24 launches · $10k+ 2 of 24 launches · $100k+ 0 of 24 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Ashes of the Unionleads this pair32.7%

PairAshes of the Union32.7%

Action RoguelikeHades II23.4%

Post-apocalypticThe Forever Winter14.5%

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 Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic

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

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The leaders, in words

Ashes of the Union earned 32.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Action Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic launches.
Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 23.4% of its money.
Post-apocalyptic is led by The Forever Winter, with 14.5% 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 Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic 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 Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view42 of 43 launches	Without the breakout42 of 43 launches	Last 18 months15 of 43 launches
Launches counted	431 hits	421 hits	420 hits	150 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 43too few for a rate	1 of 42too few for a rate	0 of 42too few for a rate	0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted: 431 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 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 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 421 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Ashes of the Union (32.7% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 420 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 43.

Launches counted: 150 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 43 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 43 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, Ashes of the Union (32.7% of the money): 42 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: 15 of 43.

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 Roguelike	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,691 of 1,775 launches	Without the breakout1,774 of 1,775 launches	Last 18 months490 of 1,775 launches
Launches counted	1,775123 hits	1,691114 hits	1,774122 hits	49038 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.7 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 15	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$648top tenth $54,395+	$707	$648	$780
Chance against standard	the base	-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+11.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.1%$59 more	0.0%no change	+20.4%$132 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,775 launches.

Launches counted: 1,775123 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $648top tenth $54,395+
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: 84 of 1,775 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,691114 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $707
Chance against standard: -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +9.1%$59 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (23.4% of the money): 1,774 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,774122 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $648
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 490 of 1,775.

Launches counted: 49038 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $780
Chance against standard: +11.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.4%$132 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,775 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: 84 of 1,775 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 (23.4% of the money): 1,774 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: 490 of 1,775.

Post-apocalyptic 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.

Post-apocalyptic through every lens, all prices
Post-apocalyptic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view465 of 485 launches	Without the breakout484 of 485 launches	Last 18 months141 of 485 launches
Launches counted	48558 hits	46555 hits	48457 hits	14115 hits
Earned $100k+	12.0 in 100	11.8 in 100	11.8 in 100	10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,071top tenth $128,786+	$1,112	$1,071	$829
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-11.0%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.8%$41 more	0.0%no change	-22.6%$242 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 485 launches.

Launches counted: 48558 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071top tenth $128,786+
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: 20 of 485 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 46555 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,112
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.8%$41 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (14.5% of the money): 484 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48457 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 141 of 485.

Launches counted: 14115 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $829
Chance against standard: -11.0%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -22.6%$242 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 485 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: 20 of 485 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, The Forever Winter (14.5% of the money): 484 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: 141 of 485.

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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