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Niches / Action Roguelike + RPG

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Action Roguelike + RPG

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and RPG: 390 indie paid launches, 27 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 Roguelike + RPG 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 RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Action Roguelike and beats RPG.

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 + RPG is about level with Action Roguelike and beats RPG: 27.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 27.0 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 1.3 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction Roguelike
27.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds27.0 in 100
Typical earnings$17,627
Launches244 / 66 hits
A tie, apart by0.1 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction Roguelike + RPG
27.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds27.1 in 100
$1k+83 in 100
$10k+53 in 100
Launches70 / 19 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoRPG
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
Typical earnings$11,268
Launches789 / 160 hits
Pair leads by6.9 in 100
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 prices390 in pairUnder $5202 in pair$5 to $10110 in pair$10 to $2070 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 70 games tagged both Action Roguelike and RPG priced $10 to $20. 27.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.0 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 19.6 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is about level with Action Roguelike alone and beats RPG alone.

Both: 70 games priced $10 to $20; 27.1 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 83 in 100 · $10k+ 53 in 100 · $100k+ 27 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 70 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

Hades IIleads this pair66.9%
PairHades II66.9%
Action RoguelikeHades II24.4%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + RPG

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

  • Hades II earned 66.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 390 Action Roguelike + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Action Roguelike, with 24.4% of that tag's money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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 + RPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Action Roguelike + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view357 of 390 launchesWithout the breakout389 of 390 launchesLast 18 months104 of 390 launches
Launches counted39027 hits35724 hits38926 hits1046 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.7 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 155.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$502top tenth $56,686+$563$483$214
Chance against standardthe base-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100-16.7%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+12.2%$61 more-3.8%$19 less-57.4%$288 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 390 launches.

Launches counted
39027 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$502top tenth $56,686+
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: 33 of 390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
35724 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$563
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.2%$61 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (66.9% of the money): 389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
38926 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$483
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$19 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 104 of 390.

Launches counted
1046 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-16.7%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-57.4%$288 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 390 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: 33 of 390 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 (66.9% of the money): 389 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: 104 of 390.

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 view1,659 of 1,740 launchesWithout the breakout1,739 of 1,740 launchesLast 18 months477 of 1,740 launches
Launches counted1,740124 hits1,659115 hits1,739123 hits47735 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$657top tenth $57,858+$714$632$766
Chance against standardthe base-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.7%$57 more-3.8%$25 less+16.6%$109 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,740 launches.

Launches counted
1,740124 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$657top tenth $57,858+
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 1,740 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,659115 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$714
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.7%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (24.4% of the money): 1,739 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,739123 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$25 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 477 of 1,740.

Launches counted
47735 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.6%$109 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,740 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 1,740 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 (24.4% of the money): 1,739 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: 477 of 1,740.

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

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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