Niche

Action Roguelike + Souls-like

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Souls-like: 54 indie paid launches, 9 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

$10 to $20

Showing Action Roguelike + Souls-like priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Souls-like.

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 + Souls-like is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Souls-like: 5 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.3 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 16.5 in 100 for Souls-like.

Small sample: 12 launches, 5 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 + Souls-like

5 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 12 launches

Typical earnings$23,148

Launches12 / 5 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoSouls-like

16.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds16.5 in 100

Typical earnings$11,256

Launches97 / 16 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 2.5 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices54 in pair Under $521 in pair $5 to $1019 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Souls-like priced $10 to $20. 5 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 23.4 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 12.9 in 100 for Souls-like-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Souls-like alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $23,148.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Anomaly Agentleads this pair42.1%

PairAnomaly Agent42.1%

Action RoguelikeHades II23.0%

Souls-likeHollow Knight: Silksong42.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + Souls-like

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

Anomaly Agent earned 42.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 54 Action Roguelike + Souls-like launches.
Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 23.0% of its money.
Souls-like is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 42.8% 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 + Souls-like holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action Roguelike + Souls-like through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view53 of 54 launches	Without the breakout53 of 54 launches	Last 18 months19 of 54 launches
Launches counted	549 hits	539 hits	538 hits	194 hits
Earned $100k+	16.7 in 100	17.0 in 100	15.1 in 100	4 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,340top tenth $185,620+	$1,340	$1,291	$670
Chance against standard	the base	+1.9%0.3 more in 100	-9.4%1.6 fewer in 100	+26.3%4.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-3.7%$49 less	-50.0%$670 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 54 launches.

Launches counted: 549 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,340top tenth $185,620+
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: 1 of 54 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 539 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,340
Chance against standard: +1.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (42.1% of the money): 53 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 538 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,291
Chance against standard: -9.4%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.7%$49 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 54.

Launches counted: 194 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $670
Chance against standard: +26.3%4.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -50.0%$670 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 54 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 54 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, Anomaly Agent (42.1% of the money): 53 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: 19 of 54.

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 view1,657 of 1,738 launches	Without the breakout1,737 of 1,738 launches	Last 18 months476 of 1,738 launches
Launches counted	1,738117 hits	1,657108 hits	1,737116 hits	47635 hits
Earned $100k+	6.7 in 1001 in 15	6.5 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15	7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$657top tenth $47,933+	$705	$639	$765
Chance against standard	the base	-3.2%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+9.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.3%$48 more	-2.7%$18 less	+16.4%$108 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: 1,738 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.

Souls-like 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.

Souls-like through every lens, all prices
Souls-like	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view370 of 387 launches	Without the breakout386 of 387 launches	Last 18 months93 of 387 launches
Launches counted	38743 hits	37041 hits	38642 hits	9311 hits
Earned $100k+	11.1 in 100	11.1 in 100	10.9 in 100	11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$940top tenth $144,679+	$1,012	$940	$917
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	+6.5%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.7%$72 more	0.0%no change	-2.4%$23 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 387 launches.

Launches counted: 38743 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $940top tenth $144,679+
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: 17 of 387 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 37041 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +7.7%$72 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (42.8% of the money): 386 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 38642 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $940
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 93 of 387.

Launches counted: 9311 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $917
Chance against standard: +6.5%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: -2.4%$23 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 387 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: 17 of 387 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 (42.8% of the money): 386 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: 93 of 387.

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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