Niches / Action Roguelike + Twin Stick Shooter

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Action Roguelike + Twin Stick Shooter

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Twin Stick Shooter: 114 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 + Twin Stick Shooter 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 Twin Stick Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Twin Stick Shooter.

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 + Twin Stick Shooter is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Twin Stick Shooter: 5 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 27.0 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 27.5 in 100 for Twin Stick Shooter.

Small sample: 21 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction Roguelike

27.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds27.0 in 100

Typical earnings$17,627

Launches244 / 66 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction Roguelike + Twin Stick Shooter

5 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 21 launches

$1k+21 of 21 launches

$10k+11 of 21 launches

Launches21 / 5 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTwin Stick Shooter

27.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds27.5 in 100

$1k+90 in 100

$10k+53 in 100

Launches40 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 prices114 in pair Under $554 in pair $5 to $1038 in pair $10 to $2021 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Twin Stick Shooter priced $10 to $20. 5 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 27.4 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 6 of 19 for Twin Stick Shooter-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Twin Stick Shooter alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 21 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 of 21 launches · $10k+ 11 of 21 launches · $100k+ 5 of 21 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Hell Clockleads this pair33.4%

PairHell Clock33.4%

Action RoguelikeHades II24.4%

Twin Stick ShooterMinishoot' Adventures20.1%

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 + Twin Stick Shooter

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

Hell Clock earned 33.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 114 Action Roguelike + Twin Stick Shooter launches.
Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 24.4% of its money.
Twin Stick Shooter is led by Minishoot' Adventures, with 20.1% 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 + Twin Stick Shooter 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 + Twin Stick Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view113 of 114 launches	Without the breakout113 of 114 launches	Last 18 months18 of 114 launches
Launches counted	1147 hits	1137 hits	1136 hits	181 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.2 in 1001 in 16	5.3 in 1001 in 19	1 of 18too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,784top tenth $58,686+	$1,754	$1,754	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%0.1 more in 100	-13.5%0.8 fewer in 100	-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$30 less	-1.7%$30 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Twin Stick Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 114 launches.

Launches counted: 1147 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,784top tenth $58,686+
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: 1 of 114 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1137 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,754
Chance against standard: +0.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$30 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hell Clock (33.4% of the money): 113 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1136 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,754
Chance against standard: -13.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$30 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 114.

Launches counted: 181 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 18too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -9.5%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Twin Stick Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 114 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 114 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, Hell Clock (33.4% of the money): 113 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: 18 of 114.

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 view1,659 of 1,740 launches	Without the breakout1,739 of 1,740 launches	Last 18 months477 of 1,740 launches
Launches counted	1,740124 hits	1,659115 hits	1,739123 hits	47735 hits
Earned $100k+	7.1 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.1 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$657top tenth $57,858+	$714	$632	$766
Chance against standard	the base	-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.7%$57 more	-3.8%$25 less	+16.6%$109 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: 1,740 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.

Twin Stick Shooter 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.

Twin Stick Shooter through every lens, all prices
Twin Stick Shooter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view277 of 280 launches	Without the breakout279 of 280 launches	Last 18 months61 of 280 launches
Launches counted	28015 hits	27715 hits	27914 hits	612 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.0 in 1001 in 20	2 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$982top tenth $30,819+	$945	$945	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.1%0.1 more in 100	-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100	-38.8%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-3.8%$37 less	-3.8%$37 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Twin Stick Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 280 launches.

Launches counted: 28015 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $982top tenth $30,819+
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 280 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 27715 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $945
Chance against standard: +1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -3.8%$37 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Minishoot' Adventures (20.1% of the money): 279 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 27914 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $945
Chance against standard: -6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.8%$37 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 61 of 280.

Launches counted: 612 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -38.8%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Twin Stick Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 280 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 280 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, Minishoot' Adventures (20.1% of the money): 279 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: 61 of 280.

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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