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Niches / Action RPG + Bullet Hell

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Action RPG + Bullet Hell

Games tagged both Action RPG and Bullet Hell: 138 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Showing Action RPG + Bullet Hell priced $10 to $20.

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 RPG + Bullet Hell is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Bullet Hell: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.1 in 100 for Action RPG and 21.0 in 100 for Bullet Hell.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction RPG
21.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.1 in 100
Typical earnings$10,055
Launches284 / 60 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction RPG + Bullet Hell
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
$1k+9 of 10 launches
$10k+4 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoBullet Hell
21.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.0 in 100
Typical earnings$11,599
Launches124 / 26 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices138 in pairUnder $583 in pair$5 to $1045 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Action RPG and Bullet Hell priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 21.2 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 21.1 in 100 for Bullet Hell-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RPG alone and is too small to compare with Bullet Hell alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 10 launches · $10k+ 4 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

NanoApostleleads this pair22.1%
PairNanoApostle22.1%
Action RPGPath of Exile 235.2%
Bullet HellDELTARUNE44.3%
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 RPG + Bullet Hell

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

  • NanoApostle earned 22.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 138 Action RPG + Bullet Hell launches.
  • Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.2% of its money.
  • Bullet Hell is led by DELTARUNE, with 44.3% 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 RPG + Bullet Hell 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 RPG + Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view137 of 138 launchesWithout the breakout137 of 138 launchesLast 18 months39 of 138 launches
Launches counted1384 hits1374 hits1373 hits391 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 138too few for a rate4 of 137too few for a rate3 of 137too few for a rate1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$945top tenth $31,794+$945$909under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.7%no change; too few to tell-24.5%0.7 fewer in 100-11.5%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-3.8%$36 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 138 launches.

Launches counted
1384 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 138too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$945top tenth $31,794+
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 138 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1374 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 137too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$945
Chance against standard
+0.7%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, NanoApostle (22.1% of the money): 137 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1373 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 137too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-24.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$36 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 138.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-11.5%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 138 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 138 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, NanoApostle (22.1% of the money): 137 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: 39 of 138.

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

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,246 of 1,351 launchesWithout the breakout1,350 of 1,351 launchesLast 18 months335 of 1,351 launches
Launches counted1,351110 hits1,24697 hits1,350109 hits33521 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 127.8 in 1001 in 138.1 in 1001 in 126.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$450top tenth $68,797+$521$450$514
Chance against standardthe base-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-23.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+15.8%$71 more0.0%no change+14.2%$64 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,351 launches.

Launches counted
1,351110 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$450top tenth $68,797+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 105 of 1,351 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,24697 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$521
Chance against standard
-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+15.8%$71 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.2% of the money): 1,350 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,350109 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$450
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: 335 of 1,351.

Launches counted
33521 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$514
Chance against standard
-23.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.2%$64 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,351 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: 105 of 1,351 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 (35.2% of the money): 1,350 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: 335 of 1,351.

Bullet Hell is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet HellBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,321 of 1,380 launchesWithout the breakout1,379 of 1,380 launchesLast 18 months382 of 1,380 launches
Launches counted1,38059 hits1,32153 hits1,37958 hits38220 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.0 in 1001 in 254.2 in 1001 in 245.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$473top tenth $25,883+$486$472$454
Chance against standardthe base-6.2%0.3 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100+22.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.7%$13 more-0.2%$1 less-4.0%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,380 launches.

Launches counted
1,38059 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$473top tenth $25,883+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 59 of 1,380 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,32153 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$486
Chance against standard
-6.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.7%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (44.3% of the money): 1,379 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,37958 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$472
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 382 of 1,380.

Launches counted
38220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$454
Chance against standard
+22.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,380 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: 59 of 1,380 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, DELTARUNE (44.3% of the money): 1,379 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: 382 of 1,380.

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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