Niche

Action RPG + Combat

Games tagged both Action RPG and Combat: 104 indie paid launches, 8 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 RPG + Combat priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action RPG and is about level with Combat; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Combat.

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 + Combat is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Combat: 2 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.7 in 100 for Action RPG and 19.2 in 100 for Combat.

Small sample: 19 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction RPG

21.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.7 in 100

Typical earnings$10,294

Launches281 / 61 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction RPG + Combat

2 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 19 launches

$1k+11 of 19 launches

$10k+9 of 19 launches

Launches19 / 2 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagCombat

19.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.2 in 100

Typical earnings$10,038

Launches177 / 34 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 $20Combat is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices104 in pair Under $541 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2019 in pair $20 to $4012 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Action RPG and Combat priced $10 to $20. 2 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 22.5 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 20.3 in 100 for Combat-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RPG alone and is too small to compare with Combat alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 19 launches · $10k+ 9 of 19 launches · $100k+ 2 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

No Rest for the Wickedleads this pair58.9%

PairNo Rest for the Wicked58.9%

Action RPGPath of Exile 235.4%

CombatNo Rest for the Wicked24.8%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RPG + Combat

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

No Rest for the Wicked earned 58.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 104 Action RPG + Combat launches.
Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.4% of its money.
It also leads Combat, with 24.8% of that tag's 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 RPG + Combat is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RPG + Combat through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view93 of 104 launches	Without the breakout103 of 104 launches	Last 18 months29 of 104 launches
Launches counted	1048 hits	937 hits	1037 hits	292 hits
Earned $100k+	7.7 in 1001 in 13	7.5 in 1001 in 13	6.8 in 1001 in 15	2 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$687top tenth $91,474+	under 100 launches	$632	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100	-11.7%0.9 fewer in 100	-10.3%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	-8.0%$55 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 104 launches.

Launches counted: 1048 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $687top tenth $91,474+
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: 11 of 104 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 937 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (58.9% of the money): 103 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1037 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $632
Chance against standard: -11.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.0%$55 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 104.

Launches counted: 292 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -10.3%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 104 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: 11 of 104 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, No Rest for the Wicked (58.9% of the money): 103 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: 29 of 104.

Action 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.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,241 of 1,347 launches	Without the breakout1,346 of 1,347 launches	Last 18 months332 of 1,347 launches
Launches counted	1,347109 hits	1,24196 hits	1,346108 hits	33223 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.7 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$469top tenth $67,900+	$526	$469	$589
Chance against standard	the base	-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-14.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+12.2%$57 more	0.0%no change	+25.6%$120 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,347 launches.

Launches counted: 1,347109 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $469top tenth $67,900+
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: 106 of 1,347 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,24196 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $526
Chance against standard: -4.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +12.2%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.4% of the money): 1,346 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,346108 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $469
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 1,347.

Launches counted: 33223 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $589
Chance against standard: -14.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +25.6%$120 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,347 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: 106 of 1,347 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 (35.4% of the money): 1,346 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: 332 of 1,347.

Combat is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Combat through every lens, all prices
Combat	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view950 of 1,012 launches	Without the breakout1,011 of 1,012 launches	Last 18 months293 of 1,012 launches
Launches counted	1,01273 hits	95072 hits	1,01172 hits	29324 hits
Earned $100k+	7.2 in 1001 in 14	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.1 in 1001 in 14	8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$394top tenth $44,119+	$469	$383	$632
Chance against standard	the base	+5.1%0.4 more in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+13.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+19.0%$75 more	-2.8%$11 less	+60.4%$238 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 1,012 launches.

Launches counted: 1,01273 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $394top tenth $44,119+
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: 62 of 1,012 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 95072 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $469
Chance against standard: +5.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +19.0%$75 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (24.8% of the money): 1,011 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,01172 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.8%$11 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 293 of 1,012.

Launches counted: 29324 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $632
Chance against standard: +13.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: +60.4%$238 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 1,012 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: 62 of 1,012 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, No Rest for the Wicked (24.8% of the money): 1,011 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: 293 of 1,012.

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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