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Niches / Action RPG + Exploration
Action RPG + Exploration
Games tagged both Action RPG and Exploration: 342 indie paid launches, 33 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action RPG + Exploration priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
91 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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91 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 91 games tagged both Action RPG and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 22.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.0 for Action RPG-only games and 20.0 for Exploration-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 91 games priced $10 to $20; 22.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,628.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 91 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Action RPG + Exploration holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view323 of 342 launches | Without the breakout341 of 342 launches | Last 18 months177 of 342 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 34233 hits | 32329 hits | 34132 hits | 17714 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 9.4 in 1001 in 11 | 7.9 in 1001 in 13 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $607top tenth $87,292+ | $607 | $607 | $485 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -6.3%0.6 fewer in 100 | -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | -17.7%1.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -20.1%$122 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 342 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 19 of 342 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (67.8% of the money): 341 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 177 of 342.
Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launches | Without the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launches | Last 18 months696 of 1,413 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,413109 hits | 1,30097 hits | 1,412108 hits | 69648 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $62,308+ | $505 | $485 | $425 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.4%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -12.4%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 113 of 1,413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.
Exploration holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Exploration | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,867 of 5,078 launches | Without the breakout5,077 of 5,078 launches | Last 18 months2,727 of 5,078 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,078397 hits | 4,867377 hits | 5,077396 hits | 2,727190 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.8 in 1001 in 13 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.8 in 1001 in 13 | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $908top tenth $58,608+ | $909 | $902 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -10.3%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.1%$1 more | -0.7%$6 less | -19.8%$180 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 5,078 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 211 of 5,078 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (20.7% of the money): 5,077 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,727 of 5,078.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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