Niche

Action RPG + Loot

Games tagged both Action RPG and Loot: 55 indie paid launches, 13 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 + Loot 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 RPG and is too small to compare with Loot.

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 + Loot is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Loot: 9 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.1 in 100 for Action RPG and 39.6 in 100 for Loot.

Small sample: 20 launches, 9 hits.

TIETied

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 + Loot

9 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds9 of 20 launches

$1k+17 of 20 launches

$10k+14 of 20 launches

Launches20 / 9 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagLoot

39.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds39.6 in 100

$1k+92 in 100

$10k+71 in 100

Launches48 / 19 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 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Loot 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 prices55 in pair Under $513 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair $10 to $2020 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both Action RPG and Loot priced $10 to $20. 9 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 19.3 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 10 of 28 for Loot-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RPG alone and is too small to compare with Loot alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 9 of 20 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 17 of 20 launches · $10k+ 14 of 20 launches · $100k+ 9 of 20 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Path of Exile 2leads this pair95.7%

PairPath of Exile 295.7%

Action RPGPath of Exile 235.2%

LootPath of Exile 270.8%

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 + Loot

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

Path of Exile 2 earned 95.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 55 Action RPG + Loot launches.
It also leads Action RPG, with 35.2% of that tag's money.
It also leads Loot, with 70.8% 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 + Loot is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RPG + Loot through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view46 of 55 launches	Without the breakout54 of 55 launches	Last 18 months16 of 55 launches
Launches counted	5513 hits	4611 hits	5412 hits	162 hits
Earned $100k+	23.6 in 100	23.9 in 100	22.2 in 100	2 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	40 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.2%0.3 more in 100	-6.0%1.4 fewer in 100	-47.1%11.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	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 Loot, 12 to 36 months old: 55 launches.

Launches counted: 5513 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 40 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 in 100
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: 9 of 55 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4611 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +1.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (95.7% of the money): 54 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5412 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -6.0%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 55.

Launches counted: 162 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -47.1%11.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Loot, 12 to 36 months old: 55 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: 9 of 55 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 (95.7% of the money): 54 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: 16 of 55.

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 RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,246 of 1,351 launches	Without the breakout1,350 of 1,351 launches	Last 18 months335 of 1,351 launches
Launches counted	1,351110 hits	1,24697 hits	1,350109 hits	33521 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13	8.1 in 1001 in 12	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$450top tenth $68,797+	$521	$450	$514
Chance against standard	the base	-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-23.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+15.8%$71 more	0.0%no change	+14.2%$64 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

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.

Loot is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Loot through every lens, all prices
Loot	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view192 of 234 launches	Without the breakout233 of 234 launches	Last 18 months66 of 234 launches
Launches counted	23434 hits	19230 hits	23333 hits	6611 hits
Earned $100k+	14.5 in 100	15.6 in 100	14.2 in 100	16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,235top tenth $177,894+	$1,381	$1,196	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.5%1.1 more in 100	-2.5%0.4 fewer in 100	+14.7%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+11.8%$146 more	-3.2%$39 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 12 to 36 months old: 234 launches.

Launches counted: 23434 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,235top tenth $177,894+
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: 42 of 234 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 19230 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,381
Chance against standard: +7.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.8%$146 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (70.8% of the money): 233 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 23333 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,196
Chance against standard: -2.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.2%$39 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 66 of 234.

Launches counted: 6611 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +14.7%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 12 to 36 months old: 234 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: 42 of 234 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 (70.8% of the money): 233 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: 66 of 234.

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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