Niche

Action RPG + Metroidvania

Games tagged both Action RPG and Metroidvania: 65 indie paid launches, 9 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 + Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action RPG and is about level with Metroidvania; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Metroidvania.

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 + Metroidvania is too small to compare with Action RPG and is too small to compare with Metroidvania: 6 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG and 22.5 in 100 for Metroidvania.

Small sample: 21 launches, 6 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneAction RPG

19.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.2 in 100

Typical earnings$7,717

Launches281 / 54 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction RPG + Metroidvania

6 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds6 of 21 launches

Typical earnings$24,401

Launches21 / 6 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoMetroidvania

22.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.5 in 100

Typical earnings$22,264

Launches129 / 29 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices65 in pair Under $521 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair $10 to $2021 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Action RPG and Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. 6 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 18.5 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 21.3 in 100 for Metroidvania-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RPG alone and is too small to compare with Metroidvania alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 6 of 21 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,401.

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

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mistleads this pair43.9%

PairENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist43.9%

Action RPGPath of Exile 235.1%

MetroidvaniaHollow Knight: Silksong72.3%

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 + Metroidvania

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

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The leaders, in words

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist earned 43.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 65 Action RPG + Metroidvania launches.
Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.1% of its money.
Metroidvania is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 72.3% 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 + Metroidvania 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 + Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view60 of 65 launches	Without the breakout64 of 65 launches	Last 18 months21 of 65 launches
Launches counted	659 hits	608 hits	648 hits	211 hits
Earned $100k+	13.8 in 100	13.3 in 100	12.5 in 100	1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,839top tenth $313,975+	$1,845	$1,839	$1,684
Chance against standard	the base	-3.7%0.5 fewer in 100	-9.7%1.3 fewer in 100	-65.6%9.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+0.3%$6 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-8.4%$155 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Metroidvania, 12 to 36 months old: 65 launches.

Launches counted: 659 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,839top tenth $313,975+
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: 5 of 65 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 608 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,845
Chance against standard: -3.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.3%$6 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (43.9% of the money): 64 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 648 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,839
Chance against standard: -9.7%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 65.

Launches counted: 211 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,684
Chance against standard: -65.6%9.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -8.4%$155 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Metroidvania, 12 to 36 months old: 65 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: 5 of 65 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, ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (43.9% of the money): 64 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: 21 of 65.

Action RPG is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,240 of 1,346 launches	Without the breakout1,345 of 1,346 launches	Last 18 months330 of 1,346 launches
Launches counted	1,346100 hits	1,24087 hits	1,34599 hits	33023 hits
Earned $100k+	7.4 in 1001 in 13	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$455top tenth $54,279+	$496	$426	$574
Chance against standard	the base	-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.0%$41 more	-6.4%$29 less	+26.2%$119 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 launches.

Launches counted: 1,346100 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $455top tenth $54,279+
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: 106 of 1,346 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,24087 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -5.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +9.0%$41 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,34599 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $426
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.4%$29 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 330 of 1,346.

Launches counted: 33023 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +26.2%$119 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 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 1,346 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 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 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: 330 of 1,346.

Metroidvania is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
Metroidvania	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view355 of 367 launches	Without the breakout366 of 367 launches	Last 18 months105 of 367 launches
Launches counted	36751 hits	35547 hits	36650 hits	10512 hits
Earned $100k+	13.9 in 100	13.2 in 100	13.7 in 100	11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,622top tenth $172,135+	$2,716	$2,622	$2,901
Chance against standard	the base	-4.7%0.7 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-17.8%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.6%$94 more	0.0%no change	+10.6%$279 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 12 to 36 months old: 367 launches.

Launches counted: 36751 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,622top tenth $172,135+
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: 12 of 367 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 35547 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,716
Chance against standard: -4.7%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.6%$94 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (72.3% of the money): 366 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 36650 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,622
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 105 of 367.

Launches counted: 10512 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,901
Chance against standard: -17.8%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +10.6%$279 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 12 to 36 months old: 367 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: 12 of 367 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (72.3% of the money): 366 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: 105 of 367.

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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