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Niches / Action RPG + Roguelike

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Action RPG + Roguelike

Games tagged both Action RPG and Roguelike: 181 indie paid launches, 14 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action RPG + Roguelike priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Action RPG and beats Roguelike; priced $10 to $20 it beats Action RPG and is level with Roguelike.

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 + Roguelike beats Action RPG and is level with Roguelike: 23.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG and 23.5 in 100 for Roguelike.

That is about 1.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag oneAction RPG
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$8,741
Launches297 / 57 hits
Pair leads by4.5 in 100
1STTied winner
This pairAction RPG + Roguelike
23.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.7 in 100
Typical earnings$14,731
Launches38 / 9 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoRoguelike
23.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.5 in 100
Typical earnings$18,676
Launches480 / 113 hits
Pair is level0.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 38 games tagged both Action RPG and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 23.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.5 for Action RPG-only games and 23.5 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix beats Action RPG alone and is level with Roguelike alone.

Both: 38 games priced $10 to $20; 23.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $14,731.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 38 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

Hades IIleads this pair85.3%
PairHades II85.3%
Action RPGPath of Exile 231.7%
RoguelikeSlay the Spire 222.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RPG + Roguelike

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

  • Hades II earned 85.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 181 Action RPG + Roguelike launches.
  • Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 31.7% of its money.
  • Roguelike is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 22.3% of its 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action RPG + Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action RPG + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view166 of 181 launchesWithout the breakout180 of 181 launchesLast 18 months102 of 181 launches
Launches counted18114 hits16612 hits18013 hits1026 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 145.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$911top tenth $74,698+$1,011$911$969
Chance against standardthe yardstick-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100-23.4%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.0%$100 more0.0%no change+6.4%$58 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 181 launches.

Launches counted
18114 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$911top tenth $74,698+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 15 of 181 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16612 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.0%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (85.3% of the money): 180 launches left.

Launches counted
18013 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$911
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 102 of 181.

Launches counted
1026 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$969
Chance against standard
-23.4%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.4%$58 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 181 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 15 of 181 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, Hades II (85.3% of the money): 180 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 102 of 181.

Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launchesWithout the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launchesLast 18 months696 of 1,413 launches
Launches counted1,413109 hits1,30097 hits1,412108 hits69648 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.5 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 136.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $62,308+$505$485$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$20 more0.0%no change-12.4%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.

Launches counted
1,413109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $62,308+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
1,30097 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.

Launches counted
1,412108 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

Launches counted
69648 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-10.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.4%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.

Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,355 of 2,511 launchesWithout the breakout2,510 of 2,511 launchesLast 18 months1,504 of 2,511 launches
Launches counted2,511179 hits2,355166 hits2,510178 hits1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$969top tenth $60,027+$1,010$969$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.2%$41 more0.0%no change-16.5%$160 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.

Launches counted
2,511179 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969top tenth $60,027+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,355166 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.

Launches counted
2,510178 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

Launches counted
1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$160 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 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, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

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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