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Niches / Action RPG + RPG

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Action RPG + RPG

Games tagged both Action RPG and RPG: 874 indie paid launches, 58 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.

Showing Action RPG + RPG priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action RPG and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails Action RPG and is about level with RPG.

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 + RPG trails Action RPG and is about level with RPG: 17.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.7 in 100 for Action RPG and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction RPG
21.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.7 in 100
Typical earnings$10,294
Launches281 / 61 hits
Pair trails by4.4 in 100
TIETied
This pairAction RPG + RPG
17.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.3 in 100
Typical earnings$6,761
Launches173 / 30 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
Typical earnings$11,268
Launches789 / 160 hits
A tie, apart by2.9 in 100
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 $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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 173 games tagged both Action RPG and RPG priced $10 to $20. 17.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 28.7 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 21.1 in 100 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 173 games priced $10 to $20; 17.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,761.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 173 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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 pair41.4%
PairPath of Exile 241.4%
Action RPGPath of Exile 235.4%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RPG + RPG

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 41.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 874 Action RPG + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Action RPG, with 35.4% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads RPG, with 18.0% of that tag's 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 + RPG holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action RPG + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view791 of 874 launchesWithout the breakout873 of 874 launchesLast 18 months217 of 874 launches
Launches counted87458 hits79150 hits87357 hits21711 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 155.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$363top tenth $39,150+$379$362$357
Chance against standardthe base-4.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-23.6%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.4%$16 more-0.3%$1 less-1.7%$6 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 874 launches.

Launches counted
87458 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$363top tenth $39,150+
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: 83 of 874 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79150 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$379
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.4%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (41.4% of the money): 873 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
87357 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$362
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 217 of 874.

Launches counted
21711 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$357
Chance against standard
-23.6%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$6 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 874 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: 83 of 874 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 (41.4% of the money): 873 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: 217 of 874.

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 RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,241 of 1,347 launchesWithout the breakout1,346 of 1,347 launchesLast 18 months332 of 1,347 launches
Launches counted1,347109 hits1,24196 hits1,346108 hits33223 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 127.7 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 126.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$469top tenth $67,900+$526$469$589
Chance against standardthe base-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-14.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+12.2%$57 more0.0%no change+25.6%$120 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves 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.

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.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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