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Niches / Action RPG + Souls-like

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Action RPG + Souls-like

Games tagged both Action RPG and Souls-like: 136 indie paid launches, 23 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.

Showing Action RPG + Souls-like priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Action RPG and is about level with Souls-like.

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 + Souls-like is about level with Action RPG and is about level with Souls-like: 22.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.1 in 100 for Action RPG and 22.8 in 100 for Souls-like.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction RPG
21.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.1 in 100
Typical earnings$10,055
Launches284 / 60 hits
A tie, apart by1.6 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction RPG + Souls-like
22.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.7 in 100
$1k+84 in 100
$10k+68 in 100
Launches44 / 10 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSouls-like
22.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.8 in 100
Typical earnings$20,341
Launches101 / 23 hits
A tie, apart by0.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices136 in pairUnder $541 in pair$5 to $1038 in pair$10 to $2044 in pair$20 to $4013 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 44 games tagged both Action RPG and Souls-like priced $10 to $20. 22.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 20.8 in 100 for Action RPG-only games and 22.8 in 100 for Souls-like-only games, so the mix is about level with Action RPG alone and is about level with Souls-like alone.

Both: 44 games priced $10 to $20; 22.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 68 in 100 · $100k+ 23 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 44 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 pair60.9%
PairPath of Exile 260.9%
Action RPGPath of Exile 235.2%
Souls-likeHollow Knight: Silksong44.7%
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 + Souls-like

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 60.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 136 Action RPG + Souls-like launches.
  • It also leads Action RPG, with 35.2% of that tag's money.
  • Souls-like is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 44.7% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action RPG + Souls-like is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RPG + Souls-like through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view129 of 136 launchesWithout the breakout135 of 136 launchesLast 18 months36 of 136 launches
Launches counted13623 hits12921 hits13522 hits360 hits
Earned $100k+16.9 in 10016.3 in 10016.3 in 1000 of 36too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,395top tenth $564,623+$1,410$1,287under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100-3.6%0.6 fewer in 100-100.0%16.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+1.1%$15 more-7.7%$108 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 136 launches.

Launches counted
13623 hits
Earned $100k+
16.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,395top tenth $564,623+
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: 7 of 136 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
12921 hits
Earned $100k+
16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,410
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.1%$15 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (60.9% of the money): 135 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
13522 hits
Earned $100k+
16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,287
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-7.7%$108 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 136.

Launches counted
360 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 36too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%16.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 136 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: 7 of 136 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 (60.9% of the money): 135 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: 36 of 136.

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 RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,246 of 1,351 launchesWithout the breakout1,350 of 1,351 launchesLast 18 months335 of 1,351 launches
Launches counted1,351110 hits1,24697 hits1,350109 hits33521 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 127.8 in 1001 in 138.1 in 1001 in 126.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$450top tenth $68,797+$521$450$514
Chance against standardthe base-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-23.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+15.8%$71 more0.0%no change+14.2%$64 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
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.

Souls-like 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.

Souls-like through every lens, all prices
Souls-likeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view372 of 389 launchesWithout the breakout388 of 389 launchesLast 18 months94 of 389 launches
Launches counted38949 hits37247 hits38848 hits9411 hits
Earned $100k+12.6 in 10012.6 in 10012.4 in 10011.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,072top tenth $161,131+$1,148$1,072under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100-7.1%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.1%$76 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 389 launches.

Launches counted
38949 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072top tenth $161,131+
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: 17 of 389 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
37247 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,148
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+7.1%$76 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (44.7% of the money): 388 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
38848 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 389.

Launches counted
9411 hits
Earned $100k+
11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 389 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: 17 of 389 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 (44.7% of the money): 388 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: 94 of 389.

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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