Niche

Adventure + Dystopian

Games tagged both Adventure and Dystopian : 62 indie paid launches, 4 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+

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$10 to $20

Showing Adventure + Dystopian priced $10 to $20.

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

Adventure + Dystopian is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Dystopian : 3 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 23.1 in 100 for Dystopian .

Small sample: 16 launches, 3 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagAdventure

15.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.7 in 100

Typical earnings$8,393

Launches1,315 / 207 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAdventure + Dystopian

3 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 16 launches

$1k+13 of 16 launches

$10k+9 of 16 launches

Launches16 / 3 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoDystopian

23.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.1 in 100

$1k+85 in 100

$10k+59 in 100

Launches39 / 9 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 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Adventure 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 prices62 in pair Under $525 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Adventure and Dystopian priced $10 to $20. 3 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 6 of 23 for Dystopian -only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Dystopian alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 16 launches · $10k+ 9 of 16 launches · $100k+ 3 of 16 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

VLADiK BRUTALleads this pair77.4%

PairVLADiK BRUTAL77.4%

AdventurePalworld27.4%

Dystopian The Forever Winter43.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Adventure + Dystopian

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

VLADiK BRUTAL earned 77.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Adventure + Dystopian launches.
Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
Dystopian is led by The Forever Winter, with 43.9% 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

Adventure + Dystopian is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Adventure + Dystopian through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view60 of 62 launches	Without the breakout61 of 62 launches	Last 18 months23 of 62 launches
Launches counted	624 hits	604 hits	613 hits	231 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 62too few for a rate	4 of 60too few for a rate	3 of 61too few for a rate	1 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+3.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.8%1.5 fewer in 100	-32.6%2.1 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	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Dystopian , 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted: 624 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 604 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 60too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +3.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, VLADiK BRUTAL (77.4% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 61too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.8%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 62.

Launches counted: 231 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.6%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Dystopian , 12 to 36 months old: 62 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: 2 of 62 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, VLADiK BRUTAL (77.4% of the money): 61 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: 23 of 62.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launches	Without the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launches	Last 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted	7,710449 hits	7,233421 hits	7,709448 hits	2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$618top tenth $35,206+	$643	$618	$707
Chance against standard	the base	-0.1%no change	-0.2%no change	-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$25 more	0.0%no change	+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.

Launches counted: 7,710449 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $618top tenth $35,206+
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: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,233421 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $643
Chance against standard: -0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +4.0%$25 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7,709448 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $618
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.

Launches counted: 2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $707
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +14.4%$89 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 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: 477 of 7,710 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, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 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: 2,176 of 7,710.

Dystopian is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Dystopian through every lens, all prices
Dystopian	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view173 of 181 launches	Without the breakout180 of 181 launches	Last 18 months51 of 181 launches
Launches counted	18121 hits	17317 hits	18020 hits	511 hits
Earned $100k+	11.6 in 100	9.8 in 1001 in 10	11.1 in 100	1 of 51too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,063top tenth $125,291+	$1,057	$1,063	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-15.3%1.8 fewer in 100	-4.2%0.5 fewer in 100	-83.1%9.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-0.6%$6 less	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dystopian , 12 to 36 months old: 181 launches.

Launches counted: 18121 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,063top tenth $125,291+
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: 8 of 181 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 17317 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,057
Chance against standard: -15.3%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.6%$6 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (43.9% of the money): 180 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 18020 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,063
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 181.

Launches counted: 511 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 51too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -83.1%9.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dystopian , 12 to 36 months old: 181 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: 8 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, The Forever Winter (43.9% of the money): 180 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: 51 of 181.

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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