Niche

Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up

Games tagged both Adventure and Shoot 'Em Up: 105 indie paid launches, 1 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+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up 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 + Shoot 'Em Up is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up: 1 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 15.7 in 100 for Shoot 'Em Up.

Small sample: 12 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

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 + Shoot 'Em Up

1 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 12 launches

$1k+8 of 12 launches

$10k+5 of 12 launches

Launches12 / 1 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoShoot 'Em Up

15.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,644

Launches102 / 16 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 prices105 in pair Under $560 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Adventure and Shoot 'Em Up priced $10 to $20. 1 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 15.8 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 16.7 in 100 for Shoot 'Em Up-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 12 launches · $10k+ 5 of 12 launches · $100k+ 1 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

BioGunleads this pair32.4%

PairBioGun32.4%

AdventurePalworld27.4%

Shoot 'Em UpBALL x PIT46.7%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up

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

BioGun earned 32.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 105 Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up launches.
Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
Shoot 'Em Up is led by BALL x PIT, with 46.7% 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

Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Adventure + Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view99 of 105 launches	Without the breakout104 of 105 launches	Last 18 months28 of 105 launches
Launches counted	1051 hits	991 hits	1040 hits	280 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 105too few for a rate	1 of 99too few for a rate	0 of 104too few for a rate	0 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$135top tenth $10,722+	under 100 launches	$135	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+6.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100	-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 105 launches.

Launches counted: 1051 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 105too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $135top tenth $10,722+
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: 6 of 105 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 991 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 99too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +6.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BioGun (32.4% of the money): 104 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1040 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 104too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $135
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 105.

Launches counted: 280 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 105 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: 6 of 105 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, BioGun (32.4% of the money): 104 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: 28 of 105.

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.

Shoot 'Em Up 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.

Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
Shoot 'Em Up	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view876 of 900 launches	Without the breakout899 of 900 launches	Last 18 months237 of 900 launches
Launches counted	90024 hits	87620 hits	89923 hits	2377 hits
Earned $100k+	2.7 in 1001 in 38	2.3 in 1001 in 44	2.6 in 1001 in 39	3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings	$268top tenth $12,365+	$268	$268	$182
Chance against standard	the base	-14.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+10.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-32.1%$86 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 900 launches.

Launches counted: 90024 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings: $268top tenth $12,365+
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: 24 of 900 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 87620 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -14.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BALL x PIT (46.7% of the money): 899 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 89923 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -4.1%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: 237 of 900.

Launches counted: 2377 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $182
Chance against standard: +10.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: -32.1%$86 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 900 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: 24 of 900 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, BALL x PIT (46.7% of the money): 899 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: 237 of 900.

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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