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Niches / Adventure + Shooter

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Adventure + Shooter

Games tagged both Adventure and Shooter: 558 indie paid launches, 28 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 Adventure + Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Adventure and is about level with Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Adventure and trails Shooter.

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 + Shooter is about level with Adventure and trails Shooter: 16.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 21.3 in 100 for Shooter.

That is about 0.8 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAdventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,393
Launches1,315 / 207 hits
A tie, apart by0.5 in 100
TIETied
This pairAdventure + Shooter
16.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.2 in 100
$1k+73 in 100
$10k+43 in 100
Launches74 / 12 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoShooter
21.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,694
Launches366 / 78 hits
Pair trails by5.1 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 $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 prices558 in pairUnder $5309 in pair$5 to $10149 in pair$10 to $2074 in pair$20 to $4026 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 74 games tagged both Adventure and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 16.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 22.6 in 100 for Shooter-only games, so the mix is about level with Adventure alone and trails Shooter alone.

Both: 74 games priced $10 to $20; 16.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 73 in 100 · $10k+ 43 in 100 · $100k+ 16 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 74 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

Escape From Duckovleads this pair54.7%
PairEscape From Duckov54.7%
AdventurePalworld27.4%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare18.0%
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: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Adventure + Shooter

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

  • Escape From Duckov earned 54.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 558 Adventure + Shooter launches.
  • Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
  • Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 18.0% 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 + Shooter is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Adventure + Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view520 of 558 launchesWithout the breakout557 of 558 launchesLast 18 months152 of 558 launches
Launches counted55828 hits52026 hits55727 hits1529 hits
Earned $100k+5.0 in 1001 in 205.0 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$287top tenth $13,946+$307$287$300
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%no change-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100+18.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.0%$20 more0.0%no change+4.5%$13 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 558 launches.

Launches counted
55828 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$287top tenth $13,946+
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: 38 of 558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52026 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
+7.0%$20 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Escape From Duckov (54.7% of the money): 557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
55727 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 152 of 558.

Launches counted
1529 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$300
Chance against standard
+18.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$13 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 558 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: 38 of 558 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, Escape From Duckov (54.7% of the money): 557 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: 152 of 558.

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
AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launchesWithout the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launchesLast 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted7,710449 hits7,233421 hits7,709448 hits2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$618top tenth $35,206+$643$618$707
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-0.2%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$25 more0.0%no change+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Shooter 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.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,392 of 2,482 launchesWithout the breakout2,481 of 2,482 launchesLast 18 months635 of 2,482 launches
Launches counted2,482153 hits2,392147 hits2,481152 hits63541 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$319top tenth $24,188+$325$319$291
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.6%no change+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$6 more0.0%no change-8.8%$28 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 launches.

Launches counted
2,482153 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319top tenth $24,188+
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: 90 of 2,482 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,392147 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$325
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,481152 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$319
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 635 of 2,482.

Launches counted
63541 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$291
Chance against standard
+4.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$28 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,482 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: 90 of 2,482 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, Gray Zone Warfare (18.0% of the money): 2,481 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: 635 of 2,482.

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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