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Niches / Adventure + Survival

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Adventure + Survival

Games tagged both Adventure and Survival: 317 indie paid launches, 31 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 + Survival priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Adventure and is about level with Survival; priced $10 to $20 it beats Adventure and trails Survival.

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 + Survival beats Adventure and trails Survival: 20.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 25.4 in 100 for Survival.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagAdventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,393
Launches1,315 / 207 hits
Pair leads by4.5 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairAdventure + Survival
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
$1k+87 in 100
$10k+61 in 100
Launches79 / 16 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoSurvival
25.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.4 in 100
Typical earnings$25,255
Launches201 / 51 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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 79 games tagged both Adventure and Survival priced $10 to $20. 20.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 28.7 in 100 for Survival-only games, so the mix beats Adventure alone and trails Survival alone.

Both: 79 games priced $10 to $20; 20.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 87 in 100 · $10k+ 61 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 79 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

Palworldleads this pair61.6%
PairPalworld61.6%
AdventurePalworld27.4%
SurvivalPalworld36.7%
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: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Adventure + Survival

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

  • Palworld earned 61.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 317 Adventure + Survival launches.
  • It also leads Adventure, with 27.4% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Survival, with 36.7% of that tag's 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 + Survival is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Adventure + Survival through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view302 of 317 launchesWithout the breakout316 of 317 launchesLast 18 months81 of 317 launches
Launches counted31731 hits30228 hits31630 hits815 hits
Earned $100k+9.8 in 1001 in 109.3 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 116.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$1,023top tenth $95,671+$1,003$1,023under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-5.2%0.5 fewer in 100-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100-36.9%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.0%$20 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 317 launches.

Launches counted
31731 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,023top tenth $95,671+
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: 15 of 317 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
30228 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,003
Chance against standard
-5.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$20 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (61.6% of the money): 316 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
31630 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,023
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 81 of 317.

Launches counted
815 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-36.9%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 317 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: 15 of 317 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 (61.6% of the money): 316 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: 81 of 317.

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.

Survival 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.

Survival through every lens, all prices
SurvivalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view991 of 1,033 launchesWithout the breakout1,032 of 1,033 launchesLast 18 months283 of 1,033 launches
Launches counted1,033105 hits991101 hits1,032104 hits28325 hits
Earned $100k+10.2 in 10010.2 in 10010.1 in 1008.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,081top tenth $103,143+$1,116$1,081$1,087
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$35 more0.0%no change+0.6%$6 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 launches.

Launches counted
1,033105 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081top tenth $103,143+
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: 42 of 1,033 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
991101 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,116
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+3.2%$35 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,032104 hits
Earned $100k+
10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 283 of 1,033.

Launches counted
28325 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,087
Chance against standard
-13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.6%$6 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 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: 42 of 1,033 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 (36.7% of the money): 1,032 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: 283 of 1,033.

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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