Niche

Anime + Dungeon Crawler

Games tagged both Anime and Dungeon Crawler: 42 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

Under $5

Showing Anime + Dungeon Crawler priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler.

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?Under $5

Anime + Dungeon Crawler is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler: 0 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 679 launches for Anime and 1 of 369 launches for Dungeon Crawler.

Small sample: 15 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagAnime

3 of 679launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 679 launches

Typical earnings$253

Launches679 / 3 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAnime + Dungeon Crawler

0 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 15 launches

Typical earnings$16

Launches15 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoDungeon Crawler

1 of 369launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 369 launches

Typical earnings$151

Launches369 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Anime 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices42 in pair Under $515 in pair $5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $409: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Anime and Dungeon Crawler priced under $5. 0 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 664 for Anime-only games and 1 of 354 for Dungeon Crawler-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler alone.

Both: 15 games priced under $5; 0 of 15 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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

Cuisineerleads this pair28.1%

PairCuisineer28.1%

AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.0%

Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 248.1%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 2. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Dungeon Crawler

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

Cuisineer earned 28.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Anime + Dungeon Crawler launches.
Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.0% of its money.
Dungeon Crawler is led by Path of Exile 2, with 48.1% 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

Anime + Dungeon Crawler holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Anime + Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 42 launches	Without the breakout41 of 42 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	425 hits	395 hits	414 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	11.9 in 100	12.8 in 100	4 of 41too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$2,589top tenth $116,711+	$3,255	$2,304	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+7.7%0.9 more in 100	-18.0%2.1 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	+25.7%$666 more; too few to tell	-11.0%$285 less	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted: 425 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,589top tenth $116,711+
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: 3 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 395 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,255
Chance against standard: +7.7%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +25.7%$666 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cuisineer (28.1% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 414 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $2,304
Chance against standard: -18.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.0%$285 less

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Typical first-year earnings: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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: 3 of 42 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, Cuisineer (28.1% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
Anime	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,403 of 1,558 launches	Without the breakout1,557 of 1,558 launches	Last 18 months446 of 1,558 launches
Launches counted	1,558112 hits	1,40390 hits	1,557111 hits	44632 hits
Earned $100k+	7.2 in 1001 in 14	6.4 in 1001 in 16	7.1 in 1001 in 14	7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$957top tenth $59,371+	$941	$946	$1,051
Chance against standard	the base	-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.2%no change
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$16 less	-1.1%$11 less	+9.8%$94 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 launches.

Launches counted: 1,558112 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $957top tenth $59,371+
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: 155 of 1,558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,40390 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $941
Chance against standard: -10.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$16 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,557111 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $946
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$11 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 446 of 1,558.

Launches counted: 44632 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,051
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: +9.8%$94 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 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: 155 of 1,558 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 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: 446 of 1,558.

Dungeon Crawler is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
Dungeon Crawler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view859 of 908 launches	Without the breakout907 of 908 launches	Last 18 months246 of 908 launches
Launches counted	90878 hits	85975 hits	90777 hits	24624 hits
Earned $100k+	8.6 in 1001 in 12	8.7 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$851top tenth $70,911+	$1,012	$851	$1,206
Chance against standard	the base	+1.6%0.1 more in 100	-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+13.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+18.9%$161 more	0.0%no change	+41.7%$355 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 908 launches.

Launches counted: 90878 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $851top tenth $70,911+
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: 49 of 908 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 85975 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: +1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.9%$161 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (48.1% of the money): 907 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 90777 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $851
Chance against standard: -1.2%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: 246 of 908.

Launches counted: 24624 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,206
Chance against standard: +13.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +41.7%$355 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 908 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: 49 of 908 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 (48.1% of the money): 907 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: 246 of 908.

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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