Niche

Arena Shooter + PvE

Games tagged both Arena Shooter and PvE: 84 indie paid launches, 3 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 Arena Shooter + PvE 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

Arena Shooter + PvE is too small to compare with Arena Shooter and is too small to compare with PvE: 2 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.9 in 100 for Arena Shooter and 13.6 in 100 for PvE.

Small sample: 14 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneArena Shooter

17.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.9 in 100

$1k+73 in 100

$10k+39 in 100

Launches56 / 10 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairArena Shooter + PvE

2 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 14 launches

$1k+12 of 14 launches

$10k+7 of 14 launches

Launches14 / 2 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagPvE

13.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.6 in 100

Typical earnings$8,595

Launches198 / 27 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 $20PvE 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 prices84 in pair Under $549 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair $10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Arena Shooter and PvE priced $10 to $20. 2 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 19.0 in 100 for Arena Shooter-only games and 13.6 in 100 for PvE-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arena Shooter alone and is too small to compare with PvE alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 14 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 14 launches · $10k+ 7 of 14 launches · $100k+ 2 of 14 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivorleads this pair93.1%

PairDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor93.1%

Arena ShooterDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor47.1%

PvEGray Zone Warfare21.2%

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 Arena Shooter + PvE

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

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor earned 93.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 84 Arena Shooter + PvE launches.
It also leads Arena Shooter, with 47.1% of that tag's money.
PvE is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 21.2% 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

Arena Shooter + PvE is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Arena Shooter + PvE through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view83 of 84 launches	Without the breakout83 of 84 launches	Last 18 months19 of 84 launches
Launches counted	843 hits	833 hits	832 hits	190 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 84too few for a rate	3 of 83too few for a rate	2 of 83too few for a rate	0 of 19too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 32 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.2%no change; too few to tell	-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.6 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 Arena Shooter and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 84 launches.

Launches counted: 843 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 84too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 32 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: 1 of 84 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 833 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 83too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +1.2%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (93.1% of the money): 83 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 832 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 83too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.5%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 84.

Launches counted: 190 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 19too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Arena Shooter and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 84 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: 1 of 84 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (93.1% of the money): 83 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: 19 of 84.

Arena 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.

Arena Shooter through every lens, all prices
Arena Shooter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view510 of 513 launches	Without the breakout512 of 513 launches	Last 18 months124 of 513 launches
Launches counted	51315 hits	51015 hits	51214 hits	1242 hits
Earned $100k+	2.9 in 1001 in 34	2.9 in 1001 in 34	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2 of 124too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$270top tenth $12,559+	$291	$270	$217
Chance against standard	the base	+0.6%no change	-6.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-44.8%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+7.8%$21 more	0.0%no change	-19.6%$53 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arena Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 513 launches.

Launches counted: 51315 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $270top tenth $12,559+
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 513 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 51015 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $291
Chance against standard: +0.6%no change
Typical against standard: +7.8%$21 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (47.1% of the money): 512 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 51214 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings: $270
Chance against standard: -6.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 124 of 513.

Launches counted: 1242 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 124too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $217
Chance against standard: -44.8%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -19.6%$53 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Arena Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 513 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 513 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (47.1% of the money): 512 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: 124 of 513.

PvE 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.

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvE	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,338 of 1,360 launches	Without the breakout1,359 of 1,360 launches	Last 18 months405 of 1,360 launches
Launches counted	1,36072 hits	1,33868 hits	1,35971 hits	40528 hits
Earned $100k+	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$402top tenth $29,739+	$411	$390	$363
Chance against standard	the base	-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.2%$9 more	-3.0%$12 less	-9.7%$39 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 launches.

Launches counted: 1,36072 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $402top tenth $29,739+
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: 22 of 1,360 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,33868 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $411
Chance against standard: -4.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +2.2%$9 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (21.2% of the money): 1,359 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,35971 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $390
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.0%$12 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 405 of 1,360.

Launches counted: 40528 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $363
Chance against standard: +30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.7%$39 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 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: 22 of 1,360 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 (21.2% of the money): 1,359 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: 405 of 1,360.

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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