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Niches / CRPG + Dungeon Crawler

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CRPG + Dungeon Crawler

Games tagged both CRPG and Dungeon Crawler: 41 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing CRPG + Dungeon Crawler 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

CRPG + Dungeon Crawler is too small to compare with CRPG and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler: 1 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.7 in 100 for CRPG and 21.5 in 100 for Dungeon Crawler.

Small sample: 15 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneCRPG
10.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.7 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+48 in 100
Launches56 / 6 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCRPG + Dungeon Crawler
1 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 15 launches
$1k+15 of 15 launches
$10k+8 of 15 launches
Launches15 / 1 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$16,387
Launches205 / 44 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both CRPG and Dungeon Crawler priced $10 to $20. 1 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 12.2 in 100 for CRPG-only games and 22.6 in 100 for Dungeon Crawler-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with CRPG alone and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 15 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 of 15 launches · $10k+ 8 of 15 launches · $100k+ 1 of 15 launches.

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

Blackthorn Arena: Reforgedleads this pair46.2%
PairBlackthorn Arena: Reforged46.2%
CRPGDrova - Forsaken Kin30.5%
Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 248.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads CRPG + 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

  • Blackthorn Arena: Reforged earned 46.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 CRPG + Dungeon Crawler launches.
  • CRPG is led by Drova - Forsaken Kin, with 30.5% of its money.
  • Dungeon Crawler is led by Path of Exile 2, with 48.5% 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

CRPG + Dungeon Crawler holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

CRPG + Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view36 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted412 hits362 hits401 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+2 of 41too few for a rate2 of 36too few for a rate1 of 40too few for a ratetoo few
Chance of $10k+29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Chance against standardthe base+13.9%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 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: 5 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
362 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 36too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+13.9%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blackthorn Arena: Reforged (46.2% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Chance of $10k+
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 5 of 41 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, Blackthorn Arena: Reforged (46.2% of the money): 40 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.

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

CRPG through every lens, all prices
CRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view212 of 263 launchesWithout the breakout262 of 263 launchesLast 18 months68 of 263 launches
Launches counted26319 hits21217 hits26218 hits685 hits
Earned $100k+7.2 in 1001 in 148.0 in 1001 in 126.9 in 1001 in 157.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$862top tenth $69,775+$1,103$862under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+11.0%0.8 more in 100-4.9%0.4 fewer in 100+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+28.0%$241 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 263 launches.

Launches counted
26319 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$862top tenth $69,775+
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: 51 of 263 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21217 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,103
Chance against standard
+11.0%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+28.0%$241 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (30.5% of the money): 262 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26218 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-4.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 68 of 263.

Launches counted
685 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 263 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: 51 of 263 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (30.5% of the money): 262 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: 68 of 263.

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 CrawlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view857 of 907 launchesWithout the breakout906 of 907 launchesLast 18 months244 of 907 launches
Launches counted90784 hits85781 hits90683 hits24425 hits
Earned $100k+9.3 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 1110.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$928top tenth $89,969+$1,031$928$1,250
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.2 more in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100+10.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.1%$103 more0.0%no change+34.7%$322 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 907 launches.

Launches counted
90784 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$928top tenth $89,969+
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: 50 of 907 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85781 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,031
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.1%$103 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (48.5% of the money): 906 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
90683 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$928
Chance against standard
-1.1%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: 244 of 907.

Launches counted
24425 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,250
Chance against standard
+10.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+34.7%$322 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 907 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: 50 of 907 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 (48.5% of the money): 906 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: 244 of 907.

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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