Niches / Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon

Niche

Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon

Games tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Mystery Dungeon: 76 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon priced under $5.

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

Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler and is too small to compare with Mystery Dungeon: 0 of its 46 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 370 launches for Dungeon Crawler and 0 of 137 launches for Mystery Dungeon.

Small sample: 46 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneDungeon Crawler

1 of 370launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 370 launches

Typical earnings$145

Launches370 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon

0 of 46launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 46 launches

$1k+2 of 46 launches

$10k+0 of 46 launches

Launches46 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoMystery Dungeon

0 of 137launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 137 launches

Typical earnings$91

Launches137 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices76 in pair Under $546 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Mystery Dungeon priced under $5. 0 of 46 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 324 for Dungeon Crawler-only games and 0 of 91 for Mystery Dungeon-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler alone and is too small to compare with Mystery Dungeon alone.

Both: 46 games priced under $5; 0 of 46 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 46 launches · $10k+ 0 of 46 launches · $100k+ 0 of 46 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Islandleads this pair43.2%

PairShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island43.2%

Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 247.2%

Mystery DungeonShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island18.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon

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

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island earned 43.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 76 Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon launches.
Dungeon Crawler is led by Path of Exile 2, with 47.2% of its money.
It also leads Mystery Dungeon, with 18.0% of that tag's 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

Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Dungeon Crawler + Mystery Dungeon through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view71 of 76 launches	Without the breakout75 of 76 launches	Last 18 months21 of 76 launches
Launches counted	762 hits	712 hits	751 hits	211 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 76too few for a rate	2 of 71too few for a rate	1 of 75too few for a rate	1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.3%1.3 fewer in 100	+81.0%2.1 more 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	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Mystery Dungeon, 12 to 36 months old: 76 launches.

Launches counted: 762 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 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 76 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 712 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 71too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (43.2% of the money): 75 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 751 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 76.

Launches counted: 211 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +81.0%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Mystery Dungeon, 12 to 36 months old: 76 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 76 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, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (43.2% of the money): 75 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: 21 of 76.

Dungeon Crawler 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.

Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
Dungeon Crawler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view853 of 905 launches	Without the breakout904 of 905 launches	Last 18 months239 of 905 launches
Launches counted	90579 hits	85376 hits	90478 hits	23923 hits
Earned $100k+	8.7 in 1001 in 11	8.9 in 1001 in 11	8.6 in 1001 in 12	9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$942top tenth $89,655+	$1,072	$942	$1,072
Chance against standard	the base	+2.1%0.2 more in 100	-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.8%$130 more	0.0%no change	+13.8%$130 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 905 launches.

Launches counted: 90579 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $942top tenth $89,655+
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: 52 of 905 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 85376 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: +2.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.8%$130 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (47.2% of the money): 904 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 90478 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $942
Chance against standard: -1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 239 of 905.

Launches counted: 23923 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: +10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.8%$130 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 905 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: 52 of 905 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 (47.2% of the money): 904 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: 239 of 905.

Mystery Dungeon holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Mystery Dungeon through every lens, all prices
Mystery Dungeon	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view233 of 248 launches	Without the breakout247 of 248 launches	Last 18 months65 of 248 launches
Launches counted	2486 hits	2336 hits	2475 hits	652 hits
Earned $100k+	2.4 in 1001 in 41	2.6 in 1001 in 39	2.0 in 1001 in 49	2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$268top tenth $10,815+	$270	$253	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+6.4%0.2 more in 100	-16.3%0.4 fewer in 100	+27.2%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+0.7%$2 more	-5.6%$15 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery Dungeon, 12 to 36 months old: 248 launches.

Launches counted: 2486 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings: $268top tenth $10,815+
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 248 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2336 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $270
Chance against standard: +6.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.7%$2 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (18.0% of the money): 247 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2475 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.0 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings: $253
Chance against standard: -16.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.6%$15 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 248.

Launches counted: 652 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +27.2%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery Dungeon, 12 to 36 months old: 248 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 248 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, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (18.0% of the money): 247 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: 65 of 248.

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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