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Niches / Dungeon Crawler + Strategy

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Dungeon Crawler + Strategy

Games tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Strategy: 180 indie paid launches, 15 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Dungeon Crawler + Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Dungeon Crawler and beats Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it trails Dungeon Crawler and beats Strategy.

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

Dungeon Crawler + Strategy trails Dungeon Crawler and beats Strategy: 21.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.3 in 100 for Dungeon Crawler and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.

That is about 1.1 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag oneDungeon Crawler
22.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.3 in 100
Typical earnings$14,811
Launches224 / 50 hits
Pair trails by1.0 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairDungeon Crawler + Strategy
21.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.3 in 100
Typical earnings$19,427
Launches47 / 10 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoStrategy
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,226
Launches978 / 161 hits
Pair leads by4.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices180 in pairUnder $561 in pair$5 to $1062 in pair$10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $4010 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 21.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.6 for Dungeon Crawler-only games and 16.2 for Strategy-only games, so the mix trails Dungeon Crawler alone and beats Strategy alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 21.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $19,427.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Editionleads this pair37.4%
PairDiablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition37.4%
Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 240.2%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dungeon Crawler + Strategy

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

  • Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition earned 37.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 180 Dungeon Crawler + Strategy launches.
  • Dungeon Crawler is led by Path of Exile 2, with 40.2% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Dungeon Crawler + Strategy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Dungeon Crawler + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view172 of 180 launchesWithout the breakout179 of 180 launchesLast 18 months105 of 180 launches
Launches counted18015 hits17215 hits17914 hits1057 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 128.7 in 1001 in 117.8 in 1001 in 136.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,010top tenth $71,353+$1,011$1,010$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.8%0.4 more in 100-6.0%0.5 fewer in 100-19.3%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change-39.9%$403 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 180 launches.

Launches counted
18015 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010top tenth $71,353+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 180 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
17215 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+4.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition (37.4% of the money): 179 launches left.

Launches counted
17914 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 105 of 180.

Launches counted
1057 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-19.3%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-39.9%$403 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dungeon Crawler and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 180 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 180 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, Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition (37.4% of the money): 179 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 105 of 180.

Dungeon Crawler holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
Dungeon CrawlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view931 of 989 launchesWithout the breakout988 of 989 launchesLast 18 months526 of 989 launches
Launches counted98985 hits93181 hits98884 hits52643 hits
Earned $100k+8.6 in 1001 in 128.7 in 1001 in 118.5 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$911top tenth $70,674+$1,050$911$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.2%0.1 more in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100-4.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+15.3%$139 more0.0%no change-11.2%$102 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 6 to 30 months old: 989 launches.

Launches counted
98985 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$911top tenth $70,674+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 58 of 989 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
93181 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,050
Chance against standard
+1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+15.3%$139 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (40.2% of the money): 988 launches left.

Launches counted
98884 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$911
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: 526 of 989.

Launches counted
52643 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.2%$102 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 6 to 30 months old: 989 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 58 of 989 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 (40.2% of the money): 988 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 526 of 989.

Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launchesWithout the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launchesLast 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches
Launches counted5,391337 hits4,988308 hits5,390336 hits3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $44,532+$545$505$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.9%$40 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.

Launches counted
5,391337 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $44,532+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,988308 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.

Launches counted
5,390336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

Launches counted
3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 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, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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