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Niches / Hack and Slash + Medieval

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Hack and Slash + Medieval

Games tagged both Hack and Slash and Medieval: 44 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Showing Hack and Slash + Medieval 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

Hack and Slash + Medieval is too small to compare with Hack and Slash and is too small to compare with Medieval: 0 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 360 launches for Hack and Slash and 1 of 293 launches for Medieval.

Small sample: 19 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
0 of 360launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 360 launches
Typical earnings$146
Launches360 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHack and Slash + Medieval
0 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 19 launches
$1k+1 of 19 launches
$10k+0 of 19 launches
Launches19 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoMedieval
1 of 293launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 293 launches
Typical earnings$145
Launches293 / 1 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 prices44 in pairUnder $519 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Hack and Slash and Medieval priced under $5. 0 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 341 for Hack and Slash-only games and 1 of 274 for Medieval-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone and is too small to compare with Medieval alone.

Both: 19 games priced under $5; 0 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 1 of 19 launches · $10k+ 0 of 19 launches · $100k+ 0 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

DAIMON BLADESleads this pair29.7%
PairDAIMON BLADES29.7%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 240.7%
MedievalBellwright17.0%
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 Hack and Slash + Medieval

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

  • DAIMON BLADES earned 29.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Hack and Slash + Medieval launches.
  • Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 40.7% of its money.
  • Medieval is led by Bellwright, with 17.0% 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

Hack and Slash + Medieval 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.

Hack and Slash + Medieval through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view43 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted444 hits434 hits433 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+4 of 44too few for a rate4 of 43too few for a rate3 of 43too few for a ratetoo few
Chance of $10k+18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 43 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Chance against standardthe base+2.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-23.3%2.1 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 Hack and Slash and Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
444 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 43 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 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
434 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DAIMON BLADES (29.7% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
433 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.3%2.1 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 Hack and Slash and Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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 44 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, DAIMON BLADES (29.7% of the money): 43 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.

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

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and SlashBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view808 of 844 launchesWithout the breakout843 of 844 launchesLast 18 months231 of 844 launches
Launches counted84490 hits80882 hits84389 hits23122 hits
Earned $100k+10.7 in 10010.1 in 10010.6 in 1009.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$872top tenth $115,463+$894$865$872
Chance against standardthe base-4.8%0.5 fewer in 100-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-10.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.5%$22 more-0.8%$7 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 844 launches.

Launches counted
84490 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$872top tenth $115,463+
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: 36 of 844 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
80882 hits
Earned $100k+
10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$894
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.5%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (40.7% of the money): 843 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
84389 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$865
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$7 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 231 of 844.

Launches counted
23122 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$872
Chance against standard
-10.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 844 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: 36 of 844 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 (40.7% of the money): 843 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: 231 of 844.

Medieval 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.

Medieval through every lens, all prices
MedievalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view574 of 616 launchesWithout the breakout615 of 616 launchesLast 18 months180 of 616 launches
Launches counted61648 hits57447 hits61547 hits18018 hits
Earned $100k+7.8 in 1001 in 138.2 in 1001 in 127.6 in 1001 in 1310.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$575top tenth $72,373+$575$574$643
Chance against standardthe base+5.1%0.4 more in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100+28.3%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less+11.8%$68 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 616 launches.

Launches counted
61648 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$575top tenth $72,373+
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: 42 of 616 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
57447 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$575
Chance against standard
+5.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bellwright (17.0% of the money): 615 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
61547 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 180 of 616.

Launches counted
18018 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+28.3%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.8%$68 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 616 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: 42 of 616 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, Bellwright (17.0% of the money): 615 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: 180 of 616.

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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