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Niches / Hack and Slash + Roguelike
Hack and Slash + Roguelike
Games tagged both Hack and Slash and Roguelike: 189 indie paid launches, 27 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Hack and Slash + Roguelike priced $10 to $20.
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.
Hack and Slash + Roguelike beats both its tags: 34.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.0 in 100 for Hack and Slash and 26.9 in 100 for Roguelike.
That is about 1.7 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 43 games tagged both Hack and Slash and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 34.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.2 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games and 26.0 in 100 for Roguelike-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 43 games priced $10 to $20; 34.9 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 63 in 100 · $100k+ 35 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 43 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Hack and Slash + Roguelike is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view180 of 189 launches | Without the breakout188 of 189 launches | Last 18 months60 of 189 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 18927 hits | 18025 hits | 18826 hits | 6010 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 14.3 in 100 | 13.9 in 100 | 13.8 in 100 | 16.7 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,759top tenth $232,775+ | $2,144 | $1,759 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.8%0.4 fewer in 100 | -3.2%0.5 fewer in 100 | +16.7%2.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +21.9%$385 more | 0.0%no change | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hack and Slash and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 189 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 189 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (65.7% of the money): 188 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 60 of 189.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view808 of 844 launches | Without the breakout843 of 844 launches | Last 18 months231 of 844 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 84490 hits | 80882 hits | 84389 hits | 23122 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.7 in 100 | 10.1 in 100 | 10.6 in 100 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $872top tenth $115,463+ | $894 | $865 | $872 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -4.8%0.5 fewer in 100 | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.7%1.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.5%$22 more | -0.8%$7 less | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 844 launches.
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.
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.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 231 of 844.
Roguelike 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.
| Roguelike | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,002 of 2,152 launches | Without the breakout2,151 of 2,152 launches | Last 18 months675 of 2,152 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,152178 hits | 2,002164 hits | 2,151177 hits | 67558 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.3 in 1001 in 12 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.6 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,017top tenth $71,528+ | $1,091 | $1,012 | $909 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +3.9%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.3%$74 more | -0.5%$5 less | -10.6%$108 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,152 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 150 of 2,152 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (16.0% of the money): 2,151 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 675 of 2,152.
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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