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Niches / Hack and Slash + Souls-like

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Hack and Slash + Souls-like

Games tagged both Hack and Slash and Souls-like: 98 indie paid launches, 16 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 + Souls-like 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

Hack and Slash + Souls-like beats both its tags: 33.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.0 in 100 for Hack and Slash and 22.8 in 100 for Souls-like.

That is about 1.6 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneHack and Slash
26.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.0 in 100
Typical earnings$19,584
Launches181 / 47 hits
Pair leads by7.4 in 100
1STWinner
This pairHack and Slash + Souls-like
33.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds33.3 in 100
$1k+87 in 100
$10k+67 in 100
Launches30 / 10 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSouls-like
22.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.8 in 100
Typical earnings$20,341
Launches101 / 23 hits
Pair leads by10.6 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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
All prices98 in pairUnder $536 in pair$5 to $1028 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Hack and Slash and Souls-like priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.5 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games and 18.3 in 100 for Souls-like-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 87 in 100 · $10k+ 67 in 100 · $100k+ 33 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Path of Exile 2leads this pair77.6%
PairPath of Exile 277.6%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 240.7%
Souls-likeHollow Knight: Silksong44.7%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hack and Slash + Souls-like

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

  • Path of Exile 2 earned 77.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 98 Hack and Slash + Souls-like launches.
  • It also leads Hack and Slash, with 40.7% of that tag's money.
  • Souls-like is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 44.7% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Souls-like is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash + Souls-like through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view97 of 98 launchesWithout the breakout97 of 98 launchesLast 18 months32 of 98 launches
Launches counted9816 hits9716 hits9715 hits326 hits
Earned $100k+16.3 in 10016.5 in 10015.5 in 10018.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 54 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.0%0.2 more in 100-5.3%0.9 fewer in 100+14.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hack and Slash and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 98 launches.

Launches counted
9816 hits
Earned $100k+
16.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 54 in 100
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: 1 of 98 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9716 hits
Earned $100k+
16.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (77.6% of the money): 97 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9715 hits
Earned $100k+
15.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 98.

Launches counted
326 hits
Earned $100k+
18.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+14.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hack and Slash and Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 98 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 98 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 (77.6% of the money): 97 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: 32 of 98.

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.

Souls-like 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.

Souls-like through every lens, all prices
Souls-likeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view372 of 389 launchesWithout the breakout388 of 389 launchesLast 18 months94 of 389 launches
Launches counted38949 hits37247 hits38848 hits9411 hits
Earned $100k+12.6 in 10012.6 in 10012.4 in 10011.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,072top tenth $161,131+$1,148$1,072under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100-7.1%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.1%$76 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 389 launches.

Launches counted
38949 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072top tenth $161,131+
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: 17 of 389 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
37247 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,148
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+7.1%$76 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (44.7% of the money): 388 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
38848 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 389.

Launches counted
9411 hits
Earned $100k+
11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Souls-like, 12 to 36 months old: 389 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: 17 of 389 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (44.7% of the money): 388 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: 94 of 389.

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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