Niche

Hack and Slash + Third Person

Games tagged both Hack and Slash and Third Person: 92 indie paid launches, 8 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 $10 to $20

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+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Hack and Slash + Third Person priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Hack and Slash and is about level with Third Person; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Hack and Slash and is too small to compare with Third Person.

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 + Third Person is too small to compare with Hack and Slash and is too small to compare with Third Person: 2 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.0 in 100 for Hack and Slash and 17.6 in 100 for Third Person.

Small sample: 19 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneHack and Slash

26.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds26.0 in 100

Typical earnings$19,584

Launches181 / 47 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairHack and Slash + Third Person

2 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 19 launches

$1k+11 of 19 launches

$10k+7 of 19 launches

Launches19 / 2 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagThird Person

17.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.6 in 100

Typical earnings$5,741

Launches244 / 43 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $20Third Person is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices92 in pair Under $533 in pair $5 to $1030 in pair $10 to $2019 in pair $20 to $4010 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Hack and Slash and Third Person priced $10 to $20. 2 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 27.8 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games and 18.2 in 100 for Third Person-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone and is too small to compare with Third Person alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 19 launches · $10k+ 7 of 19 launches · $100k+ 2 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

KIBORGleads this pair22.7%

PairKIBORG22.7%

Hack and SlashPath of Exile 240.7%

Third PersonThe Forever Winter13.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hack and Slash + Third Person

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

KIBORG earned 22.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 92 Hack and Slash + Third Person launches.
Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 40.7% of its money.
Third Person is led by The Forever Winter, with 13.9% 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 + Third Person 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.

Hack and Slash + Third Person through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view85 of 92 launches	Without the breakout91 of 92 launches	Last 18 months39 of 92 launches
Launches counted	928 hits	858 hits	917 hits	392 hits
Earned $100k+	8.7 in 1001 in 12	9.4 in 1001 in 11	7.7 in 1001 in 13	2 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+8.2%0.7 more in 100	-11.5%1.0 fewer in 100	-41.0%3.6 fewer 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	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hack and Slash and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 92 launches.

Launches counted: 928 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+: 20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 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: 7 of 92 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 858 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.4 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +8.2%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, KIBORG (22.7% of the money): 91 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 917 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -11.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 92.

Launches counted: 392 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -41.0%3.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Hack and Slash and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 92 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: 7 of 92 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, KIBORG (22.7% of the money): 91 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: 39 of 92.

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 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

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.

Third Person 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.

Third Person through every lens, all prices
Third Person	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,448 of 1,502 launches	Without the breakout1,501 of 1,502 launches	Last 18 months422 of 1,502 launches
Launches counted	1,50288 hits	1,44886 hits	1,50187 hits	42226 hits
Earned $100k+	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17	6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$300top tenth $27,197+	$319	$300	$300
Chance against standard	the base	+1.4%0.1 more in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+5.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.3%$19 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 1,502 launches.

Launches counted: 1,50288 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $300top tenth $27,197+
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: 54 of 1,502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,44886 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $319
Chance against standard: +1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.3%$19 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (13.9% of the money): 1,501 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,50187 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $300
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 422 of 1,502.

Launches counted: 42226 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $300
Chance against standard: +5.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 1,502 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: 54 of 1,502 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, The Forever Winter (13.9% of the money): 1,501 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: 422 of 1,502.

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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