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Niches / Looter Shooter + RPG

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Looter Shooter + RPG

Games tagged both Looter Shooter and RPG: 45 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Looter Shooter + RPG 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

Looter Shooter + RPG is too small to compare with Looter Shooter and is too small to compare with RPG: 0 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 83 launches for Looter Shooter and 2 of 1,571 launches for RPG.

Small sample: 21 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
0 of 83launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 83 launches
Typical earnings$51
Launches83 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLooter Shooter + RPG
0 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 21 launches
Typical earnings$51
Launches21 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
2 of 1,571launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 1,571 launches
Typical earnings$141
Launches1,571 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices45 in pairUnder $521 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Looter Shooter and RPG priced under $5. 0 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 62 for Looter Shooter-only games and 2 of 1,550 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Looter Shooter alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 21 games priced under $5; 0 of 21 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $51.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Magicraftleads this pair80.2%
PairMagicraft80.2%
Looter ShooterThe Forever Winter42.1%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Looter Shooter + RPG

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

  • Magicraft earned 80.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Looter Shooter + RPG launches.
  • Looter Shooter is led by The Forever Winter, with 42.1% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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

Looter Shooter + RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Looter Shooter + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 45 launchesWithout the breakout44 of 45 launchesLast 18 months12 of 45 launches
Launches counted452 hits391 hits441 hits120 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 45too few for a rate1 of 39too few for a rate1 of 44too few for a rate0 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$230top tenth $44,633+$101$230$1,494
Chance against standardthe base-42.3%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell-48.9%2.2 fewer in 100-100.0%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-56.1%$129 less; too few to tell0.0%no change+549.6%$1,264 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Looter Shooter and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted
452 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$230top tenth $44,633+
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: 6 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$101
Chance against standard
-42.3%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-56.1%$129 less; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Magicraft (80.2% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-48.9%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 45.

Launches counted
120 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,494
Chance against standard
-100.0%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+549.6%$1,264 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Looter Shooter and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 45 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: 6 of 45 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, Magicraft (80.2% of the money): 44 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: 12 of 45.

Looter Shooter 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.

Looter Shooter through every lens, all prices
Looter ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view165 of 178 launchesWithout the breakout177 of 178 launchesLast 18 months55 of 178 launches
Launches counted17810 hits1659 hits1779 hits554 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.1 in 1001 in 204 of 55too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$255top tenth $48,129+$255$253$229
Chance against standardthe base-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100+29.5%1.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.8%$2 less-10.2%$26 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Looter Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 178 launches.

Launches counted
17810 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$255top tenth $48,129+
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: 13 of 178 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1659 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$255
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (42.1% of the money): 177 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1779 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$253
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$2 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 55 of 178.

Launches counted
554 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 55too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+29.5%1.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-10.2%$26 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Looter Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 178 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: 13 of 178 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 (42.1% of the money): 177 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: 55 of 178.

RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,125 of 3,715 launchesWithout the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launchesLast 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches
Launches counted3,715270 hits3,125225 hits3,714269 hits1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 148.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$675top tenth $51,629+$729$675$859
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.0%$54 more0.0%no change+27.3%$184 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 launches.

Launches counted
3,715270 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675top tenth $51,629+
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: 590 of 3,715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,125225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$729
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.0%$54 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,714269 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,018 of 3,715.

Launches counted
1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$859
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.3%$184 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 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: 590 of 3,715 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 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 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: 1,018 of 3,715.

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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