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Niches / PvE + Roguelite

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PvE + Roguelite

Games tagged both PvE and Roguelite: 270 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing PvE + Roguelite priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with PvE and trails Roguelite; priced $10 to $20 it beats PvE and trails Roguelite.

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

PvE + Roguelite beats PvE and trails Roguelite: 13.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.4 in 100 for PvE and 24.1 in 100 for Roguelite.

That is about 0.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagPvE
12.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.4 in 100
Typical earnings$5,160
Launches241 / 30 hits
Pair leads by0.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairPvE + Roguelite
13.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.0 in 100
Typical earnings$16,088
Launches46 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoRoguelite
24.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.1 in 100
Typical earnings$18,456
Launches448 / 108 hits
Pair trails by11.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20PvE 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both PvE and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 13.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 12.3 for PvE-only games and 25.4 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix beats PvE alone and trails Roguelite alone.

Both: 46 games priced $10 to $20; 13.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,088.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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

Witchfireleads this pair29.3%
PairWitchfire29.3%
PvEGray Zone Warfare26.0%
RogueliteHades II20.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads PvE + Roguelite

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

  • Witchfire earned 29.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 270 PvE + Roguelite launches.
  • PvE is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 26.0% of its money.
  • Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 20.9% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

PvE + Roguelite holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

PvE + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view266 of 270 launchesWithout the breakout269 of 270 launchesLast 18 months171 of 270 launches
Launches counted27016 hits26615 hits26915 hits17110 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.6 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $44,123+$607$607$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 270 launches.

Launches counted
27016 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $44,123+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 270 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
26615 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Witchfire (29.3% of the money): 269 launches left.

Launches counted
26915 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 171 of 270.

Launches counted
17110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 270 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 270 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, Witchfire (29.3% of the money): 269 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 171 of 270.

PvE holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvEBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,506 of 1,523 launchesWithout the breakout1,522 of 1,523 launchesLast 18 months875 of 1,523 launches
Launches counted1,52386 hits1,50683 hits1,52285 hits87551 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $27,714+$405$404$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.8%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change+3.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 6 to 30 months old: 1,523 launches.

Launches counted
1,52386 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $27,714+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 17 of 1,523 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,50683 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (26.0% of the money): 1,522 launches left.

Launches counted
1,52285 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,523.

Launches counted
87551 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 6 to 30 months old: 1,523 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 17 of 1,523 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, Gray Zone Warfare (26.0% of the money): 1,522 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,523.

Roguelite holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
RogueliteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,237 of 2,395 launchesWithout the breakout2,394 of 2,395 launchesLast 18 months1,402 of 2,395 launches
Launches counted2,395182 hits2,237171 hits2,394181 hits1,40299 hits
Earned $100k+7.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,131top tenth $64,967+$1,213$1,131$909
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.3%$82 more0.0%no change-19.6%$222 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 2,395 launches.

Launches counted
2,395182 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,131top tenth $64,967+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 2,395 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,237171 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+7.3%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (20.9% of the money): 2,394 launches left.

Launches counted
2,394181 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,131
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,402 of 2,395.

Launches counted
1,40299 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.6%$222 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 2,395 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 2,395 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, Hades II (20.9% of the money): 2,394 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,402 of 2,395.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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