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Niches / 2.5D + RPG

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2.5D + RPG

Games tagged both 2.5D and RPG: 98 indie paid launches, 7 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2.5D + RPG priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2.5D and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2.5D and is too small to compare with RPG.

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

2.5D + RPG is too small to compare with 2.5D and is too small to compare with RPG: 4 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for 2.5D and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 19 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tag2.5D
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$9,195
Launches109 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2.5D + RPG
4 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 19 launches
$1k+15 of 19 launches
$10k+12 of 19 launches
Launches19 / 4 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
Typical earnings$11,268
Launches789 / 160 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202.5D 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 prices98 in pairUnder $539 in pair$5 to $1034 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both 2.5D and RPG priced $10 to $20. 4 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 13.3 in 100 for 2.5D-only games and 20.3 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2.5D alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 of 19 launches · $10k+ 12 of 19 launches · $100k+ 4 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Treeleads this pair45.2%
PairMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree45.2%
2.5DInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days14.6%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
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 2.5D + 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

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree earned 45.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 98 2.5D + RPG launches.
  • 2.5D is led by Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, with 14.6% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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

2.5D + RPG 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.

2.5D + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view85 of 98 launchesWithout the breakout97 of 98 launchesLast 18 months27 of 98 launches
Launches counted987 hits857 hits976 hits272 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 148.2 in 1001 in 126.2 in 1001 in 162 of 27too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 28 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+15.3%1.1 more in 100-13.4%1.0 fewer in 100+3.7%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 98 launches.

Launches counted
987 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Chance of $10k+
16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 28 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: 13 of 98 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
857 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+15.3%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (45.2% of the money): 97 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
976 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-13.4%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: 27 of 98.

Launches counted
272 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 27too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.7%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and RPG, 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: 13 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, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (45.2% 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: 27 of 98.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view572 of 609 launchesWithout the breakout608 of 609 launchesLast 18 months183 of 609 launches
Launches counted60933 hits57232 hits60832 hits1836 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 185.3 in 1001 in 193.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$330top tenth $29,817+$338$330$442
Chance against standardthe base+3.2%0.2 more in 100-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100-39.5%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.4%$8 more0.0%no change+33.9%$112 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 609 launches.

Launches counted
60933 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$330top tenth $29,817+
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: 37 of 609 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
57232 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$338
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.4%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.6% of the money): 608 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
60832 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$330
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 183 of 609.

Launches counted
1836 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$442
Chance against standard
-39.5%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+33.9%$112 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 609 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: 37 of 609 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, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.6% of the money): 608 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: 183 of 609.

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 view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
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: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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