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Niches / Action RTS + Strategy

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Action RTS + Strategy

Games tagged both Action RTS and Strategy: 131 indie paid launches, 6 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 Action RTS + Strategy 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 Action RTS and is about level with Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action RTS and is too small to compare with Strategy.

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

Action RTS + Strategy is too small to compare with Action RTS and is too small to compare with Strategy: 3 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 11.6 in 100 for Action RTS and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 32 launches, 3 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneAction RTS
11.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.6 in 100
$1k+77 in 100
$10k+53 in 100
Launches43 / 5 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction RTS + Strategy
3 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 32 launches
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+53 in 100
Launches32 / 3 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
18.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,037
Launches845 / 159 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 $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 prices131 in pairUnder $550 in pair$5 to $1040 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Action RTS and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 3 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 11 for Action RTS-only games and 19.2 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RTS alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 32 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 78 in 100 · $10k+ 53 in 100 · $100k+ 3 of 32 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Editionleads this pair74.9%
PairWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition74.9%
Action RTSWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition62.9%
StrategyManor Lords15.2%
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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RTS + Strategy

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

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition earned 74.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 131 Action RTS + Strategy launches.
  • It also leads Action RTS, with 62.9% of that tag's money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Action RTS + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RTS + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view131 of 131 launchesWithout the breakout130 of 131 launchesLast 18 months34 of 131 launches
Launches counted1316 hits1316 hits1305 hits343 hits
Earned $100k+4.6 in 1001 in 224.6 in 1001 in 223.8 in 1001 in 263 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$758top tenth $48,149+$758$758under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-16.0%0.7 fewer in 100+92.6%4.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RTS and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 131 launches.

Launches counted
1316 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$758top tenth $48,149+
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: 0 of 131 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1316 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (74.9% of the money): 130 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1305 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
-16.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 131.

Launches counted
343 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+92.6%4.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RTS and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 131 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: 0 of 131 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, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (74.9% of the money): 130 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: 34 of 131.

Action RTS is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RTS through every lens, all prices
Action RTSBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view186 of 194 launchesWithout the breakout193 of 194 launchesLast 18 months53 of 194 launches
Launches counted19410 hits18610 hits1939 hits535 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 194.7 in 1001 in 219.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$569top tenth $36,435+$632$569under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.3%0.2 more in 100-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100+83.0%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.1%$63 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 launches.

Launches counted
19410 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$569top tenth $36,435+
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: 8 of 194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
18610 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.1%$63 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.9% of the money): 193 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1939 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$569
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 194.

Launches counted
535 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+83.0%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 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: 8 of 194 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, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.9% of the money): 193 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: 53 of 194.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launchesWithout the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launchesLast 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted4,688325 hits4,307297 hits4,687324 hits1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$439top tenth $49,022+$496$439$521
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$57 more0.0%no change+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted
4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+13.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted
1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$521
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.7%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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