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Character Customization + RPG

Games tagged both Character Customization and RPG: 250 indie paid launches, 38 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 Character Customization + RPG priced $10 to $20.

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

Character Customization + RPG beats both its tags: 24.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.2 in 100 for Character Customization and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 1.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneCharacter Customization
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$14,811
Launches203 / 47 hits
Pair leads by1.4 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCharacter Customization + RPG
24.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.6 in 100
Typical earnings$16,088
Launches65 / 16 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoRPG
18.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,017
Launches881 / 163 hits
Pair leads by6.1 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 $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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices250 in pairUnder $567 in pair$5 to $1090 in pair$10 to $2065 in pair$20 to $4028 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 65 games tagged both Character Customization and RPG priced $10 to $20. 24.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.5 for Character Customization-only games and 18.0 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 65 games priced $10 to $20; 24.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,088.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 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

No Rest for the Wickedleads this pair56.8%
PairNo Rest for the Wicked56.8%
Character CustomizationNo Rest for the Wicked36.9%
RPGPath of Exile 216.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
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 Character Customization + 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

  • No Rest for the Wicked earned 56.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 250 Character Customization + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Character Customization, with 36.9% of that tag's money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 16.6% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Character Customization + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view238 of 250 launchesWithout the breakout249 of 250 launchesLast 18 months115 of 250 launches
Launches counted25038 hits23837 hits24937 hits11518 hits
Earned $100k+15.2 in 10015.5 in 10014.9 in 10015.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,265top tenth $285,037+$2,324$2,225$2,324
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.0%0.3 more in 100-2.0%0.3 fewer in 100+3.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.6%$59 more-1.8%$40 less+2.6%$59 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Character Customization and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 250 launches.

Launches counted
25038 hits
Earned $100k+
15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,265top tenth $285,037+
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: 12 of 250 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
23837 hits
Earned $100k+
15.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,324
Chance against standard
+2.0%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.6%$59 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (56.8% of the money): 249 launches left.

Launches counted
24937 hits
Earned $100k+
14.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$40 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 115 of 250.

Launches counted
11518 hits
Earned $100k+
15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,324
Chance against standard
+3.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.6%$59 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Character Customization and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 250 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: 12 of 250 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, No Rest for the Wicked (56.8% of the money): 249 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 115 of 250.

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

Character Customization through every lens, all prices
Character CustomizationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view881 of 906 launchesWithout the breakout905 of 906 launchesLast 18 months459 of 906 launches
Launches counted906100 hits88196 hits90599 hits45949 hits
Earned $100k+11.0 in 10010.9 in 10010.9 in 10010.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,132top tenth $112,939+$1,213$1,132$1,211
Chance against standardthe yardstick-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-2.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.2%$81 more0.0%no change+7.0%$79 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 6 to 30 months old: 906 launches.

Launches counted
906100 hits
Earned $100k+
11.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132top tenth $112,939+
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: 25 of 906 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
88196 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.2%$81 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (36.9% of the money): 905 launches left.

Launches counted
90599 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 459 of 906.

Launches counted
45949 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,211
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.0%$79 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 6 to 30 months old: 906 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: 25 of 906 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, No Rest for the Wicked (36.9% of the money): 905 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 459 of 906.

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

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launchesWithout the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launchesLast 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches
Launches counted4,151319 hits3,513268 hits4,150318 hits2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$708top tenth $62,744+$728$708$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.8%$20 more0.0%no change-14.3%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.

Launches counted
4,151319 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708top tenth $62,744+
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: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,513268 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.8%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.

Launches counted
4,150318 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708
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: 2,257 of 4,151.

Launches counted
2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.3%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 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: 638 of 4,151 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 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.

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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