Niche

City Builder + RPG

Games tagged both City Builder and RPG: 41 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 Last 18 months Reset

Showing City Builder + 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.

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

City Builder + RPG is too small to compare with City Builder and is too small to compare with RPG: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.7 in 100 for City Builder 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: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCity Builder

29.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.7 in 100

Typical earnings$24,654

Launches145 / 43 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCity Builder + RPG

2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 12 launches

$1k+11 of 12 launches

$10k+7 of 12 launches

Launches12 / 2 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIETied

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 $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 prices41 in pair Under $512 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both City Builder and RPG priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 30.8 in 100 for City Builder-only games and 20.3 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with City Builder alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 12 launches · $10k+ 7 of 12 launches · $100k+ 2 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

House of Legacyleads this pair41.6%

PairHouse of Legacy41.6%

City BuilderManor Lords41.1%

RPGPath of Exile 218.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads City Builder + 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

House of Legacy earned 41.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 City Builder + RPG launches.
City Builder is led by Manor Lords, with 41.1% 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

City Builder + RPG holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

City Builder + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view31 of 41 launches	Without the breakout40 of 41 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	414 hits	313 hits	403 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	4 of 41too few for a rate	3 of 31too few for a rate	3 of 40too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 59 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-23.1%2.3 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted: 414 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 59 in 100
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: 10 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 313 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House of Legacy (41.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 403 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.1%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both City Builder and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 10 of 41 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, House of Legacy (41.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

City Builder is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

City Builder through every lens, all prices
City Builder	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view477 of 507 launches	Without the breakout506 of 507 launches	Last 18 months128 of 507 launches
Launches counted	50791 hits	47789 hits	50690 hits	12826 hits
Earned $100k+	17.9 in 100	18.7 in 100	17.8 in 100	20.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,916top tenth $379,569+	$2,188	$1,916	$4,213
Chance against standard	the base	+4.0%0.7 more in 100	-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+13.2%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+14.2%$272 more	0.0%no change	+119.9%$2,297 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 507 launches.

Launches counted: 50791 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916top tenth $379,569+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 30 of 507 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 47789 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,188
Chance against standard: +4.0%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: +14.2%$272 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (41.1% of the money): 506 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 50690 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916
Chance against standard: -0.9%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: 128 of 507.

Launches counted: 12826 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,213
Chance against standard: +13.2%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +119.9%$2,297 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged City Builder, 12 to 36 months old: 507 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: 30 of 507 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 (41.1% of the money): 506 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: 128 of 507.

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
RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launches	Without the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launches	Last 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted	3,723297 hits	3,132251 hits	3,722296 hits	1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	8.0 in 1001 in 13	8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$701top tenth $63,965+	$766	$701	$893
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.3%$65 more	0.0%no change	+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves 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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