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Niches / CRPG + RPG

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CRPG + RPG

Games tagged both CRPG and RPG: 218 indie paid launches, 13 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing CRPG + 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 CRPG and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with CRPG and trails 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

CRPG + RPG is about level with CRPG and trails RPG: 11.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 9.1 in 100 for CRPG and 17.6 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 0.6 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

TIETied
Tag oneCRPG
9.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
Typical earnings$6,802
Launches55 / 5 hits
A tie, apart by2.3 in 100
TIETied
This pairCRPG + RPG
11.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.4 in 100
Typical earnings$8,157
Launches44 / 5 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoRPG
17.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,454
Launches786 / 138 hits
Pair trails by6.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices218 in pairUnder $578 in pair$5 to $1078 in pair$10 to $2044 in pair$20 to $4018 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 44 games tagged both CRPG and RPG priced $10 to $20. 11.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 11 for CRPG-only games and 17.9 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with CRPG alone and trails RPG alone.

Both: 44 games priced $10 to $20; 11.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,157.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 44 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

Drova - Forsaken Kinleads this pair34.7%
PairDrova - Forsaken Kin34.7%
CRPGDrova - Forsaken Kin29.9%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads CRPG + 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

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin earned 34.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 218 CRPG + RPG launches.
  • It also leads CRPG, with 29.9% of that tag's 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

CRPG + RPG is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

CRPG + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view174 of 218 launchesWithout the breakout217 of 218 launchesLast 18 months54 of 218 launches
Launches counted21813 hits17412 hits21712 hits544 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.9 in 1001 in 155.5 in 1001 in 184 of 54too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$783top tenth $50,465+$1,072$767$517
Chance against standardthe base+15.6%0.9 more in 100-7.3%0.4 fewer in 100+24.2%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+36.9%$289 more-2.0%$16 less-34.0%$266 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 218 launches.

Launches counted
21813 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$783top tenth $50,465+
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: 44 of 218 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
17412 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
+15.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+36.9%$289 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (34.7% of the money): 217 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
21712 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$767
Chance against standard
-7.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$16 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 218.

Launches counted
544 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 54too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
+24.2%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-34.0%$266 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 218 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: 44 of 218 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (34.7% of the money): 217 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: 54 of 218.

CRPG is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

CRPG through every lens, all prices
CRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view212 of 262 launchesWithout the breakout261 of 262 launchesLast 18 months67 of 262 launches
Launches counted26216 hits21214 hits26115 hits674 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 155.7 in 1001 in 174 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $52,331+$1,075$784$517
Chance against standardthe base+8.1%0.5 more in 100-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+34.2%$274 more-2.1%$17 less-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 launches.

Launches counted
26216 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $52,331+
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: 50 of 262 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21214 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,075
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+34.2%$274 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26115 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$784
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.1%$17 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 262.

Launches counted
674 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 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: 50 of 262 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 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: 67 of 262.

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 view3,125 of 3,715 launchesWithout the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launchesLast 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches
Launches counted3,715270 hits3,125225 hits3,714269 hits1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 148.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$675top tenth $51,629+$729$675$859
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.0%$54 more0.0%no change+27.3%$184 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 launches.

Launches counted
3,715270 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675top tenth $51,629+
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: 590 of 3,715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,125225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$729
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.0%$54 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,714269 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675
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: 1,018 of 3,715.

Launches counted
1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$859
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.3%$184 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 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: 590 of 3,715 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): 3,714 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: 1,018 of 3,715.

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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