Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Dungeon Crawler / Tactical RPG
Dungeon Crawler + Tactical RPG: 32 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 6 of 55 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 10% on the year before: 32 against 29.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 32 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 125 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 271 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.10% | 7 ranked of 125 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,214 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.07xhits against expected | 0.73x to 1.65x | 55 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,373 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 55
- Hit rate
- 10.9%4.9% to 23.7%
- Expected rate
- 9.8%
- Against expected
- 1.07x0.73x to 1.65x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
55 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $56
- Median
- $2,911
- Top tenth
- $117,784
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +10%
Parent tags
- Dungeon CrawlerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Tactical RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,285 reviews, 82% positiveest. $780k
- Dwarven Realms (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,849 reviews, 81% positiveest. $576k
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (opens the Steam store)2024 · 495 reviews, 84% positiveest. $401k
- Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent (opens the Steam store)2026 · 450 reviews, 75% positiveest. $319k
- Vivid World (opens the Steam store)2025 · 594 reviews, 88% positiveest. $240k
- Tenebris: Terra Incognita (opens the Steam store)2024 · 412 reviews, 79% positiveest. $167k
- Escape The Mad Empire (opens the Steam store)2025 · 413 reviews, 88% positiveest. $150k
- Seer's Gambit (opens the Steam store)2024 · 490 reviews, 76% positiveest. $149k
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- Dungeon Crawler + Party-Based RPG$2,26559 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
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More with Tactical RPG
pairs with Tactical RPG- Turn-Based Combat + Tactical RPG$4,53041 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Tactical RPG$3,27132 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Tactical RPG$2,42833 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
- Strategy RPG + Tactical RPG$2,26889 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Party-Based RPG + Tactical RPG$2,02345 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
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