Niches / Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics

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Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics

Games tagged both Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics: 44 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. 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

Showing Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics 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

Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics is too small to compare with Grand Strategy and is too small to compare with Real Time Tactics: 1 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 8.8 in 100 for Grand Strategy and 17.2 in 100 for Real Time Tactics.

Small sample: 13 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneGrand Strategy

8.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 11

$1k+84 in 100

$10k+42 in 100

Launches57 / 5 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairGrand Strategy + Real Time Tactics

1 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 13 launches

$1k+9 of 13 launches

$10k+5 of 13 launches

Launches13 / 1 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoReal Time Tactics

17.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.2 in 100

Typical earnings$6,090

Launches116 / 20 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices44 in pair Under $515 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair $10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics priced $10 to $20. 1 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 44 for Grand Strategy-only games and 18.4 in 100 for Real Time Tactics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Grand Strategy alone and is too small to compare with Real Time Tactics alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 13 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 13 launches · $10k+ 5 of 13 launches · $100k+ 1 of 13 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Crown and Adventureleads this pair38.3%

PairCrown and Adventure38.3%

Grand StrategyManor Lords70.6%

Real Time TacticsStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition17.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics

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

Crown and Adventure earned 38.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics launches.
Grand Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 70.6% of its money.
Real Time Tactics is led by Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, with 17.9% 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

Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Grand Strategy + Real Time Tactics through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view41 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 months13 of 44 launches
Launches counted	443 hits	413 hits	432 hits	131 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 44too few for a rate	3 of 41too few for a rate	2 of 43too few for a rate	1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 55 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.3%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell	-31.8%2.2 fewer in 100	+12.8%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 443 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 55 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: 3 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 413 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.3%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crown and Adventure (38.3% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 432 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -31.8%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 44.

Launches counted: 131 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +12.8%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 3 of 44 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, Crown and Adventure (38.3% of the money): 43 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: 13 of 44.

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

Grand Strategy through every lens, all prices
Grand Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view205 of 213 launches	Without the breakout212 of 213 launches	Last 18 months58 of 213 launches
Launches counted	21328 hits	20526 hits	21227 hits	584 hits
Earned $100k+	13.1 in 100	12.7 in 100	12.7 in 100	4 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$2,492top tenth $170,802+	$2,492	$2,492	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-3.5%0.5 fewer in 100	-3.1%0.4 fewer in 100	-47.5%6.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Grand Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 213 launches.

Launches counted: 21328 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,492top tenth $170,802+
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 213 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 20526 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,492
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (70.6% of the money): 212 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 21227 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,492
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 58 of 213.

Launches counted: 584 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -47.5%6.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Grand Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 213 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 213 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 (70.6% of the money): 212 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: 58 of 213.

Real Time Tactics 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.

Real Time Tactics through every lens, all prices
Real Time Tactics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view499 of 543 launches	Without the breakout542 of 543 launches	Last 18 months159 of 543 launches
Launches counted	54333 hits	49931 hits	54232 hits	15911 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.2 in 1001 in 16	5.9 in 1001 in 17	6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$341top tenth $32,423+	$383	$341	$363
Chance against standard	the base	+2.2%0.1 more in 100	-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+13.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+12.3%$42 more	0.0%no change	+6.5%$22 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Real Time Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 543 launches.

Launches counted: 54333 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $341top tenth $32,423+
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: 44 of 543 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 49931 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +2.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +12.3%$42 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (17.9% of the money): 542 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 54232 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $341
Chance against standard: -2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 543.

Launches counted: 15911 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $363
Chance against standard: +13.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.5%$22 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Real Time Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 543 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 543 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, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (17.9% of the money): 542 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: 159 of 543.

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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