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Niches / Medieval + Strategy

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Medieval + Strategy

Games tagged both Medieval and Strategy: 239 indie paid launches, 24 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 Medieval + Strategy priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. 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

Medieval + Strategy beats both its tags: 31.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.6 in 100 for Medieval and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.

That is about 1.7 times the 18.6 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.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneMedieval
24.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.6 in 100
Typical earnings$18,150
Launches126 / 31 hits
Pair leads by7.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMedieval + Strategy
31.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.9 in 100
Typical earnings$40,675
Launches47 / 15 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoStrategy
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,226
Launches978 / 161 hits
Pair leads by15.4 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 prices239 in pairUnder $5104 in pair$5 to $1073 in pair$10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $4015 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Medieval and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 31.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 20.3 for Medieval-only games and 15.7 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 31.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $40,675.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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 west-facing view 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

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Editionleads this pair31.7%
PairStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition31.7%
MedievalHalf Sword20.9%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Medieval + Strategy

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

  • Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition earned 31.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 239 Medieval + Strategy launches.
  • Medieval is led by Half Sword, with 20.9% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Medieval + Strategy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Medieval + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view217 of 239 launchesWithout the breakout238 of 239 launchesLast 18 months140 of 239 launches
Launches counted23924 hits21724 hits23823 hits14016 hits
Earned $100k+10.0 in 10011.1 in 1009.7 in 1001 in 1011.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$728top tenth $108,891+$728$728$1,092
Chance against standardthe yardstick+11.0%1.1 more in 100-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100+14.0%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+50.0%$364 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Medieval and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 239 launches.

Launches counted
23924 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$728top tenth $108,891+
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: 22 of 239 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21724 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
+11.0%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (31.7% of the money): 238 launches left.

Launches counted
23823 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 140 of 239.

Launches counted
14016 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,092
Chance against standard
+14.0%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+50.0%$364 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Medieval and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 239 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: 22 of 239 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 (31.7% of the money): 238 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 140 of 239.

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

Medieval through every lens, all prices
MedievalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view668 of 715 launchesWithout the breakout714 of 715 launchesLast 18 months403 of 715 launches
Launches counted71557 hits66856 hits71456 hits40336 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.4 in 1001 in 127.8 in 1001 in 138.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$606top tenth $63,423+$606$606$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick+5.0%0.4 more in 100-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100+11.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+0.2%$1 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 6 to 30 months old: 715 launches.

Launches counted
71557 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$606top tenth $63,423+
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: 47 of 715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
66856 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+5.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Half Sword (20.9% of the money): 714 launches left.

Launches counted
71456 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 403 of 715.

Launches counted
40336 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
+11.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 6 to 30 months old: 715 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: 47 of 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, Half Sword (20.9% of the money): 714 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 403 of 715.

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

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launchesWithout the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launchesLast 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches
Launches counted5,391337 hits4,988308 hits5,390336 hits3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $44,532+$545$505$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.9%$40 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.

Launches counted
5,391337 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $44,532+
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: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,988308 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.

Launches counted
5,390336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

Launches counted
3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 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: 403 of 5,391 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, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

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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