Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Real Time Tactics / Auto Battler
Real Time Tactics + Auto Battler: 37 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. 0 of 48 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 16% on the year before: 37 against 32.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 37 32 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 105 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 227 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.
| 0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.16% | 5 ranked of 105 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,688 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.48xhits against expected | 0.48x to 0.89x | 48 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,643 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
- 48
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 6.3%
- Expected rate
- 6.8%
- Against expected
- 0.48x0.48x to 0.89x
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
48 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
- $0
- Median
- $1,048
- Top tenth
- $27,952
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
- +16%
Parent tags
- Real Time TacticsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Auto BattlerGenre 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.
- Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 543 reviews, 65% positiveest. $110k
- Operation: Polygon Storm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 233 reviews, 69% positiveest. $71k
- Three Kingdoms:BOND (opens the Steam store)2026 · 408 reviews, 83% positiveest. $62k
- D.O.T. Defence (opens the Steam store)2025 · 196 reviews, 85% positiveest. $59k
- Dice People (opens the Steam store)2025 · 726 reviews, 90% positiveest. $44k
- Racine (opens the Steam store)2023 · 212 reviews, 69% positiveest. $43k
- Becoming Saint (opens the Steam store)2025 · 134 reviews, 64% positiveest. $41k
- Elements and build (opens the Steam store)2024 · 185 reviews, 73% positiveest. $34k
Related niches
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- Real Time Tactics + Roguelite$84643 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Real Time Tactics$76858 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Real Time Tactics + Wargame$72849 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- RTS + Real Time Tactics$685103 launches priced, 149 releases in 12 months
More with Auto Battler
pairs with Auto Battler- Deckbuilding + Auto Battler$8,45742 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Card Battler + Auto Battler$3,75930 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Auto Battler$3,39375 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Auto Battler$2,67141 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Auto Battler$1,81961 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Auto Battler$1,51640 launches priced, 148 releases in 12 months
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