Niches / Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG

Niche

Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG

Games tagged both Real Time Tactics and Strategy RPG: 50 indie paid launches, 5 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 Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Real Time Tactics and is about level with Strategy RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Real Time Tactics and is too small to compare with Strategy 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

Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG is too small to compare with Real Time Tactics and is too small to compare with Strategy RPG: 4 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.2 in 100 for Real Time Tactics and 17.5 in 100 for Strategy RPG.

Small sample: 12 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneReal 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

TIEA tie

This pairReal Time Tactics + Strategy RPG

4 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 12 launches

$1k+9 of 12 launches

$10k+6 of 12 launches

Launches12 / 4 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStrategy RPG

17.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.5 in 100

Typical earnings$12,482

Launches126 / 22 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 prices50 in pair Under $518 in pair $5 to $1017 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Real Time Tactics and Strategy RPG priced $10 to $20. 4 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 in 100 for Real Time Tactics-only games and 15.8 in 100 for Strategy RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Real Time Tactics alone and is too small to compare with Strategy RPG alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 12 launches · $10k+ 6 of 12 launches · $100k+ 4 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Master of Commandleads this pair67.5%

PairMaster of Command67.5%

Real Time TacticsStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition17.9%

Strategy RPGTactical Breach Wizards18.3%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Real Time Tactics + Strategy 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

Master of Command earned 67.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG launches.
Real Time Tactics is led by Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, with 17.9% of its money.
Strategy RPG is led by Tactical Breach Wizards, with 18.3% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Real Time Tactics + Strategy RPG through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view48 of 50 launches	Without the breakout49 of 50 launches	Last 18 months16 of 50 launches
Launches counted	505 hits	485 hits	494 hits	162 hits
Earned $100k+	10.0 in 100	10.4 in 100	4 of 49too few for a rate	2 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+4.2%0.4 more in 100	-18.4%1.8 fewer in 100	+25.0%2.5 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	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Real Time Tactics and Strategy RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted: 505 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 20 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 in 100
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: 2 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 485 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.4 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Master of Command (67.5% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 494 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -18.4%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 50.

Launches counted: 162 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +25.0%2.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Real Time Tactics and Strategy RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 50 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: 2 of 50 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, Master of Command (67.5% of the money): 49 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: 16 of 50.

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.

Strategy RPG 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.

Strategy RPG through every lens, all prices
Strategy RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view427 of 520 launches	Without the breakout519 of 520 launches	Last 18 months165 of 520 launches
Launches counted	52037 hits	42730 hits	51936 hits	16512 hits
Earned $100k+	7.1 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$690top tenth $62,624+	$663	$690	$643
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100	+2.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-3.9%$27 less	0.0%no change	-6.8%$47 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 520 launches.

Launches counted: 52037 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $690top tenth $62,624+
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: 93 of 520 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 42730 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $663
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.9%$27 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (18.3% of the money): 519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 51936 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $690
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: 165 of 520.

Launches counted: 16512 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $643
Chance against standard: +2.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -6.8%$47 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 520 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: 93 of 520 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (18.3% of the money): 519 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: 165 of 520.

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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