Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelite / Isometric
Roguelite + Isometric: a typical launch earns $2,427 in its first year
That is the median of 38 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 11 of 72 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 7% on the year before: 44 against 41.
- Price
- $2,427 median of 38 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- +102.8% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 41 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 194 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 351 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.
| 0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.14% | 10 ranked of 194 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,841 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.72xhits against expected | 1.21x to 2.45x | 72 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #366 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
- 72
- Hit rate
- 15.3%7.8% to 23.3%
- Expected rate
- 7.1%
- Against expected
- 1.72x1.21x to 2.45x
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
72 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
- $41
- Median
- $2,711
- Top tenth
- $242,300
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
- +7%
Parent tags
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.
- Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel (opens the Steam store)2025 · 7,345 reviews, 82% positiveest. $2M
- Cinderia (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,856 reviews, 88% positiveest. $1.3M
- Temtem: Swarm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,492 reviews, 77% positiveest. $630k
- Zombieville USA 3D (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,190 reviews, 92% positiveest. $443k
- Lost in Random: The Eternal Die (opens the Steam store)2025 · 773 reviews, 84% positiveest. $391k
- Heretical (opens the Steam store)2024 · 935 reviews, 84% positiveest. $284k
- Achilles: Survivor (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,461 reviews, 81% positiveest. $266k
- Netherworld Covenant (opens the Steam store)2025 · 603 reviews, 78% positiveest. $244k
More with Roguelite
pairs with Roguelite- Roguelite + Bullet Heaven$12,77652 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Roguelike Deckbuilder$9,65574 launches priced, 161 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Roguelite$4,52138 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Female Protagonist$4,27345 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
More with Isometric
pairs with Isometric- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Isometric$3,23843 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Action RPG + Isometric$2,42839 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Isometric$2,18650 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Action + Isometric$1,94363 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Isometric$1,16943 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
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