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Niches / RPG + Space

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RPG + Space

Games tagged both RPG and Space: 42 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.

Showing RPG + Space priced under $5.

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?Under $5

RPG + Space is too small to compare with RPG and is too small to compare with Space: 1 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 1,595 launches for RPG and 2 of 369 launches for Space.

Small sample: 16 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneRPG
2 of 1,595launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 1,595 launches
Typical earnings$130
Launches1,595 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairRPG + Space
1 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 16 launches
$1k+3 of 16 launches
$10k+1 of 16 launches
Launches16 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSpace
2 of 369launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 369 launches
Typical earnings$81
Launches369 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices42 in pairUnder $516 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both RPG and Space priced under $5. 1 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 1,579 for RPG-only games and 1 of 353 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with RPG alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 16 games priced under $5; 1 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 3 of 16 launches · $10k+ 1 of 16 launches · $100k+ 1 of 16 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

The Expanse: A Telltale Seriesleads this pair58.0%
PairThe Expanse: A Telltale Series58.0%
RPGPath of Exile 218.7%
SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads RPG + Space

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

  • The Expanse: A Telltale Series earned 58.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 RPG + Space launches.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.7% of its money.
  • Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.6% 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

RPG + Space is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

RPG + Space through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months12 of 42 launches
Launches counted423 hits392 hits412 hits120 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 42too few for a rate2 of 39too few for a rate2 of 41too few for a rate0 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-28.2%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell-31.7%2.3 fewer in 100-100.0%7.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
423 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 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 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
392 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-28.2%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Expanse: A Telltale Series (58.0% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-31.7%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 42.

Launches counted
120 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%7.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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 42 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, The Expanse: A Telltale Series (58.0% of the money): 41 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: 12 of 42.

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.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,170 of 3,764 launchesWithout the breakout3,763 of 3,764 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,764 launches
Launches counted3,764305 hits3,170261 hits3,763304 hits1,02386 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.1 in 1001 in 128.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$696top tenth $68,337+$769$696$858
Chance against standardthe base+1.6%0.1 more in 100-0.3%no change+3.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.5%$73 more0.0%no change+23.3%$162 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,764 launches.

Launches counted
3,764305 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$696top tenth $68,337+
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: 594 of 3,764 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,170261 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$769
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+10.5%$73 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.7% of the money): 3,763 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,763304 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$696
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,764.

Launches counted
1,02386 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$858
Chance against standard
+3.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+23.3%$162 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,764 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: 594 of 3,764 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.7% of the money): 3,763 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: 1,023 of 3,764.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
SpaceBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view663 of 689 launchesWithout the breakout688 of 689 launchesLast 18 months176 of 689 launches
Launches counted68942 hits66341 hits68841 hits17610 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$278top tenth $27,664+$295$278$218
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-6.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.1%$17 more0.0%no change-21.6%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 689 launches.

Launches counted
68942 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$278top tenth $27,664+
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: 26 of 689 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
66341 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$295
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.1%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.6% of the money): 688 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
68841 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 176 of 689.

Launches counted
17610 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-6.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-21.6%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 689 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: 26 of 689 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.6% of the money): 688 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: 176 of 689.

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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