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Niches / RPG + Sports

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RPG + Sports

Games tagged both RPG and Sports: 54 indie paid launches, 1 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 + Sports 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 + Sports is too small to compare with RPG and is too small to compare with Sports: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 1,595 launches for RPG and 1 of 359 launches for Sports.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 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 + Sports
0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 25 launches
$1k+2 of 25 launches
$10k+0 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSports
1 of 359launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 359 launches
Typical earnings$109
Launches359 / 1 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 prices54 in pairUnder $525 in pair$5 to $1017 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both RPG and Sports priced under $5. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 1,570 for RPG-only games and 1 of 334 for Sports-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with RPG alone and is too small to compare with Sports alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 25 launches · $10k+ 0 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Beastieballleads this pair84.6%
PairBeastieball84.6%
RPGPath of Exile 218.7%
SportsAssetto Corsa EVO22.6%
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 + Sports

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

  • Beastieball earned 84.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 54 RPG + Sports launches.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.7% of its money.
  • Sports is led by Assetto Corsa EVO, with 22.6% 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 + Sports is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

RPG + Sports through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view52 of 54 launchesWithout the breakout53 of 54 launchesLast 18 months14 of 54 launches
Launches counted541 hits521 hits530 hits140 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 54too few for a rate1 of 52too few for a rate0 of 53too few for a rate0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+4 of 54 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 33 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.8%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100-100.0%1.9 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 Sports, 12 to 36 months old: 54 launches.

Launches counted
541 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 54too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
4 of 54 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 33 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: 2 of 54 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
521 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 52too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.8%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Beastieball (84.6% of the money): 53 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
530 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 53too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 54.

Launches counted
140 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Sports, 12 to 36 months old: 54 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 54 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, Beastieball (84.6% of the money): 53 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: 14 of 54.

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.

Sports is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Sports through every lens, all prices
SportsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view834 of 850 launchesWithout the breakout849 of 850 launchesLast 18 months270 of 850 launches
Launches counted85050 hits83450 hits84949 hits27025 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 179.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$789top tenth $39,776+$858$782$1,072
Chance against standardthe base+1.9%0.1 more in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100+57.4%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.7%$69 more-0.9%$7 less+35.9%$283 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sports, 12 to 36 months old: 850 launches.

Launches counted
85050 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$789top tenth $39,776+
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: 16 of 850 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
83450 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$858
Chance against standard
+1.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.7%$69 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (22.6% of the money): 849 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
84949 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$782
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$7 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 270 of 850.

Launches counted
27025 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,072
Chance against standard
+57.4%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+35.9%$283 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Sports, 12 to 36 months old: 850 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: 16 of 850 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, Assetto Corsa EVO (22.6% of the money): 849 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: 270 of 850.

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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