Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / RPG / Strategy RPG
RPG + Strategy RPG: a typical launch earns $603 in its first year
That is the median of 186 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 29 of 383 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 29.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 37% on the year before: 332 against 242.
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- Price
- $603 median of 186 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −50.3% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 332 242 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 1,017 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 2,353 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. | 0.47%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.28% to 0.74% | 79 ranked of 1,017 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #510 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.99xhits against expected | 0.76x to 1.29x | 383 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #6,077 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −10%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −26% to +5% | 87 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,734 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −9%review growth against same-age games | −17% to +3% | 87 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,257 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 383
- Hit rate
- 7.6%5.1% to 11.9%
- Expected rate
- 7.7%
- Against expected
- 0.99x0.76x to 1.29x
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
383 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
- $600
- Top tenth
- $53,946
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
- +37%
- Against Steam
- +1%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Strategy RPGGenre 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.
Magicraft (opens the Steam store)2023 · 15,116 reviews, 92% positiveest. $3.7M
Revenge on gold diggers (opens the Steam store)2025 · 46,611 reviews, 80% positiveest. $3.7M
Back to the Dawn (opens the Steam store)2023 · 8,575 reviews, 94% positiveest. $2.8M
龙胤立志传 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 7,210 reviews, 77% positiveest. $1.8M
Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms (opens the Steam store)2025 · 7,011 reviews, 87% positiveest. $1.7M
Songs of Silence (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,384 reviews, 79% positiveest. $1.3M
Starminer (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,827 reviews, 72% positiveest. $1.1M
Erenshor (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,161 reviews, 94% positiveest. $875k
More with RPG
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- RPG + Base Building$17,28632 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Farming Sim$8,78948 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Difficult$8,09240 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Resource Management$8,05030 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Dating Sim$6,63993 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
More with Strategy RPG
pairs with Strategy RPG- Fantasy + Strategy RPG$6,98232 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Strategy RPG$3,13235 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Strategy RPG + Tactical RPG$2,26889 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Strategy RPG$2,14240 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Strategy RPG$1,60552 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Party-Based RPG + Strategy RPG$1,01135 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
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