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Niches / RPG + Turn-Based Strategy

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RPG + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both RPG and Turn-Based Strategy: 340 indie paid launches, 29 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 + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20.

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

RPG + Turn-Based Strategy is about level with RPG and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy: 19.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.6 in 100 for RPG and 19.7 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneRPG
20.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.6 in 100
Typical earnings$11,889
Launches796 / 164 hits
A tie, apart by1.1 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairRPG + Turn-Based Strategy
19.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.5 in 100
$1k+82 in 100
$10k+48 in 100
Launches87 / 17 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,378
Launches274 / 54 hits
A tie, apart by0.2 in 100
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 prices340 in pairUnder $5121 in pair$5 to $10107 in pair$10 to $2087 in pair$20 to $4025 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 87 games tagged both RPG and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 19.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 20.7 in 100 for RPG-only games and 19.8 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so the mix is about level with RPG alone and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy alone.

Both: 87 games priced $10 to $20; 19.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 82 in 100 · $10k+ 48 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 87 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

For The King IIleads this pair25.2%
PairFor The King II25.2%
RPGPath of Exile 218.7%
Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads RPG + Turn-Based Strategy

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

  • For The King II earned 25.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 340 RPG + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.7% of its money.
  • It also leads Turn-Based Strategy, with 8.8% of that tag's money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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 + Turn-Based Strategy 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 + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view268 of 340 launchesWithout the breakout339 of 340 launchesLast 18 months104 of 340 launches
Launches counted34029 hits26823 hits33928 hits1049 hits
Earned $100k+8.5 in 1001 in 128.6 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 128.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$767top tenth $74,353+$643$744$643
Chance against standardthe base+0.6%0.1 more in 100-3.2%0.3 fewer in 100+1.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-16.2%$124 less-3.0%$23 less-16.2%$124 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 340 launches.

Launches counted
34029 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$767top tenth $74,353+
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: 72 of 340 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
26823 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+0.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.2%$124 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (25.2% of the money): 339 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
33928 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$744
Chance against standard
-3.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.0%$23 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 104 of 340.

Launches counted
1049 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+1.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.2%$124 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 340 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: 72 of 340 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, For The King II (25.2% of the money): 339 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: 104 of 340.

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.

Turn-Based Strategy 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.

Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view954 of 1,096 launchesWithout the breakout1,095 of 1,096 launchesLast 18 months345 of 1,096 launches
Launches counted1,09687 hits95478 hits1,09586 hits34527 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 138.2 in 1001 in 127.9 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$858top tenth $60,061+$1,001$850$780
Chance against standardthe base+3.0%0.2 more in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+16.7%$143 more-0.9%$8 less-9.1%$78 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,096 launches.

Launches counted
1,09687 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$858top tenth $60,061+
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: 142 of 1,096 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
95478 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,001
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.7%$143 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,095 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,09586 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$850
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$8 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 345 of 1,096.

Launches counted
34527 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$780
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.1%$78 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,096 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: 142 of 1,096 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, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,095 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: 345 of 1,096.

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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