Niche

RTS + Roguelite

Games tagged both RTS and Roguelite: 47 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing RTS + Roguelite priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with RTS and is too small to compare with Roguelite.

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

RTS + Roguelite is too small to compare with RTS and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 7 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.1 in 100 for RTS and 29.0 in 100 for Roguelite.

Small sample: 16 launches, 7 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneRTS

19.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.1 in 100

Typical earnings$16,123

Launches110 / 21 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairRTS + Roguelite

7 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds7 of 16 launches

$1k+16 of 16 launches

$10k+10 of 16 launches

Launches16 / 7 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRoguelite

29.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.0 in 100

Typical earnings$24,016

Launches386 / 112 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2.5 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 prices47 in pair Under $516 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both RTS and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 7 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 in 100 for RTS-only games and 28.4 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with RTS alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 16 of 16 launches · $10k+ 10 of 16 launches · $100k+ 7 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 King is Watchingleads this pair46.9%

PairThe King is Watching46.9%

RTSTempest Rising16.3%

RogueliteHades II13.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads RTS + Roguelite

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 King is Watching earned 46.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 RTS + Roguelite launches.
RTS is led by Tempest Rising, with 16.3% of its money.
Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 13.8% of its 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

RTS + Roguelite holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

RTS + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view43 of 47 launches	Without the breakout46 of 47 launches	Last 18 months16 of 47 launches
Launches counted	478 hits	438 hits	467 hits	164 hits
Earned $100k+	17.0 in 100	18.6 in 100	15.2 in 100	4 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	32 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 60 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+9.3%1.6 more in 100	-10.6%1.8 fewer in 100	+46.9%8.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both RTS and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted: 478 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 32 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 60 in 100
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: 4 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 438 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +9.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The King is Watching (46.9% of the money): 46 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 467 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -10.6%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 47.

Launches counted: 164 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +46.9%8.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both RTS and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 47 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: 4 of 47 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 King is Watching (46.9% of the money): 46 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: 16 of 47.

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

RTS through every lens, all prices
RTS	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view457 of 493 launches	Without the breakout492 of 493 launches	Last 18 months137 of 493 launches
Launches counted	49345 hits	45745 hits	49244 hits	13717 hits
Earned $100k+	9.1 in 1001 in 11	9.8 in 1001 in 10	8.9 in 1001 in 11	12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$696top tenth $84,589+	$781	$696	$826
Chance against standard	the base	+7.9%0.7 more in 100	-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100	+35.9%3.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+12.2%$85 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$130 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 493 launches.

Launches counted: 49345 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $696top tenth $84,589+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 493 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 45745 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $781
Chance against standard: +7.9%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: +12.2%$85 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (16.3% of the money): 492 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49244 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $696
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 493.

Launches counted: 13717 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $826
Chance against standard: +35.9%3.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.7%$130 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 493 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: 36 of 493 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, Tempest Rising (16.3% of the money): 492 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: 137 of 493.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
Roguelite	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,926 of 2,066 launches	Without the breakout2,065 of 2,066 launches	Last 18 months637 of 2,066 launches
Launches counted	2,066189 hits	1,926177 hits	2,065188 hits	63765 hits
Earned $100k+	9.1 in 1001 in 11	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.1 in 1001 in 11	10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,178top tenth $89,632+	$1,252	$1,159	$1,181
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-0.5%no change	+11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.3%$74 more	-1.6%$19 less	+0.3%$3 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 launches.

Launches counted: 2,066189 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,178top tenth $89,632+
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: 140 of 2,066 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,926177 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,252
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +6.3%$74 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,065188 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,159
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: -1.6%$19 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 2,066.

Launches counted: 63765 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,181
Chance against standard: +11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.3%$3 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 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: 140 of 2,066 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, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 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: 637 of 2,066.

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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