Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
RTS + Strategy
Games tagged both RTS and Strategy: 433 indie paid launches, 40 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing RTS + Strategy priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
RTS + Strategy is about level with RTS and is about level with Strategy: 19.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.7 in 100 for RTS and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.
That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 96 games tagged both RTS and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 19.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 15 for RTS-only games and 18.7 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with RTS alone and is about level with Strategy alone.
Both: 96 games priced $10 to $20; 19.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $14,424.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 96 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
RTS + Strategy is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view403 of 433 launches | Without the breakout432 of 433 launches | Last 18 months132 of 433 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 43340 hits | 40340 hits | 43239 hits | 13217 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.2 in 1001 in 11 | 9.9 in 1001 in 10 | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 12.9 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $664top tenth $83,499+ | $766 | $664 | $893 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +7.4%0.7 more in 100 | -2.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | +39.4%3.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +15.4%$102 more | 0.0%no change | +34.5%$229 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both RTS and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 433 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 30 of 433 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (16.4% of the money): 432 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 132 of 433.
RTS is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| RTS | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view462 of 499 launches | Without the breakout498 of 499 launches | Last 18 months148 of 499 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 49945 hits | 46244 hits | 49844 hits | 14818 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 | 12.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $660top tenth $82,345+ | $766 | $660 | $1,032 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +5.6%0.5 more in 100 | -2.0%0.2 fewer in 100 | +34.9%3.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +16.1%$106 more | 0.0%no change | +56.4%$372 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 499 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 499 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (16.0% of the money): 498 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 148 of 499.
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.
| Strategy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches | Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches | Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,688325 hits | 4,307297 hits | 4,687324 hits | 1,459107 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 15 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $439top tenth $49,022+ | $496 | $439 | $521 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.5%no change | -0.3%no change | +5.8%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +13.0%$57 more | 0.0%no change | +18.7%$82 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.
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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