Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Strategy + Party-Based RPG: a typical launch earns $3,882 in its first year

That is the median of 55 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 10 of 109 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 12.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 48% on the year before: 102 against 69.

Price: $3,882
Price vs a year earlier: +529.3%
Releases, 12 months: 102
Upcoming games: 316
Games on the store: 676

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Strategy + Party-Based RPG on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.16%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.11% to 0.21%	26 ranked of 316 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,240 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.86xhits against expected	0.60x to 1.26x	109 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#3,675 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	−15%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−36% to +16%	25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,889 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	−9%review growth against same-age games	−20% to +4%	25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,405 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 old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 10
Expected: 12.1

Launches: 109
Hit rate: 9.2%5.3% to 19.2%
Expected rate: 11.1%
Against expected: 0.86x0.60x to 1.26x

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

109 launches

Estimated 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: $2,186
Top tenth: $76,151

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 102
Prior 12 months: 69

Change: +48%
Against Steam: +8%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

StrategyGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Party-Based RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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More with Party-Based RPG

pairs with Party-Based RPG

Dungeon Crawler + Party-Based RPG$2,26559 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
Turn-Based Combat + Party-Based RPG$2,14460 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
Party-Based RPG + Tactical RPG$2,02345 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
Story Rich + Party-Based RPG$1,92246 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
Adventure + Party-Based RPG$1,36558 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
Pixel Graphics + Party-Based RPG$1,25360 launches priced, 69 releases in 12 months

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