Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Action RPG / Party-Based RPG
Action RPG + Party-Based RPG: a typical launch earns $364 in its first year
That is the median of 33 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 6 of 61 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 2% on the year before: 44 against 45.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- $364 median of 33 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −90.4% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 45 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 155 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 351 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.
| 0.76%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 1.51% | 12 ranked of 155 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,389 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.01xhits against expected | 0.69x to 1.56x | 61 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,745 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +36%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −2% to +77% | 20 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #357 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −1%review growth against same-age games | −17% to +17% | 20 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #878 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
- 61
- Hit rate
- 9.8%5.8% to 21.2%
- Expected rate
- 9.7%
- Against expected
- 1.01x0.69x to 1.56x
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
61 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
- $468
- Top tenth
- $97,135
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
- −2%
- Against Steam
- −28%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Action RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Party-Based 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.
Cryptmaster (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,673 reviews, 94% positiveest. $847k
Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,382 reviews, 47% positiveest. $839k
Chinese Online Game (opens the Steam store)2024 · 6,614 reviews, 82% positiveest. $768k
Duel Corp. (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,257 reviews, 71% positiveest. $636k
Dark Envoy (opens the Steam store)2023 · 789 reviews, 70% positiveest. $479k
Tales of Berseria Remastered (opens the Steam store)2026 · 181 reviews, 71% positiveest. $147k
Legionbound (opens the Steam store)2026 · 688 reviews, 82% positiveest. $139k
The Lonesome Guild (opens the Steam store)2025 · 218 reviews, 94% positiveest. $110k
More with Action RPG
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- Action RPG + Female Protagonist$2,63047 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Action RPG + Isometric$2,42839 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Anime + Action RPG$2,40730 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Action RPG + Dark Fantasy$2,34646 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Metroidvania + Action RPG$1,94335 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
More with Party-Based RPG
pairs with Party-Based RPG- Strategy + Party-Based RPG$3,88255 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
- 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
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