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Niches / CRPG + JRPG

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CRPG + JRPG

Games tagged both CRPG and JRPG: 67 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing CRPG + JRPG 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

CRPG + JRPG is too small to compare with CRPG and is too small to compare with JRPG: 1 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 9.1 in 100 for CRPG and 9.4 in 100 for JRPG.

Small sample: 14 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCRPG
9.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
Typical earnings$6,802
Launches55 / 5 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCRPG + JRPG
1 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 14 launches
Typical earnings$2,681
Launches14 / 1 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoJRPG
9.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
Typical earnings$4,022
Launches171 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices67 in pairUnder $514 in pair$5 to $1034 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both CRPG and JRPG priced $10 to $20. 1 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 41 for CRPG-only games and 9.6 in 100 for JRPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with CRPG alone and is too small to compare with JRPG alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 14 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,681.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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 Nameless: Slay Dragonleads this pair57.2%
PairThe Nameless: Slay Dragon57.2%
CRPGDrova - Forsaken Kin29.9%
JRPGGranblue Fantasy: Relink53.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads CRPG + JRPG

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 Nameless: Slay Dragon earned 57.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 67 CRPG + JRPG launches.
  • CRPG is led by Drova - Forsaken Kin, with 29.9% of its money.
  • JRPG is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 53.9% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

CRPG + JRPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

CRPG + JRPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view56 of 67 launchesWithout the breakout66 of 67 launchesLast 18 months14 of 67 launches
Launches counted671 hits560 hits660 hits140 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 67too few for a rate0 of 56too few for a rate0 of 66too few for a rate0 of 14too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$536top tenth $11,015+$454$536$459
Chance against standardthe base-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-15.3%$82 less; too few to tell0.0%no change-14.4%$77 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 67 launches.

Launches counted
671 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$536top tenth $11,015+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 67 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
560 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$454
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-15.3%$82 less; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Nameless: Slay Dragon (57.2% of the money): 66 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
660 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 66too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 67.

Launches counted
140 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 14too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-14.4%$77 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 67 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: 11 of 67 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 Nameless: Slay Dragon (57.2% of the money): 66 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: 14 of 67.

CRPG is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

CRPG through every lens, all prices
CRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view212 of 262 launchesWithout the breakout261 of 262 launchesLast 18 months67 of 262 launches
Launches counted26216 hits21214 hits26115 hits674 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 155.7 in 1001 in 174 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $52,331+$1,075$784$517
Chance against standardthe base+8.1%0.5 more in 100-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+34.2%$274 more-2.1%$17 less-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 launches.

Launches counted
26216 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $52,331+
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: 50 of 262 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21214 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,075
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+34.2%$274 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26115 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$784
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.1%$17 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 262.

Launches counted
674 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 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: 50 of 262 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 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: 67 of 262.

JRPG is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.

JRPG through every lens, all prices
JRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view488 of 584 launchesWithout the breakout583 of 584 launchesLast 18 months159 of 584 launches
Launches counted58436 hits48826 hits58335 hits15911 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 165.3 in 1001 in 196.0 in 1001 in 176.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$941top tenth $50,066+$1,063$911$2,106
Chance against standardthe base-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100+12.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$122 more-3.2%$30 less+123.8%$1,165 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 584 launches.

Launches counted
58436 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$941top tenth $50,066+
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: 96 of 584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
48826 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,063
Chance against standard
-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+13.0%$122 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (53.9% of the money): 583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
58335 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$911
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.2%$30 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 584.

Launches counted
15911 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$2,106
Chance against standard
+12.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+123.8%$1,165 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 584 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: 96 of 584 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (53.9% of the money): 583 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: 159 of 584.

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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