Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Fantasy / Class-Based
Fantasy + Class-Based: 36 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 3 of 40 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 71% on the year before: 36 against 21.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 36 21 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 77 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 183 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.
| 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.04% | 6 ranked of 77 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,948 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.79xhits against expected | 0.56x to 1.31x | 40 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,153 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
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
- 40
- Hit rate
- 7.5%2.3% to 18.9%
- Expected rate
- 11.5%
- Against expected
- 0.79x0.56x to 1.31x
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
40 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
- $72
- Median
- $1,983
- Top tenth
- $29,754
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
- +71%
Parent tags
- FantasyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Class-BasedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- Rabbit and Steel (opens the Steam store)2024 · 10,195 reviews, 96% positiveest. $2.9M
- Solasta II (opens the Steam store)2026 · 3,030 reviews, 74% positiveest. $2.3M
- New Arc Line (opens the Steam store)2024 · 694 reviews, 68% positiveest. $351k
- Hunters Inc (opens the Steam store)2025 · 155 reviews, 56% positiveest. $47k
- Monochrome Echoes - white - (opens the Steam store)2025 · 55 reviews, 87% positiveest. $28k
- Old School RPG (opens the Steam store)2024 · 63 reviews, 79% positiveest. $19k
- Break the Loop (opens the Steam store)2024 · 57 reviews, 78% positiveest. $17k
- Eve of Calamity (opens the Steam store)2024 · 54 reviews, 92% positiveest. $15k
More with Fantasy
pairs with Fantasy- Fantasy + Strategy RPG$6,98232 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Multiple Endings$3,03445 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Female Protagonist$2,18571 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Character Customization$2,14452 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Dungeon Crawler$1,86172 launches priced, 121 releases in 12 months
More with Class-Based
pairs with Class-Based- RPG + Class-Basedno price53 releases in 12 months
- Action + Class-Basedno price30 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Class-Basedno price26 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Class-Basedno price24 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Class-Basedno price23 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Class-Basedno price23 releases in 12 months
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