Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Historical / Strategy RPG
Historical + Strategy RPG: 12 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. 4 of 13 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 33% on the year before: 12 against 9.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 12 9 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 50 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 108 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.05% | 9 ranked of 50 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,047 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 13
- Hit rate
- 30.8%12.5% to 66.7%
- Expected rate
- 15.6%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
13 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
- $48
- Median
- $4,803
- Top tenth
- $824,959
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
- +33%
Parent tags
- HistoricalNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Strategy 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.
- Master of Command (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,876 reviews, 92% positiveest. $2.3M
- Three Kingdoms Mushouden (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,880 reviews, 72% positiveest. $951k
- Burden of Command™ (opens the Steam store)2025 · 631 reviews, 83% positiveest. $319k
- The End of History (opens the Steam store)2025 · 369 reviews, 68% positiveest. $209k
- The Succession of Changing Kings (opens the Steam store)2025 · 491 reviews, 85% positiveest. $99k
- The Emperor and State (opens the Steam store)2024 · 316 reviews, 55% positiveest. $53k
- Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs (opens the Steam store)2024 · 252 reviews, 84% positiveest. $51k
- 吾皇万岁 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 424 reviews, 68% positiveest. $24k
More with Historical
pairs with Historical- Story Rich + Historical$9,68533 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Historical$5,28050 launches priced, 124 releases in 12 months
- Historical + Wargame$4,50234 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- War + Historical$4,39930 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Historical$4,25980 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Historical$4,25039 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
More with Strategy RPG
pairs with Strategy RPG- Fantasy + Strategy RPG$6,98232 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Strategy RPG$3,13235 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Strategy RPG + Tactical RPG$2,26889 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Strategy RPG$2,14240 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Strategy RPG$1,60552 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Party-Based RPG + Strategy RPG$1,01135 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
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