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Niches / Isometric + RPG

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Isometric + RPG

Games tagged both Isometric and RPG: 88 indie paid launches, 14 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 Isometric + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Isometric and is too small to compare with RPG.

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

Isometric + RPG is too small to compare with Isometric and is too small to compare with RPG: 5 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Isometric and 17.6 in 100 for RPG.

Small sample: 28 launches, 5 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagIsometric
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$6,174
Launches110 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairIsometric + RPG
5 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 28 launches
Typical earnings$6,607
Launches28 / 5 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
17.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,454
Launches786 / 138 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 $20Isometric is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Isometric and RPG priced $10 to $20. 5 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 13.4 in 100 for Isometric-only games and 17.5 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Isometric alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 28 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 28 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,607.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

Path of Exile 2leads this pair77.8%
PairPath of Exile 277.8%
IsometricPath of Exile 266.2%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Isometric + RPG

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

  • Path of Exile 2 earned 77.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 88 Isometric + RPG launches.
  • It also leads Isometric, with 66.2% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads RPG, with 18.0% of that tag's 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

Isometric + RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Isometric + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view86 of 88 launchesWithout the breakout87 of 88 launchesLast 18 months28 of 88 launches
Launches counted8814 hits8613 hits8713 hits285 hits
Earned $100k+15.9 in 10015.1 in 10014.9 in 1005 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,914top tenth $195,220+$1,914$1,839$2,298
Chance against standardthe base-5.0%0.8 fewer in 100-6.1%1.0 fewer in 100+12.2%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-3.9%$75 less+20.1%$384 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Isometric and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 88 launches.

Launches counted
8814 hits
Earned $100k+
15.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,914top tenth $195,220+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 88 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8613 hits
Earned $100k+
15.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,914
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (77.8% of the money): 87 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
8713 hits
Earned $100k+
14.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,839
Chance against standard
-6.1%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.9%$75 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 88.

Launches counted
285 hits
Earned $100k+
5 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$2,298
Chance against standard
+12.2%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.1%$384 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Isometric and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 88 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: 2 of 88 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, Path of Exile 2 (77.8% of the money): 87 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: 28 of 88.

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

Isometric through every lens, all prices
IsometricBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view454 of 458 launchesWithout the breakout457 of 458 launchesLast 18 months135 of 458 launches
Launches counted45841 hits45439 hits45740 hits13515 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 118.6 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 1111.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$862top tenth $74,922+$852$852$1,340
Chance against standardthe base-4.0%0.4 fewer in 100-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100+24.1%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.2%$10 less-1.2%$10 less+55.5%$478 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 launches.

Launches counted
45841 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$862top tenth $74,922+
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: 4 of 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45439 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$852
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.2%$10 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (66.2% of the money): 457 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
45740 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$852
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.2%$10 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 135 of 458.

Launches counted
13515 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,340
Chance against standard
+24.1%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+55.5%$478 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 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: 4 of 458 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, Path of Exile 2 (66.2% of the money): 457 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: 135 of 458.

RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,125 of 3,715 launchesWithout the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launchesLast 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches
Launches counted3,715270 hits3,125225 hits3,714269 hits1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 148.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$675top tenth $51,629+$729$675$859
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.0%$54 more0.0%no change+27.3%$184 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 launches.

Launches counted
3,715270 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675top tenth $51,629+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 590 of 3,715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,125225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$729
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.0%$54 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,714269 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,018 of 3,715.

Launches counted
1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$859
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.3%$184 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 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: 590 of 3,715 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 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: 1,018 of 3,715.

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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