Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / JRPG / Strategy RPG
JRPG + Strategy RPG: 38 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 54 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 6.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 23% on the year before: 38 against 31.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 38 31 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 137 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 364 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.
| 0.24%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.07% to 0.53% | 26 ranked of 137 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,911 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.76xhits against expected | 0.52x to 1.23x | 54 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,369 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
- 54
- Hit rate
- 7.4%2.3% to 14.1%
- Expected rate
- 11.6%
- Against expected
- 0.76x0.52x to 1.23x
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
54 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
- $3
- Median
- $607
- Top tenth
- $29,160
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
- +23%
Parent tags
- JRPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,336 reviews, 88% positiveest. $676k
- Dice Gambit (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,094 reviews, 87% positiveest. $554k
- Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - (opens the Steam store)2025 · 609 reviews, 98% positiveest. $432k
- STARDUST: Wish of Witch (opens the Steam store)2026 · 740 reviews, 80% positiveest. $374k
- The Rhapsody of Zephyr Remastered (opens the Steam store)2026 · 306 reviews, 96% positiveest. $248k
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 220 reviews, 89% positiveest. $178k
- Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds (opens the Steam store)2024 · 313 reviews, 85% positiveest. $127k
- Lost:Antinomy (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,042 reviews, 88% positiveest. $63k
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More with Strategy RPG
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- Turn-Based Combat + Strategy RPG$3,13235 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
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- Simulation + Strategy RPG$2,14240 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
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- Party-Based RPG + Strategy RPG$1,01135 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
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