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Niches / Magic + RPG

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Magic + RPG

Games tagged both Magic and RPG: 160 indie paid launches, 8 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Magic + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Magic and trails RPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Magic + RPG trails both its tags: 6.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 7.3 in 100 for Magic and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.

That is 1 in 16, about 0.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneMagic
7.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 14
Typical earnings$6,071
Launches123 / 9 hits
Pair trails by1.2 in 100
3RDThird
This pairMagic + RPG
6.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 16
Typical earnings$2,914
Launches33 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoRPG
18.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,017
Launches881 / 163 hits
Pair trails by12.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Magic and RPG priced $10 to $20. 6.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 7.8 for Magic-only games and 19.0 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 33 games priced $10 to $20; 6.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 16), typical first-year earnings $2,914.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Eternal Strandsleads this pair27.3%
PairEternal Strands27.3%
MagicThe Spell Brigade16.6%
RPGPath of Exile 216.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Magic + 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

  • Eternal Strands earned 27.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 160 Magic + RPG launches.
  • Magic is led by The Spell Brigade, with 16.6% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 16.6% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Magic + RPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Magic + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view143 of 160 launchesWithout the breakout159 of 160 launchesLast 18 months80 of 160 launches
Launches counted1608 hits1438 hits1597 hits804 hits
Earned $100k+5.0 in 1001 in 205.6 in 1001 in 184.4 in 1001 in 235.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$887top tenth $39,670+$1,132$860$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick+12.0%0.6 more in 100-12.0%0.6 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+27.6%$245 more-3.0%$27 less-31.6%$280 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Magic and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 160 launches.

Launches counted
1608 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$887top tenth $39,670+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 17 of 160 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1438 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132
Chance against standard
+12.0%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.6%$245 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Eternal Strands (27.3% of the money): 159 launches left.

Launches counted
1597 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$860
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.0%$27 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 160.

Launches counted
804 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-31.6%$280 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Magic and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 160 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 17 of 160 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, Eternal Strands (27.3% of the money): 159 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 160.

Magic holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Magic through every lens, all prices
MagicBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view555 of 589 launchesWithout the breakout588 of 589 launchesLast 18 months305 of 589 launches
Launches counted58925 hits55525 hits58824 hits30514 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.5 in 1001 in 224.1 in 1001 in 244.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$606top tenth $26,501+$607$606$533
Chance against standardthe yardstick+7.1%0.3 more in 100-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100+9.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change-12.0%$73 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Magic, 6 to 30 months old: 589 launches.

Launches counted
58925 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$606top tenth $26,501+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 589 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
55525 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
+7.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Spell Brigade (16.6% of the money): 588 launches left.

Launches counted
58824 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 305 of 589.

Launches counted
30514 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$533
Chance against standard
+9.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-12.0%$73 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Magic, 6 to 30 months old: 589 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 589 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 Spell Brigade (16.6% of the money): 588 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 305 of 589.

RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launchesWithout the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launchesLast 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches
Launches counted4,151319 hits3,513268 hits4,150318 hits2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$708top tenth $62,744+$728$708$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.8%$20 more0.0%no change-14.3%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.

Launches counted
4,151319 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708top tenth $62,744+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,513268 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.8%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.

Launches counted
4,150318 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$708
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.

Launches counted
2,257162 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.3%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 638 of 4,151 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 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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