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Niches / Post-apocalyptic + RPG

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Post-apocalyptic + RPG

Games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and RPG: 80 indie paid launches, 9 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 Post-apocalyptic + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Post-apocalyptic and beats RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic 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

Post-apocalyptic + RPG is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic and is too small to compare with RPG: 3 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.2 in 100 for Post-apocalyptic and 17.6 in 100 for RPG.

Small sample: 21 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onePost-apocalyptic
15.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.2 in 100
Typical earnings$10,843
Launches112 / 17 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPost-apocalyptic + RPG
3 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 21 launches
Typical earnings$18,843
Launches21 / 3 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 $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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices80 in pairUnder $530 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $2021 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and RPG priced $10 to $20. 3 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 in 100 for Post-apocalyptic-only games and 17.6 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 21 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,843.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

AI LIMITleads this pair78.8%
PairAI LIMIT78.8%
Post-apocalypticThe Forever Winter18.1%
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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Post-apocalyptic + 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

  • AI LIMIT earned 78.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 80 Post-apocalyptic + RPG launches.
  • Post-apocalyptic is led by The Forever Winter, with 18.1% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% of its 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

Post-apocalyptic + RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Post-apocalyptic + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view71 of 80 launchesWithout the breakout79 of 80 launchesLast 18 months15 of 80 launches
Launches counted809 hits718 hits798 hits152 hits
Earned $100k+11.3 in 10011.3 in 10010.1 in 1002 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$2,532top tenth $137,188+$2,532$2,085$1,034
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-10.0%1.1 fewer in 100+18.5%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-17.7%$447 less-59.2%$1,498 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Post-apocalyptic and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 80 launches.

Launches counted
809 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,532top tenth $137,188+
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: 9 of 80 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
718 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,532
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (78.8% of the money): 79 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
798 hits
Earned $100k+
10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,085
Chance against standard
-10.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-17.7%$447 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 80.

Launches counted
152 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034
Chance against standard
+18.5%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-59.2%$1,498 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Post-apocalyptic and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 80 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: 9 of 80 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, AI LIMIT (78.8% of the money): 79 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: 15 of 80.

Post-apocalyptic holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Post-apocalyptic through every lens, all prices
Post-apocalypticBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view452 of 474 launchesWithout the breakout473 of 474 launchesLast 18 months137 of 474 launches
Launches counted47447 hits45244 hits47346 hits13713 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 109.7 in 1001 in 109.7 in 1001 in 109.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$941top tenth $96,209+$1,002$940$765
Chance against standardthe base-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.5%$61 more-0.1%$1 less-18.7%$176 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 474 launches.

Launches counted
47447 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$941top tenth $96,209+
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: 22 of 474 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45244 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,002
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.5%$61 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (18.1% of the money): 473 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
47346 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$940
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 474.

Launches counted
13713 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$765
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.7%$176 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 474 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: 22 of 474 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 Forever Winter (18.1% of the money): 473 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: 137 of 474.

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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