Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Real Time Tactics / Realistic
Real Time Tactics + Realistic: 16 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. 2 of 16 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 14% on the year before: 16 against 14.
- Small sample
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 16 14 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 60 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 148 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.
| 1.74%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 5.13% | 11 ranked of 60 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,081 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.
| +3%review growth against same-age games | −4% to +10% | 15 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,847 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 16
- Hit rate
- 12.5%0.0% to 25.0%
- Expected rate
- 9.5%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
16 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
- $0
- Median
- $708
- Top tenth
- $148,932
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
- +14%
Parent tags
- Real Time TacticsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- RealisticNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,959 reviews, 90% positiveest. $595k
- 63 Days (opens the Steam store)2024 · 415 reviews, 72% positiveest. $252k
- DIRECT CONTACT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 331 reviews, 30% positiveest. $100k
- Tactic Boxing (opens the Steam store)2024 · 419 reviews, 77% positiveest. $85k
- Riot Operator (opens the Steam store)2024 · 151 reviews, 25% positiveest. $46k
- Battlefield Commander WWII (opens the Steam store)2025 · 54 reviews, 70% positiveest. $22k
- Red Glare (opens the Steam store)2024 · 63 reviews, 66% positiveest. $19k
- Cricket Management 26 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 35 reviews, 68% positiveest. $10k to $100k
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More with Realistic
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- Realistic + Management$13,70546 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Economy$10,95531 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Life Sim$6,57659 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Sandbox + Realistic$5,46362 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Thriller + Realistic$3,21454 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
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