Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelite / Tactical RPG
Roguelite + Tactical RPG: a typical launch earns $2,428 in its first year
That is the median of 33 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 7 of 72 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 7.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 54% on the year before: 57 against 37.
- Price
- $2,428 median of 33 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −42.9% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 57 37 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 207 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 411 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. | 0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.11% | 16 ranked of 207 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,080 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.96xhits against expected | 0.66x to 1.46x | 72 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,057 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
- 72
- Hit rate
- 9.7%4.0% to 22.1%
- Expected rate
- 10.3%
- Against expected
- 0.96x0.66x to 1.46x
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
72 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
- $81
- Median
- $3,541
- Top tenth
- $91,667
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
- +54%
Parent tags
- RogueliteGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Tactical 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.
- Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,312 reviews, 81% positiveest. $664k
- Rogue Waters (opens the Steam store)2024 · 975 reviews, 75% positiveest. $592k
- Metal Slug Tactics (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,157 reviews, 76% positiveest. $585k
- Dwarven Realms (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,849 reviews, 81% positiveest. $576k
- Titanium Court (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,123 reviews, 94% positiveest. $341k
- Vivid World (opens the Steam store)2025 · 594 reviews, 88% positiveest. $240k
- Blightstone (opens the Steam store)2026 · 482 reviews, 76% positiveest. $156k
- Seer's Gambit (opens the Steam store)2024 · 490 reviews, 76% positiveest. $149k
More with Roguelite
pairs with Roguelite- Roguelite + Bullet Heaven$12,77652 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Roguelike Deckbuilder$9,65574 launches priced, 161 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Roguelite$4,52138 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Female Protagonist$4,27345 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
More with Tactical RPG
pairs with Tactical RPG- Turn-Based Combat + Tactical RPG$4,53041 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Tactical RPG$3,27132 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Strategy RPG + Tactical RPG$2,26889 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Party-Based RPG + Tactical RPG$2,02345 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Tactics + Tactical RPG$1,71895 launches priced, 154 releases in 12 months
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