Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / RPG / Spectacle fighter
RPG + Spectacle fighter: 12 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 25 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 45% on the year before: 12 against 22.
- 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
- 12 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 77 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 167 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.
| 0.62%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.13% to 1.02% | 16 ranked of 77 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,443 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.
| +17%review growth against same-age games | +6% to +31% | 19 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #79 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
- 25
- Hit rate
- 8.0%0.0% to 19.1%
- Expected rate
- 5.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
25 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
- $443
- Top tenth
- $36,150
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
- −45%
Parent tags
- RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Spectacle fighterGenre 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.
- Rune Coliseum (opens the Steam store)2024 · 895 reviews, 79% positiveest. $344k
- Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World (opens the Steam store)2025 · 643 reviews, 78% positiveest. $156k
- Utawarerumono: ZAN 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 89 reviews, 83% positiveest. $72k
- REAL WEB LEGENDS: Carter's Quest (opens the Steam store)2024 · 239 reviews, 96% positiveest. $48k
- Qliphah in Providence's Shadow (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84 reviews, 44% positiveest. $43k
- Death of a Wish (opens the Steam store)2024 · 118 reviews, 96% positiveest. $36k
- Rise of a Legend (opens the Steam store)2024 · 49 reviews, 77% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- 异世界生存指南 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 238 reviews, 76% positiveest. $11k
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- Arcade + Spectacle fighterno price30 releases in 12 months
- Action-Adventure + Spectacle fighterno price25 releases in 12 months
- Spectacle fighter + 3D Fighterno price24 releases in 12 months
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