Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
RPG + Tactical: 50 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. 10 of 51 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 7.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 85% on the year before: 50 against 27.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 50 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 133 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 429 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. | 0.16%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.08% to 0.27% | 17 ranked of 133 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,232 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.20xhits against expected | 0.84x to 1.69x | 51 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,773 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −17%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −42% to +17% | 32 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,928 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +8%review growth against same-age games | −1% to +23% | 32 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #397 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 51
- Hit rate
- 19.6%12.5% to 35.2%
- Expected rate
- 15.4%
- Against expected
- 1.20x0.84x to 1.69x
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
51 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
- $162
- Median
- $9,791
- Top tenth
- $247,992
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
- +85%
- Against Steam
- +31%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
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.
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (opens the Steam store)2026 · 19,441 reviews, 86% positiveest. $15M
- MENACE (opens the Steam store)2026 · 12,364 reviews, 90% positiveest. $9.8M
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,103 reviews, 52% positiveest. $1.7M
- Songs of Silence (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,384 reviews, 79% positiveest. $1.3M
- The Last Flame (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,748 reviews, 85% positiveest. $978k
- Dark Deity 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,592 reviews, 89% positiveest. $806k
- Heroes of Science and Fiction (opens the Steam store)2024 · 854 reviews, 89% positiveest. $519k
- Crown Wars: The Black Prince (opens the Steam store)2024 · 538 reviews, 60% positiveest. $436k
More with RPG
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- RPG + Base Building$17,28632 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Farming Sim$8,78948 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Difficult$8,09240 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Resource Management$8,05030 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Dating Sim$6,63993 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
More with Tactical
pairs with Tactical- Tactical + Turn-Based Tactics$2,18357 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + Turn-Based Strategy$2,18353 launches priced, 107 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + 3D$1,06236 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + Wargame$92731 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Tactical$607149 launches priced, 338 releases in 12 months
- Action + Tactical$53646 launches priced, 107 releases in 12 months
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