Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Strategy / Battle Royale
Strategy + Battle Royale: 27 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 32 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases held level on the year before: 27 against 27.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 69 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 206 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. | 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 5 ranked of 69 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,310 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.06xhits against expected | 0.78x to 1.80x | 32 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,448 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
- 32
- Hit rate
- 6.3%0.0% to 14.0%
- Expected rate
- 5.4%
- Against expected
- 1.06x0.78x to 1.80x
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
32 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
- $242
- Top tenth
- $32,397
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
- 0%
Parent tags
- StrategyGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Battle RoyaleGenre 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.
- WARCANA (opens the Steam store)2024 · 443 reviews, 62% positiveest. $152k
- The Joker's Game (opens the Steam store)2025 · 486 reviews, 82% positiveest. $118k
- Backpack Jianghu (opens the Steam store)2026 · 575 reviews, 80% positiveest. $90k
- Dawn of Anarchy (opens the Steam store)2024 · 125 reviews, 84% positiveest. $35k
- The Great Axe (opens the Steam store)2025 · 13 reviews, 84% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- 烧尾宴 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 52 reviews, 75% positiveest. $5.2k
- CUBE ROYALE (opens the Steam store)2023 · 47 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Winning Tactics (opens the Steam store)2025 · 14 reviews, 78% positiveest. $1k to $10k
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- Strategy + Historical$4,25980 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Party-Based RPG$3,88255 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Story Rich$3,64284 launches priced, 149 releases in 12 months
More with Battle Royale
pairs with Battle Royale- Action + Battle Royale$31250 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Battle Royale$20237 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Battle Royale$18232 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Battle Royaleno price50 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Battle Royaleno price33 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Battle Royaleno price24 releases in 12 months
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