Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Adventure / Alternate History
Adventure + Alternate History: 40 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. 3 of 52 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 11% on the year before: 40 against 36.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 40 36 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 143 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 332 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.
| 0.05%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.09% | 9 ranked of 143 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,281 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.99xhits against expected | 0.69x to 1.66x | 52 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,848 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
- 52
- Hit rate
- 5.8%0.0% to 11.2%
- Expected rate
- 5.9%
- Against expected
- 0.99x0.69x to 1.66x
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
52 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
- $607
- Top tenth
- $19,042
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
- +11%
Parent tags
- AdventureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Alternate HistoryNot 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.
- Hail to the Rainbow (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,548 reviews, 90% positiveest. $773k
- Crimson Oath (opens the Steam store)2026 · 759 reviews, 82% positiveest. $230k
- The Inquisitor (opens the Steam store)2024 · 279 reviews, 65% positiveest. $226k
- Rosewater (opens the Steam store)2025 · 352 reviews, 91% positiveest. $142k
- Unknown 9: Awakening (opens the Steam store)2024 · 280 reviews, 55% positiveest. $142k
- Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room (opens the Steam store)2024 · 191 reviews, 81% positiveest. $50k
- Doki Doki AI Interrogation (opens the Steam store)2024 · 484 reviews, 81% positiveest. $34k
- FEAR OF FAITH (opens the Steam store)2026 · 118 reviews, 78% positiveest. $24k
More with Adventure
pairs with Adventure- Adventure + Cozy$32,10838 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Narrative$12,85033 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + LGBTQ+$7,36637 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Online Co-Op$6,34186 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Base Building$5,35342 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Building$4,85745 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
More with Alternate History
pairs with Alternate History- Strategy + Alternate Historyno price51 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Alternate Historyno price46 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Alternate Historyno price40 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Alternate Historyno price38 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Alternate Historyno price35 releases in 12 months
- Puzzle + Alternate Historyno price35 releases in 12 months
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