Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Adventure + Multiple Endings: a typical launch earns $1,182 in its first year

That is the median of 250 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 28 of 510 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 28.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 31% on the year before: 377 against 287.

China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese

Price: $1,182
Price vs a year earlier: −22.0%
Releases, 12 months: 377
Upcoming games: 944
Games on the store: 2,408

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Adventure + Multiple Endings on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.72%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.39% to 1.09%	89 ranked of 945 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#338 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.98xhits against expected	0.75x to 1.28x	510 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#6,081 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+8%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−9% to +25%	126 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,183 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	+4%review growth against same-age games	−5% to +12%	126 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,785 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 old

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.

Hits: 28
Expected: 28.7

Launches: 510
Hit rate: 5.5%3.5% to 9.6%
Expected rate: 5.6%
Against expected: 0.98x0.75x to 1.28x

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

510 launches

Estimated 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: $727
Top tenth: $39,159

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 377
Prior 12 months: 287

Change: +31%
Against Steam: −4%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

AdventureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Multiple EndingsNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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pairs with Adventure

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Every pair with Adventure

More with Multiple Endings

pairs with Multiple Endings

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RPG + Multiple Endings$3,943122 launches priced, 197 releases in 12 months
Multiple Endings + Immersive Sim$3,52746 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
Romance + Multiple Endings$3,17648 launches priced, 110 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Multiple Endings

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