Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Adventure / Spectacle fighter
Adventure + Spectacle fighter: 14 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 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 42% on the year before: 14 against 24.
- 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
- 14 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 89 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 219 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.
| 0.46%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.07% to 0.81% | 15 ranked of 89 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,554 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.86xhits against expected | 0.63x to 1.47x | 32 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,665 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 15.7%
- Expected rate
- 8.7%
- Against expected
- 0.86x0.63x to 1.47x
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
- $557
- Top tenth
- $51,375
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
- −42%
Parent tags
- AdventureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- Mahou Arms (opens the Steam store)2026 · 624 reviews, 73% positiveest. $505k
- LIZARDS MUST DIE 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,233 reviews, 94% positiveest. $452k
- Spirit X Strike (opens the Steam store)2025 · 407 reviews, 82% positiveest. $107k
- Kingdom Shell (opens the Steam store)2023 · 165 reviews, 87% positiveest. $60k
- Skidaddle Skidoodle (opens the Steam store)2024 · 94 reviews, 91% positiveest. $57k
- Grab and Guts (opens the Steam store)2024 · 87 reviews, 94% positiveest. $53k
- Elder Legacy: Survival (opens the Steam store)2024 · 189 reviews, 62% positiveest. $38k
- Happy Souls (opens the Steam store)2024 · 37 reviews, 75% positiveest. $10k to $100k
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 Spectacle fighter
pairs with Spectacle fighter- Action + Spectacle fighter$42470 launches priced, 80 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Spectacle fighter$28337 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Spectacle fighterno price30 releases in 12 months
- 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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