Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Choices Matter / Cozy
Choices Matter + Cozy: 13 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. 4 of 14 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 86% on the year before: 13 against 7.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 13 7 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 62 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 93 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. | 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.09% | 10 ranked of 62 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,308 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 14
- Hit rate
- 28.6%15.4% to 50.2%
- Expected rate
- 11.8%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
14 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
- $1,257
- Median
- $13,452
- Top tenth
- $445,390
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
- +86%
Parent tags
- Choices MatterNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CozyNot 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.
- Echoes of the Plum Grove (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,678 reviews, 87% positiveest. $1M
- Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,456 reviews, 87% positiveest. $530k
- Best Served Cold (opens the Steam store)2025 · 678 reviews, 87% positiveest. $247k
- The RPG (opens the Steam store)2025 · 806 reviews, 86% positiveest. $245k
- Coffee Talk Tokyo (opens the Steam store)2026 · 505 reviews, 89% positiveest. $153k
- Momento (opens the Steam store)2026 · 238 reviews, 93% positiveest. $96k
- Dealer's Life Legend (opens the Steam store)2025 · 272 reviews, 81% positiveest. $83k
- High Times (opens the Steam store)2026 · 169 reviews, 90% positiveest. $68k
More with Choices Matter
pairs with Choices Matter- Choices Matter + Management$6,87135 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Choices Matter$6,00949 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Choices Matter + Dating Sim$4,06442 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Choices Matter$3,339128 launches priced, 212 releases in 12 months
- Character Customization + Choices Matter$3,15735 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Choices Matter$3,038225 launches priced, 352 releases in 12 months
More with Cozy
pairs with Cozy- Life Sim + Cozy$34,02737 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Cozy$32,10838 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Cozy$24,01549 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Cozy$15,70676 launches priced, 253 releases in 12 months
- Building + Cozy$14,48232 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Management + Cozy$9,50833 launches priced, 77 releases in 12 months
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