Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Choices Matter / Dynamic Narration
Choices Matter + Dynamic Narration: 24 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. 1 of 20 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 85% on the year before: 24 against 13.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 24 13 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 77 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 150 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| 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
- 20
- Hit rate
- 5.0%0.0% to 15.0%
- Expected rate
- 8.1%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
20 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
- $1,113
- Top tenth
- $36,235
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
- +85%
Parent tags
- Choices MatterNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Dynamic NarrationNot 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.
- A Highland Song (opens the Steam store)2023 · 554 reviews, 87% positiveest. $202k
- GlitchSPANKR (opens the Steam store)2025 · 278 reviews, 96% positiveest. $113k
- Ocean Rush (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84 reviews, 91% positiveest. $68k
- GEL RUN (opens the Steam store)2026 · 83 reviews, 89% positiveest. $67k
- Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG (opens the Steam store)2024 · 96 reviews, 70% positiveest. $43k
- Run TavernQuest (opens the Steam store)2026 · 135 reviews, 93% positiveest. $36k
- Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing (opens the Steam store)2025 · 83 reviews, 87% positiveest. $34k
- Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse) (opens the Steam store)2025 · 100 reviews, 69% positiveest. $28k
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 Dynamic Narration
pairs with Dynamic Narration- Casual + Dynamic Narrationno price27 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Dynamic Narrationno price22 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dynamic Narrationno price19 releases in 12 months
- Dynamic Narration + Interactive Fictionno price16 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + Dynamic Narrationno price14 releases in 12 months
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Dynamic Narrationno price14 releases in 12 months
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