Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Combat + Dark Fantasy: 51 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. 9 of 57 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 6.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 70% on the year before: 51 against 30.

Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 51
Upcoming games: 173
Games on the store: 331

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.

Combat + Dark Fantasy 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. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.12%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.05% to 0.25%	24 ranked of 173 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#5,475 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games	1.34xhits against expected	0.94x to 1.94x	57 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#1,192 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese	−14%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−42% to +19%	16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,866 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese	−1%review growth against same-age games	−11% to +11%	16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#854 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: 9
Expected: 6.0

Launches: 57
Hit rate: 15.8%8.5% to 27.6%
Expected rate: 10.4%
Against expected: 1.34x0.94x to 1.94x

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

57 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: $1,718
Top tenth: $172,849

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: 51
Prior 12 months: 30

Change: +70%
Against Steam: +16%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

CombatNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Dark FantasyNot 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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