Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Dark Humor + Dark Comedy: 58 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 60 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 66% on the year before: 58 against 35.

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 58
Upcoming games: 134
Games on the store: 364

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.

Dark Humor + Dark Comedy 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	0.25%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.07% to 0.41%	10 ranked of 135 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#4,890 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.21xhits against expected	0.83x to 1.98x	60 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#1,694 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	−17%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−41% to +10%	21 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,914 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	−3%review growth against same-age games	−16% to +8%	21 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,186 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: 4
Expected: 2.8

Launches: 60
Hit rate: 6.7%4.2% to 13.4%
Expected rate: 4.6%
Against expected: 1.21x0.83x to 1.98x

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

60 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: $61
Median: $1,210
Top tenth: $29,685

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: 58
Prior 12 months: 35

Change: +66%
Against Steam: +16%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

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

First-Person + Dark Humor$4,27530 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
Story Rich + Dark Humor$3,93550 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
3D + Dark Humor$3,90132 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
Psychological Horror + Dark Humor$2,36533 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
Horror + Dark Humor$2,02142 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
Puzzle + Dark Humor$1,87830 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Dark Humor

More with Dark Comedy

pairs with Dark Comedy

Casual + Dark Comedyno price50 releases in 12 months
2D + Dark Comedyno price46 releases in 12 months
Adventure + Dark Comedyno price45 releases in 12 months
Funny + Dark Comedyno price39 releases in 12 months
3D + Dark Comedyno price37 releases in 12 months
Horror + Dark Comedyno price37 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Dark Comedy

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