Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Exploration / Conspiracy
Exploration + Conspiracy: 11 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. 0 of 14 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 10% on the year before: 11 against 10.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 11 10 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 48 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 101 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.05% | 7 ranked of 48 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,981 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
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.3%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
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
- $0
- Median
- $363
- Top tenth
- $38,455
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
- +10%
Parent tags
- ExplorationNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- ConspiracyNot 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.
- Agent 64: Spies Never Die (opens the Steam store)2026 · 885 reviews, 86% positiveest. $388k
- Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island (opens the Steam store)2024 · 151 reviews, 75% positiveest. $76k
- Saturnalia (opens the Steam store)2023 · 116 reviews, 91% positiveest. $70k
- Hermit and Pig (opens the Steam store)2026 · 176 reviews, 98% positiveest. $53k
- Ikarus Parkour (opens the Steam store)2025 · 196 reviews, 80% positiveest. $52k
- Orten Was The Case (opens the Steam store)2023 · 127 reviews, 94% positiveest. $39k
- Arthas 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 65 reviews, 35% positiveest. $7.9k
- Project Looking Glass (opens the Steam store)2026 · 48 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Exploration
pairs with Exploration- Exploration + Cozy$24,01549 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Open World Survival Craft$13,97334 launches priced, 26 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Exploration$10,40830 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Multiplayer$8,00174 launches priced, 137 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Online Co-Op$7,08069 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Exploration$5,14762 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
More with Conspiracy
pairs with Conspiracy- Adventure + Conspiracyno price23 releases in 12 months
- Conspiracy + Mysteryno price20 releases in 12 months
- Puzzle + Conspiracyno price15 releases in 12 months
- Action + Conspiracyno price14 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Conspiracyno price12 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Conspiracyno price11 releases in 12 months
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