Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Fast-Paced / Funny
Fast-Paced + Funny: 14 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 15 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 250% on the year before: 14 against 4.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 14 4 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 41 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 137 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 | 0.01% to 0.05% | 5 ranked of 41 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,769 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
- 15
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 14.3%
- Expected rate
- 6.7%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
15 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
- $194
- Median
- $1,112
- Top tenth
- $6,314
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
- +250%
Parent tags
- Fast-PacedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- FunnyNot 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.
- DEADLINE DELIVERY (opens the Steam store)2026 · 327 reviews, 85% positiveest. $99k
- Kick Bastards (opens the Steam store)2024 · 58 reviews, 87% positiveest. $15k
- Strange Brew (opens the Steam store)2026 · 24 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- LES MILLS XR DANCE (opens the Steam store)2025 · 8 reviews, 62% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- Off the Beaten Track (opens the Steam store)2026 · 13 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Autogame Deluxe (opens the Steam store)2025 · 21 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Sleembo (opens the Steam store)2025 · 23 reviews, 69% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Buckle Up! (opens the Steam store)2026 · 11 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Fast-Paced
pairs with Fast-Paced- Action + Fast-Paced$1,41563 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Difficult$1,41537 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Arcade$38436 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Shooterno price44 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Fast-Pacedno price41 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Fast-Pacedno price38 releases in 12 months
More with Funny
pairs with Funny- Co-op + Funny$5,64452 launches priced, 130 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Funny$5,38258 launches priced, 166 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Romance$4,86732 launches priced, 30 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Life Sim$2,42933 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Funny$2,42495 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Funny$2,386110 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
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