Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Fighting + PvP: 19 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 34 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 17% on the year before: 19 against 23.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 19 23 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 85 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 286 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.
| 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.20% | 12 ranked of 85 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,735 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.20xhits against expected | 0.83x to 1.90x | 34 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,770 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| 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. | +8%review growth against same-age games | −2% to +17% | 33 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #414 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 oldMatured 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
- 34
- Hit rate
- 11.8%2.9% to 18.8%
- Expected rate
- 8.4%
- Against expected
- 1.20x0.83x to 1.90x
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
34 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
- $505
- Median
- $3,136
- Top tenth
- $89,548
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
- −17%
Parent tags
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.
- FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,168 reviews, 82% positiveest. $1.2M
- First Cut: Samurai Duel (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,996 reviews, 88% positiveest. $363k
- A Few Quick Matches (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,491 reviews, 85% positiveest. $353k
- SNK VS. CAPCOM SVC CHAOS (opens the Steam store)2024 · 383 reviews, 86% positiveest. $155k
- Smack Talk (opens the Steam store)2025 · 873 reviews, 96% positiveest. $106k
- Checkmate Showdown (opens the Steam store)2023 · 193 reviews, 79% positiveest. $78k
- Die by the Blade (opens the Steam store)2024 · 127 reviews, 57% positiveest. $51k
- Elements Divided (opens the Steam store)2025 · 139 reviews, 87% positiveest. $42k
More with Fighting
pairs with Fighting- Action + Fighting$2,52840 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
- Fighting + Multiplayerno price21 releases in 12 months
- Fighting + 2D Fighterno price17 releases in 12 months
- Fighting + Beat 'em upno price17 releases in 12 months
- Fighting + Local Multiplayerno price15 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Fightingno price15 releases in 12 months
More with PvP
pairs with PvP- RPG + PvP$1,53738 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Funny$1,11269 launches priced, 197 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Party Game$1,11243 launches priced, 282 releases in 12 months
- Sports + PvP$92876 launches priced, 150 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Cute$90972 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + PvP$81051 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
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