Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / First-Person / Family Friendly
First-Person + Family Friendly: a typical launch earns $1,292 in its first year
That is the median of 38 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 6 of 61 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 11% on the year before: 51 against 46.
- Price
- $1,292 median of 38 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −39.2% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 51 46 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 106 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 388 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.
| 0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.11% | 9 ranked of 106 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,058 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.07xhits against expected | 0.73x to 1.66x | 61 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,374 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. | 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
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
- 61
- Hit rate
- 9.8%4.3% to 20.6%
- Expected rate
- 8.8%
- Against expected
- 1.07x0.73x to 1.66x
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
61 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
- $1,416
- Top tenth
- $91,751
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
- +11%
Parent tags
- First-PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Family FriendlyNot 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.
- Deconstruction Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,395 reviews, 74% positiveest. $565k
- Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together (opens the Steam store)2026 · 827 reviews, 49% positiveest. $419k
- Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 581 reviews, 80% positiveest. $188k
- ServiceIT: You can do IT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 678 reviews, 55% positiveest. $178k
- Tour de France 2025 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 182 reviews, 77% positiveest. $147k
- Chocolate Factory Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 356 reviews, 72% positiveest. $144k
- Tram Simulator Urban Transit (opens the Steam store)2023 · 296 reviews, 60% positiveest. $120k
- Demolish & Build 3 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 259 reviews, 38% positiveest. $105k
More with First-Person
pairs with First-Person- Co-op + First-Person$11,81190 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Economy$9,96156 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- Building + First-Person$7,38241 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Management$7,08093 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Crafting + First-Person$6,99934 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Online Co-Op$5,747102 launches priced, 173 releases in 12 months
More with Family Friendly
pairs with Family Friendly- Family Friendly + Life Sim$8,09933 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Building + Family Friendly$4,77630 launches priced, 27 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Immersive Sim$1,80036 launches priced, 22 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Family Friendly$1,53183 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cozy$1,39544 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cats$1,33045 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
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