Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / FPS / Dungeon Crawler
FPS + Dungeon Crawler: 21 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 37 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 9% on the year before: 21 against 23.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 23 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 75 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 177 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.
| 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 6 ranked of 75 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #7,011 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 1.91x | 37 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,763 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
- 37
- Hit rate
- 10.8%2.7% to 21.1%
- Expected rate
- 7.7%
- Against expected
- 1.20x0.83x to 1.91x
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
37 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
- $405
- Top tenth
- $108,889
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
- −9%
Parent tags
- FPSGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Dungeon CrawlerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Deadzone: Rogue (opens the Steam store)2025 · 15,107 reviews, 82% positiveest. $7.2M
- SULFUR (opens the Steam store)2024 · 9,744 reviews, 87% positiveest. $4.6M
- Mohrta (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,498 reviews, 91% positiveest. $606k
- The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,019 reviews, 98% positiveest. $206k
- Soulslinger: Envoy of Death (opens the Steam store)2023 · 473 reviews, 63% positiveest. $191k
- LIFE EFFECT Survival (opens the Steam store)2026 · 502 reviews, 85% positiveest. $152k
- Tower of Mask (opens the Steam store)2024 · 359 reviews, 95% positiveest. $80k
- Sonar Shock (opens the Steam store)2024 · 224 reviews, 80% positiveest. $36k
More with FPS
pairs with FPS- FPS + Online Co-Op$13,34030 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Immersive Sim$3,84453 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Story Rich$3,09340 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Co-op$2,58933 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Boomer Shooter$2,15474 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
More with Dungeon Crawler
pairs with Dungeon Crawler- Dungeon Crawler + Character Customization$3,45838 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Dungeon Crawler$2,55377 launches priced, 131 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Turn-Based Combat$2,52649 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Party-Based RPG$2,26559 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Dungeon Crawler$2,062137 launches priced, 266 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Dark Fantasy$2,04340 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
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