Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / FPS / Immersive Sim
FPS + Immersive Sim: a typical launch earns $3,844 in its first year
That is the median of 53 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 15 of 97 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 8.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 2% on the year before: 61 against 62.
- Price
- $3,844 median of 53 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- +192.3% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 61 62 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 227 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 483 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. | 0.79%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.39% to 1.24% | 46 ranked of 227 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #300 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.52xhits against expected | 1.10x to 2.09x | 97 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #691 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| +36%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −4% to +90% | 28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #358 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −1%review growth against same-age games | −12% to +11% | 28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,039 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
- 97
- Hit rate
- 15.5%10.1% to 21.9%
- Expected rate
- 9.1%
- Against expected
- 1.52x1.10x to 2.09x
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
97 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
- $60
- Median
- $1,618
- Top tenth
- $877,278
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
- −2%
- Against Steam
- −27%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- FPSGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Immersive SimGenre 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.
MechWarrior 5: Clans (opens the Steam store)2024 · 5,585 reviews, 74% positiveest. $3.4M
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 6,669 reviews, 65% positiveest. $2.7M
Fallen Aces (opens the Steam store)2024 · 6,632 reviews, 96% positiveest. $2M
Project Silverfish (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,154 reviews, 92% positiveest. $1.9M
Psycho Patrol R (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,092 reviews, 88% positiveest. $1.7M
Peripeteia (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,141 reviews, 86% positiveest. $1.6M
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,305 reviews, 66% positiveest. $1.3M
ANEURISM IV (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,713 reviews, 75% positiveest. $1.2M
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 + 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
- FPS + Multiplayer$1,47548 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
More with Immersive Sim
pairs with Immersive Sim- Cinematic + Immersive Sim$24,23132 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Immersive Sim$16,42037 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Immersive Sim$15,00039 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Immersive Sim$14,95288 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
- Immersive Sim + Management$8,720136 launches priced, 195 releases in 12 months
- Building + Immersive Sim$7,64451 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
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