Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Funny / Dialogue Heavy
Funny + Dialogue Heavy: 30 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. 3 of 47 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 11% on the year before: 30 against 27.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 30 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 58 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 192 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 58 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,487 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 | 0.84x to 2.00x | 47 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,780 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
- 47
- Hit rate
- 6.4%2.2% to 16.7%
- Expected rate
- 4.3%
- Against expected
- 1.20x0.84x to 2.00x
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
47 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
- $13
- Median
- $970
- Top tenth
- $57,687
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
- FunnyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Dialogue HeavyNot 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.
- Poker Night at the Inventory (opens the Steam store)2026 · 8,186 reviews, 94% positiveest. $1.7M
- Guilty as Sock! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,865 reviews, 89% positiveest. $542k
- Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain (opens the Steam store)2025 · 301 reviews, 97% positiveest. $122k
- Suck Up! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 209 reviews, 63% positiveest. $72k
- Expelled! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 224 reviews, 92% positiveest. $68k
- Garlic Builder (opens the Steam store)2024 · 316 reviews, 92% positiveest. $51k
- Pic-Me! (opens the Steam store)2024 · 359 reviews, 83% positiveest. $51k
- ZAKO NO AHIRU (opens the Steam store)2025 · 280 reviews, 87% positiveest. $40k
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
More with Dialogue Heavy
pairs with Dialogue Heavy- Visual Novel + Dialogue Heavy$2,12352 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Dialogue Heavy$1,90555 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dialogue Heavy$1,20848 launches priced, 103 releases in 12 months
- Choices Matter + Dialogue Heavy$82744 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Dialogue Heavy$60551 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Dialogue Heavy$50537 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
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