Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Funny + Management: 50 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. 10 of 53 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 52% on the year before: 50 against 33.

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 50
Upcoming games: 146
Games on the store: 340

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Funny + Management on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.22%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.12% to 0.36%	25 ranked of 146 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#970 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.68xhits against expected	1.18x to 2.38x	53 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#415 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese	−4%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−34% to +40%	29 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,549 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese Listed after unflagged rows on this board	+3%review growth against same-age games	−8% to +19%	29 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,819 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 old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 10
Expected: 4.8

Launches: 53
Hit rate: 18.9%9.4% to 32.8%
Expected rate: 9.0%
Against expected: 1.68x1.18x to 2.38x

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

53 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $178
Median: $6,871
Top tenth: $270,914

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 50
Prior 12 months: 33

Change: +52%
Against Steam: +7%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

FunnyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
ManagementGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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More with Management

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Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months

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