Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Funny + Stylized: a typical launch earns $425 in its first year
That is the median of 46 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 5 of 97 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 60% on the year before: 91 against 57.
- Price
- $425 median of 46 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −50.2% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 91 57 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 257 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 581 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. | 0.05%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.07% | 18 ranked of 257 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,473 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.22xhits against expected | 0.83x to 1.97x | 97 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,654 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −9%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −31% to +27% | 25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,702 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +4%review growth against same-age games | −7% to +24% | 25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #612 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
- 5.2%2.2% to 7.3%
- Expected rate
- 3.6%
- Against expected
- 1.22x0.83x to 1.97x
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
- $32
- Median
- $607
- Top tenth
- $10,650
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
- +60%
- Against Steam
- +14%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
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.
- Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,391 reviews, 97% positiveest. $2.3M
- Dice Gambit (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,094 reviews, 87% positiveest. $554k
- Slackers - Carts of Glory (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,988 reviews, 91% positiveest. $523k
- Turbo Dismount® 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 756 reviews, 95% positiveest. $306k
- Cheaters Cheetah (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,406 reviews, 59% positiveest. $284k
- Knuckle Sandwich (opens the Steam store)2023 · 517 reviews, 86% positiveest. $209k
- Goofy Gorillas (opens the Steam store)2023 · 825 reviews, 93% positiveest. $133k
- TROLEU (opens the Steam store)2025 · 614 reviews, 92% positiveest. $124k
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 Stylized
pairs with Stylized- Roguelite + Stylized$2,12543 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Stylized$1,48650 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Stylized$1,26334 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Stylized$1,01141 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + Linear$75830 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + 2D Platformer$70731 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
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