Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Hidden Object / Nature
Hidden Object + Nature: 18 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. 2 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 36% on the year before: 18 against 28.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 18 28 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 27 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 174 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.93xhits against expected | 0.69x to 1.62x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,212 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
- 45
- Hit rate
- 4.4%2.0% to 12.8%
- Expected rate
- 5.2%
- Against expected
- 0.93x0.69x to 1.62x
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
45 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
- $69
- Median
- $404
- Top tenth
- $25,893
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
- −36%
Parent tags
- Hidden ObjectGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- NatureNot 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.
- Lushfoil Photography Sim (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,728 reviews, 91% positiveest. $525k
- Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 526 reviews, 90% positiveest. $426k
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 560 reviews, 98% positiveest. $91k
- Forest Doesn’t Care (opens the Steam store)2025 · 270 reviews, 65% positiveest. $76k
- Morels: The Hunt 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 74 reviews, 90% positiveest. $30k
- 5 NIGHTS AT BOBR KURWA (opens the Steam store)2025 · 327 reviews, 93% positiveest. $20k
- Finding Anastasia (opens the Steam store)2024 · 45 reviews, 80% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Bottle Can Float (opens the Steam store)2023 · 91 reviews, 89% positiveest. $7.4k
More with Hidden Object
pairs with Hidden Object- Hidden Object + Detective$1,18352 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Hidden Object + Story Rich$1,155101 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Hidden Object + Visual Novel$1,05038 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Hidden Object + Creature Collector$92239 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Hidden Object + Funny$88938 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Hidden Object + Cats$865105 launches priced, 132 releases in 12 months
More with Nature
pairs with Nature- Nature + Cozy$4,65132 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Idler$1,66633 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Nature$1,61878 launches priced, 129 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Nature$1,13283 launches priced, 159 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Nature$99986 launches priced, 120 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Incremental$99930 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
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