Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Open World / Comedy
Open World + Comedy: 11 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 21 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 22% on the year before: 11 against 9.
- Small sample
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 11 9 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 48 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 151 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.
| 0.12%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.21% | 8 ranked of 48 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,472 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 21
- Hit rate
- 9.5%0.0% to 16.7%
- Expected rate
- 5.7%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
21 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
- $121
- Median
- $1,813
- Top tenth
- $46,731
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
- +22%
Parent tags
- Open WorldNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- ComedyNot 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.
- Goat Simulator: Remastered (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,170 reviews, 88% positiveest. $711k
- Agefield High: Rock the School (opens the Steam store)2026 · 967 reviews, 36% positiveest. $587k
- Noun Town Language Learning (opens the Steam store)2023 · 713 reviews, 84% positiveest. $289k
- TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,543 reviews, 78% positiveest. $156k
- Chushpan Simulator (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,476 reviews, 85% positiveest. $150k
- Drive Me Broke (opens the Steam store)2026 · 151 reviews, 80% positiveest. $49k
- Elder Ring (opens the Steam store)2025 · 231 reviews, 39% positiveest. $47k
- Letters to Arralla (opens the Steam store)2025 · 97 reviews, 95% positiveest. $33k
More with Open World
pairs with Open World- Open World + Multiplayer$15,60236 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Open World Survival Craft$14,79431 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Life Sim$13,38736 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Crafting$7,48760 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Open World$6,51131 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Building + Open World$5,98741 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
More with Comedy
pairs with Comedy- Comedy + Story Rich$3,48872 launches priced, 98 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Comedy$2,12247 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Comedy + Multiple Endings$1,94233 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Comedy$1,70039 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Comedy + First-Person$1,63646 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Comedy + Physics$1,61742 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
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