Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Open World / Farming Sim
Open World + Farming Sim: 21 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. 6 of 23 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 91% on the year before: 21 against 11.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 11 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 69 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 163 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. | 0.38%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.17% to 0.63% | 17 ranked of 69 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #608 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
- 23
- Hit rate
- 26.1%13.7% to 41.7%
- Expected rate
- 11.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
23 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
- $199
- Median
- $8,901
- Top tenth
- $424,575
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
- +91%
Parent tags
- Open WorldNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Farming SimGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Lightyear Frontier (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,280 reviews, 83% positiveest. $2.2M
- Echoes of the Plum Grove (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,678 reviews, 87% positiveest. $1M
- Critter Cove (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,739 reviews, 94% positiveest. $880k
- Cowboy Life Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,128 reviews, 88% positiveest. $434k
- Pathless Woods (opens the Steam store)2024 · 958 reviews, 79% positiveest. $388k
- To Pixelia (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,199 reviews, 73% positiveest. $364k
- Cozy Island (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,463 reviews, 92% positiveest. $261k
- Wild Indigo Ranch (opens the Steam store)2023 · 424 reviews, 68% positiveest. $172k
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 Farming Sim
pairs with Farming Sim- RPG + Farming Sim$8,78948 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- Sandbox + Farming Sim$7,47734 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Life Sim + Farming Sim$7,28161 launches priced, 76 releases in 12 months
- Building + Farming Sim$3,88535 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Management + Farming Sim$3,64143 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Farming Sim$3,23739 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
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