Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Point & Click / Noir
Point & Click + Noir: 25 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. 3 of 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 56% on the year before: 25 against 16.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 25 16 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 84 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 249 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. | 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.05% | 7 ranked of 84 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,933 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.06xhits against expected | 0.75x to 1.73x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,430 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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 9.7%3.2% to 25.5%
- Expected rate
- 8.5%
- Against expected
- 1.06x0.75x to 1.73x
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
31 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
- $202
- Median
- $2,216
- Top tenth
- $69,816
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
- +56%
Parent tags
- Point & ClickGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- NoirNot 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.
- The Drifter (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,763 reviews, 97% positiveest. $1.9M
- The Posthumous Investigation (opens the Steam store)2026 · 558 reviews, 94% positiveest. $226k
- Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! (opens the Steam store)2024 · 375 reviews, 80% positiveest. $152k
- Phoenix Springs (opens the Steam store)2024 · 230 reviews, 86% positiveest. $70k
- Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER (opens the Steam store)2024 · 201 reviews, 70% positiveest. $61k
- Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 207 reviews, 59% positiveest. $54k
- Murder at the Birch Tree Theater (opens the Steam store)2026 · 125 reviews, 95% positiveest. $38k
- Let Bions Be Bygones (opens the Steam store)2024 · 121 reviews, 68% positiveest. $37k
Related niches
pairs with Point & Click- Point & Click + Investigation$4,85753 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Female Protagonist$3,03141 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Story Rich$2,569170 launches priced, 208 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Mystery$2,426120 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Psychological Horror$2,30264 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Detective$2,10470 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
More with Noir
pairs with Noir- 2D + Noirno price55 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Noirno price46 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Noirno price43 releases in 12 months
- Visual Novel + Noirno price40 releases in 12 months
- Puzzle + Noirno price36 releases in 12 months
- Detective + Noirno price35 releases in 12 months
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