Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Post-apocalyptic / Action-Adventure
Post-apocalyptic + Action-Adventure: a typical launch earns $556 in its first year
That is the median of 36 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 10 of 76 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 6.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 6% on the year before: 46 against 49.
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- Price
- $556 median of 36 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −57.0% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 46 49 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 244 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 494 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.
| 1.80%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.31% to 3.40% | 38 ranked of 244 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,060 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.36xhits against expected | 0.95x to 1.97x | 76 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,906 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +36%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | +3% to +89% | 27 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #373 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −5%review growth against same-age games | −18% to +7% | 27 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,050 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
- 76
- Hit rate
- 13.2%8.1% to 27.1%
- Expected rate
- 8.6%
- Against expected
- 1.36x0.95x 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
76 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
- $40
- Median
- $566
- Top tenth
- $210,879
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
- −6%
- Against Steam
- −30%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Post-apocalypticNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Action-AdventureGenre 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.
AI LIMIT (opens the Steam store)2025 · 22,939 reviews, 92% positiveest. $11M
MOTORSLICE (opens the Steam store)2026 · 5,564 reviews, 85% positiveest. $2.3M
Metro Awakening (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,041 reviews, 73% positiveest. $1.8M
Age of Water (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,882 reviews, 72% positiveest. $1.8M
PILGRIM (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,200 reviews, 69% positiveest. $518k
Echoes of the Living (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,014 reviews, 83% positiveest. $513k
Hollowbody (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,468 reviews, 84% positiveest. $505k
The Devil Within: Satgat (opens the Steam store)2024 · 795 reviews, 78% positiveest. $402k
More with Post-apocalyptic
pairs with Post-apocalyptic- Survival + Post-apocalyptic$3,39857 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Post-apocalyptic$3,36844 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Post-apocalyptic$1,57662 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Post-apocalyptic$1,20137 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Post-apocalyptic$1,05272 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Post-apocalyptic$1,01950 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
More with Action-Adventure
pairs with Action-Adventure- Action-Adventure + VR$6,75746 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Action-Adventure$4,36354 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action-Adventure$4,12753 launches priced, 80 releases in 12 months
- Action-Adventure + Dark Fantasy$3,09649 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Metroidvania + Action-Adventure$2,86390 launches priced, 117 releases in 12 months
- Action-Adventure + Gore$2,02430 launches priced, 18 releases in 12 months
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