Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Programming / Logic
Programming + Logic: 28 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 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 8% on the year before: 28 against 26.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 28 26 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 64 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 226 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. | 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 6 ranked of 64 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,323 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.74xhits against expected | 0.54x to 1.28x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,480 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
- 44
- Hit rate
- 4.5%0.0% to 14.0%
- Expected rate
- 8.5%
- Against expected
- 0.74x0.54x to 1.28x
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
44 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
- $186
- Median
- $1,132
- Top tenth
- $50,144
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
- +8%
Parent tags
- ProgrammingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- LogicGenre 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.
- Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division (opens the Steam store)2026 · 936 reviews, 97% positiveest. $284k
- Kaizen: A Factory Story (opens the Steam store)2025 · 695 reviews, 91% positiveest. $281k
- JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator (opens the Steam store)2024 · 382 reviews, 76% positiveest. $139k
- Tower Networking Inc. (opens the Steam store)2025 · 321 reviews, 95% positiveest. $130k
- Tunnet (opens the Steam store)2023 · 706 reviews, 94% positiveest. $86k
- Net.Attack() - Code or Die! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 513 reviews, 80% positiveest. $83k
- U.V.S. Nirmana (opens the Steam store)2026 · 219 reviews, 88% positiveest. $66k
- 14 Minesweeper Variants 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 371 reviews, 97% positiveest. $53k
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More with Logic
pairs with Logic- Difficult + Logic$1,87747 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Logic$1,13385 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Logic$72833 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Logic$71766 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Logic$60752 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Logic$60681 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
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