Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Game Market DataSteam market, quoted daily
Live games
191,514
on 30 Sep 2026

Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Niches / PvP / 3D Fighter

PvP + 3D Fighter: 47 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. 0 of 48 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 27% on the year before: 47 against 37.

  • Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
Price
n/a
under 30 launches
Price vs a year earlier
n/a
no price
Releases, 12 months
47
37 the year before
Upcoming games
170
coming soon on Steam
Games on the store
391
carrying both tags

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

PvP + 3D Fighter on each board
BoardValueIntervalSampleStanding
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
  • One game dominates the figure
  • Listed after unflagged rows on this board
0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat0.02% to 0.19%8 ranked of 171 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026#5,751 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
  • Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
0.53xhits against expected0.53x to 0.99x48 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)#5,507 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
  • Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
+17%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam−20% to +60%18 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months#836 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
  • Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
+7%review growth against same-age games−5% to +24%18 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025#454 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 old

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.

Hits
0
Expected
2.6
Launches
48
Hit rate
0.0%0.0% to 2.6%
Expected rate
5.5%
Against expected
0.53x0.53x to 0.99x

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

48 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth
$0
Median
$202
Top tenth
$3,134

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months
47
Prior 12 months
37
Change
+27%
Against Steam
−9%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

  • PvPNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
  • 3D FighterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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Verdicts

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Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.