Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Rhythm / Action Roguelike
Rhythm + Action Roguelike: 20 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. 1 of 24 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 25% on the year before: 20 against 16.
- Small sample
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 16 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 41 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 93 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 | 0.03% to 0.06% | 5 ranked of 41 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,743 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
- 24
- Hit rate
- 4.2%0.0% to 23.9%
- Expected rate
- 5.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
24 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
- $6
- Median
- $595
- Top tenth
- $52,634
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
- +25%
Parent tags
- RhythmGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Action RoguelikeGenre 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.
- ROBOBEAT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,708 reviews, 94% positiveest. $691k
- Archons (opens the Steam store)2024 · 409 reviews, 92% positiveest. $83k
- Rhythm Witch: Beat Death (opens the Steam store)2025 · 510 reviews, 93% positiveest. $62k
- CYBERMATRIX (opens the Steam store)2024 · 128 reviews, 89% positiveest. $31k
- Kill The Music (opens the Steam store)2025 · 106 reviews, 96% positiveest. $21k
- Rhythm Storm (opens the Steam store)2025 · 86 reviews, 91% positiveest. $17k
- ReMix (opens the Steam store)2024 · 82 reviews, 81% positiveest. $9.9k
- Beats of Betrayal (opens the Steam store)2024 · 33 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Rhythm
pairs with Rhythm- Music + Rhythm$1,31439 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + Cute$1,17234 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + 2D$44460 launches priced, 117 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + Arcade$41450 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Action + Rhythm$40469 launches priced, 149 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Rhythm$20289 launches priced, 182 releases in 12 months
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
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