Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Shooter + Looter Shooter: a typical launch earns $167 in its first year

That is the median of 65 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 10 of 137 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 8.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 30% on the year before: 100 against 77.

China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese

Price: $167
Price vs a year earlier: −58.7%
Releases, 12 months: 100
Upcoming games: 308
Games on the store: 716

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.

Shooter + Looter Shooter on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese	0.20%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.08% to 0.31%	20 ranked of 308 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,054 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese Listed after unflagged rows on this board	1.13xhits against expected	0.79x to 1.67x	137 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#5,984 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	−1%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−23% to +28%	25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,486 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	−7%review growth against same-age games	−17% to +2%	25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,361 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: 10
Expected: 8.5

Launches: 137
Hit rate: 7.3%3.7% to 12.7%
Expected rate: 6.2%
Against expected: 1.13x0.79x to 1.67x

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

137 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: $303
Top tenth: $44,493

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: 100
Prior 12 months: 77

Change: +30%
Against Steam: −5%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Looter ShooterGenre 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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