Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Space / First-Person
Space + First-Person: 43 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. 7 of 65 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 30% on the year before: 43 against 33.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 43 33 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 132 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 379 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.
| 0.05%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.08% | 11 ranked of 132 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,355 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.44xhits against expected | 0.99x to 2.18x | 65 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #881 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
- 65
- Hit rate
- 10.8%4.9% to 17.9%
- Expected rate
- 6.1%
- Against expected
- 1.44x0.99x to 2.18x
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
65 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
- $0
- Median
- $505
- Top tenth
- $93,986
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
- +30%
Parent tags
- SpaceNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- First-PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (opens the Steam store)2024 · 7,125 reviews, 23% positiveest. $5.1M
- Jump Space (opens the Steam store)2025 · 11,203 reviews, 85% positiveest. $4.5M
- LOCKDOWN Protocol (opens the Steam store)2024 · 16,637 reviews, 86% positiveest. $3.3M
- Astrometica (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,922 reviews, 82% positiveest. $1.2M
- Wildgate (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,038 reviews, 77% positiveest. $1M
- STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,232 reviews, 90% positiveest. $748k
- Skin Deep (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,676 reviews, 94% positiveest. $678k
- Breathedge 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,618 reviews, 86% positiveest. $655k
More with Space
pairs with Space- Space + Exploration$2,02365 launches priced, 110 releases in 12 months
- Space + PvE$80933 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Space$70876 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Space$55452 launches priced, 154 releases in 12 months
- Space + Roguelite$45431 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Space + Space Sim$40446 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
More with First-Person
pairs with First-Person- Co-op + First-Person$11,81190 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Economy$9,96156 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- Building + First-Person$7,38241 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Management$7,08093 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Crafting + First-Person$6,99934 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Online Co-Op$5,747102 launches priced, 173 releases in 12 months
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