Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

Shop Keeper $38,558//Open World Survival Craft $24,935//Bullet Heaven $11,383//Job Simulator $11,281//Trains $11,034//Roguelike Deckbuilder $8,989 -15.6%//Trading $6,008//Otome $5,339//Management $3,783 -43.7%//Dating Sim $3,733 -38.7%//Metroidvania $3,237 -11.8%//Fighting $3,114//Building $3,069 +6.6%//Colony Sim $2,825 -74.6%//Grand Strategy $2,448 -34.5%//City Builder $2,448 -3.4%//Programming $2,176//Sailing $2,159//Automation $2,122 -61.9%//Visual Novel $2,003 -3.0%//Deckbuilding $2,003 -63.4%//Life Sim $1,808 -51.1%//Investigation $1,780 +12.4%//Sandbox $1,744 -48.8%//4X $1,738//JRPG $1,619 +82.8%//Escape Room $1,610//Immersive Sim $1,509 -27.4%//Farming Sim $1,508 -46.2%//Cooking $1,470 +3.9%//Psychological Horror $1,327 -17.1%//Survival $1,270 -4.9%//Roguelite $1,246 -21.8%//Card Battler $1,246 -46.2%//Auto Battler $1,226 -28.5%//Creature Collector $1,226 +80.6%//Roguelike $1,214 -9.0%//Tactical RPG $1,179 -27.2%//Fishing $1,179 -56.8%//Souls-like $1,169 +5.1%//

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Live games: 193,654; on 9 Oct 2026

Niches / Story Rich + Beat 'em up

Niche

Story Rich + Beat 'em up

Too few launches for a full niche page: no indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, and a full page needs 30.

What is known

Releases, 12 months: 145 the year before
Upcoming games: 32coming soon on Steam
Games on the store: 85carrying both tags

Each tag has its own page: Story Rich and Beat 'em up.

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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.

#6 Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026 112k followers//#18 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Dec 3, 2026 91k followers//#19 over the hill Oct 14, 2026 57k followers//#40 Beautiful Light December 2026 71k followers//#35 Valor Mortis Oct 13, 2026 39k followers//#36 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Oct 14, 2026 35k followers//#48 Permafrost Oct 9, 2026 43k followers//#52 Emberville Oct 27, 2026 42k followers//#51 Hela: of Mice & Magic Dec 1, 2026 37k followers//#72 Stronghold 4 Dec 7, 2026 39k followers//#63 FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Oct 22, 2026 29k followers//#100 Planet Zoo 2 Oct 13, 2026 31k followers//#92 Deep Dish Dungeon Oct 13, 2026 23k followers//#164 Shadow of the Road Nov 12, 2026 26k followers//#125 Warhammer Survivors Nov 10, 2026 21k followers//#178 Loftia Nov 3, 2026 22k followers//#193 ATMOSFAR Oct 29, 2026 19k followers//#207 Beyond These Stars Oct 16, 2026 20k followers//#136 Scam With Your Friends October 2026 14k followers//#160 Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim Oct 28, 2026 14k followers//#156 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 Oct 14, 2026 14k followers//#140 We Were Here Tomorrow Oct 20, 2026 12k followers//#225 Armatus Jan 7, 2027 15k followers//#143 Cozy Game Restoration Nov 4, 2026 9,613 followers//#226 Nomad Drive Oct 20, 2026 14k followers//#199 Online: 404 Oct 16, 2026 12k followers//#230 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival Oct 22, 2026 13k followers//#238 Tenebris Somnia Oct 16, 2026 14k followers//#221 VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss January 2027 12k followers//#219 Stupid Never Dies Oct 21, 2026 10k followers//