Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Story Rich / Nature
Story Rich + Nature: 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. 5 of 25 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 122% on the year before: 20 against 9.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 9 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 109 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 204 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.
| 0.20%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.06% to 0.46% | 10 ranked of 109 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,039 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
- 25
- Hit rate
- 20.0%8.1% to 38.1%
- Expected rate
- 11.6%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
25 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
- $218
- Median
- $1,011
- Top tenth
- $225,614
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
- +122%
Parent tags
- Story RichNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- NatureNot 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.
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,898 reviews, 86% positiveest. $4.7M
- Sword of the Sea (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,645 reviews, 89% positiveest. $999k
- Farewell North (opens the Steam store)2024 · 572 reviews, 94% positiveest. $278k
- A Highland Song (opens the Steam store)2023 · 554 reviews, 87% positiveest. $202k
- Deer & Boy (opens the Steam store)2026 · 379 reviews, 94% positiveest. $153k
- Nested Lands (opens the Steam store)2026 · 485 reviews, 72% positiveest. $147k
- Japanese Rural Life Adventure (opens the Steam store)2026 · 239 reviews, 80% positiveest. $121k
- LOST EMBER: Rekindled Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 103 reviews, 77% positiveest. $63k
More with Story Rich
pairs with Story Rich- Story Rich + Narrative$13,10440 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Historical$9,68533 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Investigation$8,90370 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Story Rich$8,09741 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Supernatural$5,82533 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dating Sim$5,71476 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
More with Nature
pairs with Nature- Nature + Cozy$4,65132 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Idler$1,66633 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Nature$1,61878 launches priced, 129 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Nature$1,13283 launches priced, 159 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Nature$99986 launches priced, 120 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Incremental$99930 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
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