Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Stylized / Bullet Hell
Stylized + Bullet Hell: 41 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. 3 of 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 21% on the year before: 41 against 34.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 41 34 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 93 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 237 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.13xhits against expected | 0.80x to 1.89x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,035 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
- 44
- Hit rate
- 6.8%2.0% to 13.8%
- Expected rate
- 5.2%
- Against expected
- 1.13x0.80x to 1.89x
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
44 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
- $809
- Top tenth
- $42,400
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
- +21%
Parent tags
- StylizedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Bullet HellGenre 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.
- KILL KNIGHT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,816 reviews, 93% positiveest. $551k
- GOD FORSAKEN (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,730 reviews, 67% positiveest. $490k
- Platypus Reclayed (opens the Steam store)2025 · 644 reviews, 99% positiveest. $195k
- Warden's Will (opens the Steam store)2025 · 303 reviews, 70% positiveest. $92k
- Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,056 reviews, 94% positiveest. $85k
- DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite (opens the Steam store)2026 · 157 reviews, 42% positiveest. $79k
- FISH FEAR ME (opens the Steam store)2025 · 214 reviews, 84% positiveest. $43k
- Broventure: The Wild Co-op (opens the Steam store)2025 · 399 reviews, 71% positiveest. $40k
More with Stylized
pairs with Stylized- Roguelite + Stylized$2,12543 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Stylized$1,48650 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Stylized$1,26334 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Stylized$1,01141 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + Linear$75830 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + 2D Platformer$70731 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
More with Bullet Hell
pairs with Bullet Hell- Bullet Hell + Bullet Heaven$14,81455 launches priced, 178 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Female Protagonist$4,45135 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Difficult + Bullet Hell$2,12150 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Twin Stick Shooter + Bullet Hell$1,69964 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Bullet Hell$1,41563 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Procedural Generation$1,36634 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
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