Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Survival / Third Person
Survival + Third Person: 49 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. 9 of 65 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 36% on the year before: 49 against 36.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 49 36 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 204 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 458 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. | 0.37%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.21% to 0.62% | 31 ranked of 204 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #634 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.34xhits against expected | 0.93x to 1.96x | 65 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,187 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| +8%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −25% to +50% | 15 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,170 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| +5%review growth against same-age games | −3% to +21% | 15 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,705 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 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
- 13.8%8.1% to 22.8%
- Expected rate
- 9.1%
- Against expected
- 1.34x0.93x to 1.96x
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
- $809
- Top tenth
- $155,882
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
- +36%
- Against Steam
- −3%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- SurvivalGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Third 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.
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,398 reviews, 73% positiveest. $2.8M
- METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2023 · 5,458 reviews, 89% positiveest. $2.2M
- Dawn of Defiance (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,737 reviews, 77% positiveest. $703k
- The Last Plague: Blight (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,412 reviews, 88% positiveest. $486k
- LET IT DIE: INFERNO (opens the Steam store)2025 · 794 reviews, 52% positiveest. $402k
- The Gold River Project (opens the Steam store)2026 · 627 reviews, 63% positiveest. $317k
- Castle Craft (opens the Steam store)2025 · 480 reviews, 82% positiveest. $194k
- Fear The Timeloop (opens the Steam store)2026 · 495 reviews, 85% positiveest. $150k
More with Survival
pairs with Survival- Survival + Open World Survival Craft$18,44140 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Colony Sim$9,88130 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Co-op$7,36134 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Base Building$6,75592 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Open World$5,44390 launches priced, 136 releases in 12 months
- Building + Survival$4,85567 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
More with Third Person
pairs with Third Person- Third Person + Female Protagonist$1,82144 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Psychological Horror$98132 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Sci-fi$80943 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Immersive Sim$80943 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Third Person$80863 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Third Person$76950 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
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