Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Choices Matter
Third Person + Choices Matter: 23 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. 1 of 26 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 35% on the year before: 23 against 17.
- Small sample
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 23 17 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 91 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 195 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.
| 0.49%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 1.33% | 10 ranked of 91 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,529 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
- 26
- Hit rate
- 3.8%0.0% to 10.0%
- Expected rate
- 5.3%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
26 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
- $647
- Top tenth
- $3,758
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
- +35%
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Choices MatterNot 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.
- The Expanse: A Telltale Series (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,388 reviews, 76% positiveest. $1.2M
- Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story (opens the Steam store)2026 · 460 reviews, 93% positiveest. $65k
- Future? No Thanks! (opens the Steam store)2026 · 58 reviews, 100% positiveest. $23k
- DreadHaunt (opens the Steam store)2023 · 39 reviews, 64% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- 1000 Deaths (Thousand Deaths) (opens the Steam store)2025 · 33 reviews, 87% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Ashes of Kardoria (opens the Steam store)2026 · 13 reviews, 76% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Retail Mage (opens the Steam store)2024 · 44 reviews, 79% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- VIOLENT RUSH (opens the Steam store)2026 · 38 reviews, 97% positiveest. $1k to $10k
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
More with Choices Matter
pairs with Choices Matter- Choices Matter + Management$6,87135 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Choices Matter$6,00949 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Choices Matter + Dating Sim$4,06442 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Choices Matter$3,339128 launches priced, 212 releases in 12 months
- Character Customization + Choices Matter$3,15735 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Choices Matter$3,038225 launches priced, 352 releases in 12 months
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