Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Flight
Third Person + Flight: 33 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. 2 of 49 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 10% on the year before: 33 against 30.
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 33 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 96 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 254 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. | 0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.06% to 0.15% | 8 ranked of 96 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,777 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.80xhits against expected | 0.59x to 1.39x | 49 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #6,208 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
- 49
- Hit rate
- 4.1%0.0% to 6.3%
- Expected rate
- 6.6%
- Against expected
- 0.80x0.59x to 1.39x
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
49 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
- $242
- Top tenth
- $13,179
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
- +10%
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- FlightGenre 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.
- Spirit Realm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,398 reviews, 75% positiveest. $283k
- Underspace (opens the Steam store)2024 · 435 reviews, 81% positiveest. $176k
- Air Twister (opens the Steam store)2023 · 101 reviews, 93% positiveest. $51k
- Stellar Wanderer DX (opens the Steam store)2026 · 60 reviews, 71% positiveest. $24k
- Rogue Eclipse (opens the Steam store)2026 · 51 reviews, 62% positiveest. $21k
- SKYSAVIOR Helicopter Services (opens the Steam store)2025 · 60 reviews, 100% positiveest. $16k
- StarbaseSim (opens the Steam store)2025 · 47 reviews, 93% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Bush 1022 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 101 reviews, 98% positiveest. $13k
More with Third Person
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- 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 Flight
pairs with Flight- Simulation + Flight$30461 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Action + Flight$24265 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Flight$20268 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Flight$16260 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Flight$12153 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Flight$12131 launches priced, 33 releases in 12 months
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