Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Story Rich
Third Person + Story Rich: 77 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. 11 of 86 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 10.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 45% on the year before: 77 against 53.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 77 53 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 331 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 771 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. | 3.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.93% to 5.58% | 54 ranked of 331 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #65 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.02xhits against expected | 0.72x to 1.46x | 86 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,684 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +16%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −13% to +56% | 53 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #881 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +21%review growth against same-age games | +5% to +34% | 53 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #22 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
- 86
- Hit rate
- 12.8%5.5% to 18.5%
- Expected rate
- 12.5%
- Against expected
- 1.02x0.72x to 1.46x
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
86 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
- $71
- Median
- $2,508
- Top tenth
- $143,339
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
- +45%
- Against Steam
- +4%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Story RichNot 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.
INDIKA (opens the Steam store)2024 · 7,069 reviews, 89% positiveest. $3.5M
South of Midnight (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,399 reviews, 94% positiveest. $3.1M
This Bed We Made (opens the Steam store)2023 · 3,199 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1.6M
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,565 reviews, 96% positiveest. $1.6M
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2023 · 3,580 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1.4M
American Arcadia (opens the Steam store)2023 · 3,147 reviews, 94% positiveest. $1.2M
Harold Halibut (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,209 reviews, 82% positiveest. $857k
Styx: Blades of Greed (opens the Steam store)2026 · 788 reviews, 66% positiveest. $638k
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 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
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