Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third-Person Shooter / Cinematic
Third-Person Shooter + Cinematic: 11 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 19 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 39% on the year before: 11 against 18.
- Small sample
- 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
- 11 18 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 66 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 121 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.
| 1.75%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.26% to 4.05% | 12 ranked of 66 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,077 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
- 19
- Hit rate
- 15.8%3.8% to 23.6%
- Expected rate
- 9.3%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
19 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
- $97
- Median
- $1,052
- Top tenth
- $656,849
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
- −39%
Parent tags
- Third-Person ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- CinematicNot 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.
- Over The Top: WWI (opens the Steam store)2026 · 6,708 reviews, 84% positiveest. $2.6M
- METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2023 · 5,458 reviews, 89% positiveest. $2.2M
- MindsEye (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,864 reviews, 48% positiveest. $1.9M
- METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2023 · 4,367 reviews, 84% positiveest. $1.8M
- METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version (opens the Steam store)2023 · 3,580 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1.4M
- Grandpa High on Retro (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,080 reviews, 88% positiveest. $337k
- BeastLink (opens the Steam store)2026 · 188 reviews, 45% positiveest. $76k
- Evil Awaits™ (opens the Steam store)2024 · 50 reviews, 76% positiveest. $17k
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More with Cinematic
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- Cinematic + Walking Simulator$3,57532 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
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