Runner price
$121
down -0.3%on a year earlier
- Launches
- 278
- Window
- 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3
- Rank
- #125 of 126
Median est. first-year revenue of indie paid launches. No price history series is in the site data yet, so there is no chart.
Genre report30 Sep 2026
Runner indie launches earn a median $121 in their first year, down 0.3% on a year earlier
Indie launches in Runner reached $100k est. revenue 0.52x as often as launches at the same price and in the same quarter across Steam (572 launches).
Runner holds 0.27% of the wishlist heat on upcoming Steam games, across 22 ranked upcoming games.
Standing on six boards
Most anticipated
#131 of 133 genresShare of all wishlist heat on upcoming Steam games, weighted toward dated, near-term releases.
0.27%
90% interval 0.06% to 0.67%
22 ranked upcoming games, wishlist rank 30 Sep 2026
- 2% of the heat is dated within 90 days.
- 12% is undated or TBA.
- One game carries much of the reading.
- Ranked after unflagged genres because of this.
Total wishlist heat, so big genres lead. Not backtested yet: wishlist-rank history started 30 Sep 2026.
Gaining fast
Week-over-week follower growth of upcoming games.
Collecting since 30 Sep, first readings 13 Oct.
Needs 14 days of daily follower counts. Nothing is estimated before then.
Launch success
#97 of 115 genresHow often indie paid launches reached $100k est. revenue, against the rate expected for their price and launch quarter.
down 0.52x
90% interval 0.35x to 0.82x
572 launches, indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6-30 months old)
- 7 of 572 launches reached $100k, against 16.4 expected.
- One game carries much of the reading.
1.0x is par: the hit rate of launches at the same price and in the same quarter across Steam. Indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old.
Fewer new releases
Player growth against release growth, relative to Steam overall.
Thin sample: 31 tracked games. Needs 30 tracked games, 1,000 reviews in each window and 20 releases in each 12-month period. Not ranked.
Fewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
Rising demand
How much faster this genre’s games gained reviews than same-age games elsewhere, year on year.
Thin sample: 31 tracked games. Needs 30 tracked games (15 for a tag pair) and 1,000 reviews in each window. Not ranked.
Gaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
Price
#125 of 126 genresMedian est. first-year revenue of indie paid launches over the last four complete quarters.
$121
278 launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3
Estimated from store review counts, so treat it as a level, not an invoice.
Genres are ranked against each other on each board; a "thin" or "too little data" board is left unranked rather than guessed. Every value has its sample size and window beside it.
Top tag pairs
Runner + another tag, top 5 per boardSub-markets inside Runner: games carrying both tags in their top ten. Pairs that hold half or more of the genre's games are left out, since they are the genre again. Each pair links to its own page.
Most anticipated
| Tag pair | Value | Ranked upcoming games |
|---|---|---|
| Platformer + Runner | under 0.1% | 11 |
| Action + Runner | under 0.1% | 9 |
| 3D Platformer + Runner | under 0.1% | 7 |
| Stylized + Runner | under 0.1% | 6 |
| Parkour + Runner | under 0.1% | 7 |
Launch success
| Tag pair | Value | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Difficult + Runner | up 1.11x | 37 |
| Pixel Graphics + Runner | up 1.08x | 54 |
| Side Scroller + Runner | up 1.03x | 86 |
| Funny + Runner | up 1.00x | 55 |
| Rhythm + Runner | down 0.93x | 32 |
Fewer new releases
No Runner pair meets this board's minimum sample.
Rising demand
No Runner pair meets this board's minimum sample.
Price
| Tag pair | Price | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Funny + Runner | $545 | 31 |
| 3D Platformer + Runner | $182 | 71 |
| Exploration + Runner | $162 | 33 |
| Cute + Runner | $155 | 49 |
| Arcade + Runner | $132 | 114 |
Upcoming Runner games
verified 1 Oct 2026From the verified release calendar: games tagged Runner among their top store tags, each re-checked against the live store page. Wishlist rank and followers carry the date they were read.
Next 90 days
None of the 30 verified near-term games.
Dated within a year
| Capsule | Game | Release | Wishlist rank | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road KingsSaber Interactive | Mar 11, 2027in 162 days | #11330 Sep 2026 | 27,22430 Sep 2026 |
Runner games dated within a year
Method
methodology v0.7Revenue figures are estimates from store review counts. Indie means a list price under $40 and not a named major publisher. Board values are computed 1 Oct 2026 from data up to 30 Sep 2026. Validation of the boards against later launches is in progress.
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