Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Action / Automobile Sim
Action + Automobile Sim: 35 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 62 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 9% on the year before: 35 against 32.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 35 32 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 123 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 411 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. | 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.15% | 15 ranked of 123 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,900 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.70xhits against expected | 0.51x to 1.22x | 62 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,756 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
- 62
- Hit rate
- 3.2%0.0% to 12.2%
- Expected rate
- 6.8%
- Against expected
- 0.70x0.51x to 1.22x
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
62 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
- $303
- Top tenth
- $42,859
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
- +9%
Parent tags
- ActionNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Automobile SimGenre 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.
- #DRIVE Rally (opens the Steam store)2024 · 744 reviews, 80% positiveest. $301k
- Ashes of the Union (opens the Steam store)2024 · 406 reviews, 63% positiveest. $107k
- Apocalypter (opens the Steam store)2026 · 338 reviews, 89% positiveest. $103k
- Retrowave World (opens the Steam store)2024 · 400 reviews, 70% positiveest. $81k
- Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths (opens the Steam store)2026 · 151 reviews, 58% positiveest. $61k
- Raceborn (opens the Steam store)2024 · 87 reviews, 82% positiveest. $53k
- Crash Time - Undercover (opens the Steam store)2024 · 151 reviews, 82% positiveest. $46k
- EXOcars (opens the Steam store)2024 · 111 reviews, 69% positiveest. $45k
More with Action
pairs with Action- Action + Mechs$7,85932 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Action + Bullet Heaven$6,31331 launches priced, 177 releases in 12 months
- Action + Co-op$3,733172 launches priced, 259 releases in 12 months
- Action + Team-Based$2,97239 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Action + Metroidvania$2,893107 launches priced, 128 releases in 12 months
- Action + Fighting$2,52840 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
More with Automobile Sim
pairs with Automobile Sim- First-Person + Automobile Sim$1,89130 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Automobile Sim$1,27437 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Immersive Sim + Automobile Sim$1,27431 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Automobile Sim$97180 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Automobile Sim$97192 launches priced, 151 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Automobile Sim$69830 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
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