Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Action + Voxel: 27 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 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 93% on the year before: 27 against 14.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 14 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 119 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 310 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. | 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.09% | 9 ranked of 119 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,290 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.25xhits against expected | 0.88x to 2.04x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,537 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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 9.7%0.0% to 16.8%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
- Against expected
- 1.25x0.88x to 2.04x
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
31 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
- $606
- Top tenth
- $29,131
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
- +93%
Parent tags
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.
- Lay of the Land (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,203 reviews, 79% positiveest. $487k
- Clone Drone in the Hyperdome (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,051 reviews, 91% positiveest. $425k
- Frogmonster (opens the Steam store)2024 · 586 reviews, 96% positiveest. $237k
- Castle Craft (opens the Steam store)2025 · 480 reviews, 82% positiveest. $194k
- Sensory Overload (opens the Steam store)2026 · 172 reviews, 94% positiveest. $35k
- Crystal Guardians TD (opens the Steam store)2024 · 115 reviews, 88% positiveest. $33k
- Cats on Duty (opens the Steam store)2024 · 144 reviews, 90% positiveest. $29k
- ARKOS 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 34 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Action
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- 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 Voxel
pairs with Voxel- Voxel + 3Dno price46 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Voxelno price39 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Voxelno price36 releases in 12 months
- Voxel + Sandboxno price30 releases in 12 months
- Voxel + Explorationno price24 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Voxelno price21 releases in 12 months
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