Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Action Roguelike / Boomer Shooter
Action Roguelike + Boomer Shooter: 32 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 34 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 39% on the year before: 32 against 23.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 32 23 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 75 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 149 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.05% | 9 ranked of 75 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,962 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.24xhits against expected | 0.87x to 2.03x | 34 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,590 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
- 34
- Hit rate
- 8.8%0.0% to 20.7%
- Expected rate
- 5.4%
- Against expected
- 1.24x0.87x to 2.03x
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
34 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
- $464
- Top tenth
- $77,409
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
- Action RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Boomer ShooterGenre 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.
- ROBOBEAT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,708 reviews, 94% positiveest. $691k
- Battle Shapers (opens the Steam store)2023 · 985 reviews, 80% positiveest. $498k
- Bloodshed (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,846 reviews, 84% positiveest. $486k
- ODDCORE (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,113 reviews, 96% positiveest. $293k
- Serious Sam: Shatterverse (opens the Steam store)2026 · 700 reviews, 51% positiveest. $283k
- HELLBREAK (opens the Steam store)2025 · 280 reviews, 76% positiveest. $85k
- UNYIELDER (opens the Steam store)2025 · 118 reviews, 61% positiveest. $60k
- Blood Rush (opens the Steam store)2025 · 161 reviews, 98% positiveest. $47k
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
More with Boomer Shooter
pairs with Boomer Shooter- FPS + Boomer Shooter$2,15474 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Boomer Shooter$1,15256 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Action + Boomer Shooter$607100 launches priced, 154 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Boomer Shooter$607107 launches priced, 163 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Boomer Shooter$28136 launches priced, 31 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Boomer Shooter$20248 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
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