Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Adventure / Dynamic Narration
Adventure + Dynamic Narration: 22 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. 1 of 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 10% on the year before: 22 against 20.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 22 20 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 59 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 161 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.74xhits against expected | 0.59x to 1.31x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,500 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
- 3.2%0.0% to 16.7%
- Expected rate
- 7.8%
- Against expected
- 0.74x0.59x to 1.31x
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
- $242
- Top tenth
- $28,330
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
- +10%
Parent tags
- AdventureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Dynamic NarrationNot 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.
- Get To Work (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,476 reviews, 88% positiveest. $883k
- A Highland Song (opens the Steam store)2023 · 554 reviews, 87% positiveest. $202k
- Outpost Legends (opens the Steam store)2025 · 84 reviews, 95% positiveest. $68k
- Ocean Rush (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84 reviews, 91% positiveest. $68k
- Run from the Cops! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 83 reviews, 92% positiveest. $67k
- GEL RUN (opens the Steam store)2026 · 83 reviews, 89% positiveest. $67k
- Explosive Escape (opens the Steam store)2026 · 81 reviews, 86% positiveest. $66k
- Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse) (opens the Steam store)2025 · 100 reviews, 69% positiveest. $28k
More with Adventure
pairs with Adventure- Adventure + Cozy$32,10838 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Narrative$12,85033 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + LGBTQ+$7,36637 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Online Co-Op$6,34186 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Base Building$5,35342 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Building$4,85745 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
More with Dynamic Narration
pairs with Dynamic Narration- Casual + Dynamic Narrationno price27 releases in 12 months
- Choices Matter + Dynamic Narrationno price24 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dynamic Narrationno price19 releases in 12 months
- Dynamic Narration + Interactive Fictionno price16 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + Dynamic Narrationno price14 releases in 12 months
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Dynamic Narrationno price14 releases in 12 months
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