Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Adventure / Immersive Sim
Adventure + Immersive Sim: a typical launch earns $909 in its first year
That is the median of 190 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 20 of 330 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 15.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases held level on the year before: 221 against 220.
- Price
- $909 median of 190 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −31.7% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 221 220 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 659 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 1,489 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. | 0.81%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.51% to 1.11% | 78 ranked of 659 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #293 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.28xhits against expected | 0.94x to 1.74x | 330 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,431 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +22%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −1% to +41% | 62 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #716 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −11%review growth against same-age games | −23% to 0% | 62 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,330 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 330
- Hit rate
- 6.1%4.2% to 10.6%
- Expected rate
- 4.5%
- Against expected
- 1.28x0.94x to 1.74x
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
330 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
- $10
- Median
- $816
- Top tenth
- $37,219
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
- 0%
- Against Steam
- −26%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- AdventureNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Immersive 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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 6,669 reviews, 65% positiveest. $2.7M
Train Sim World® 5 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,038 reviews, 80% positiveest. $2.3M
OUTBRK (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,235 reviews, 82% positiveest. $2.3M
Road to Empress I (opens the Steam store)2025 · 11,903 reviews, 86% positiveest. $1.4M
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,305 reviews, 66% positiveest. $1.3M
Alaskan Road Truckers (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,717 reviews, 62% positiveest. $1.2M
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,728 reviews, 59% positiveest. $1.1M
Supraworld (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,474 reviews, 91% positiveest. $895k
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 Immersive Sim
pairs with Immersive Sim- Cinematic + Immersive Sim$24,23132 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Immersive Sim$16,42037 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Immersive Sim$15,00039 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Immersive Sim$14,95288 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
- Immersive Sim + Management$8,720136 launches priced, 195 releases in 12 months
- Building + Immersive Sim$7,64451 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
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