Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Anime / Bullet Hell
Anime + Bullet Hell: 36 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. 5 of 63 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 20% on the year before: 36 against 30.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 36 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 80 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 344 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.
| 0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.10% | 10 ranked of 80 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,244 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.02xhits against expected | 0.70x to 1.62x | 63 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,679 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +26%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −15% to +63% | 17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #594 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +9%review growth against same-age games | −7% to +26% | 17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #367 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
- 63
- Hit rate
- 7.9%3.2% to 14.2%
- Expected rate
- 7.7%
- Against expected
- 1.02x0.70x to 1.62x
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
63 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
- $2,062
- Top tenth
- $37,400
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
- +20%
- Against Steam
- −13%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- AnimeNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Bullet HellGenre 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.
- Rabbit and Steel (opens the Steam store)2024 · 10,195 reviews, 96% positiveest. $2.9M
- TEVI (opens the Steam store)2023 · 3,587 reviews, 88% positiveest. $1.7M
- Homura Hime (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,370 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1.1M
- Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,438 reviews, 96% positiveest. $364k
- TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,254 reviews, 90% positiveest. $195k
- Mirage Feathers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,579 reviews, 98% positiveest. $190k
- Internet Survivor Survivors (opens the Steam store)2026 · 242 reviews, 74% positiveest. $73k
- Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai (opens the Steam store)2024 · 145 reviews, 95% positiveest. $65k
More with Anime
pairs with Anime- Anime + Mystery$5,55743 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
- Anime + Romance$4,97896 launches priced, 120 releases in 12 months
- Anime + LGBTQ+$4,70538 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Anime + Multiple Endings$4,54757 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Anime$4,38831 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
More with Bullet Hell
pairs with Bullet Hell- Bullet Hell + Bullet Heaven$14,81455 launches priced, 178 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Female Protagonist$4,45135 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Difficult + Bullet Hell$2,12150 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Twin Stick Shooter + Bullet Hell$1,69964 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Bullet Hell$1,41563 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Procedural Generation$1,36634 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
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