Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Anime / Multiple Endings
Anime + Multiple Endings: a typical launch earns $4,547 in its first year
That is the median of 57 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 14 of 128 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 13.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 51% on the year before: 118 against 78.
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- $4,547 median of 57 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −20.7% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 118 78 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 266 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 788 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. | 0.23%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.15% to 0.34% | 36 ranked of 266 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #963 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 | 0.73x to 1.44x | 128 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #6,050 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −8%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −25% to +22% | 65 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,673 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +1%review growth against same-age games | −6% to +8% | 65 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #772 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
- 128
- Hit rate
- 10.9%7.7% to 18.9%
- Expected rate
- 10.6%
- Against expected
- 1.02x0.73x to 1.44x
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
128 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
- $44
- Median
- $2,244
- Top tenth
- $107,006
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
- +51%
- Against Steam
- +9%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.
- Multiple EndingsNot 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.
- The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (opens the Steam store)2024 · 49,862 reviews, 94% positiveest. $5.8M
- Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,871 reviews, 78% positiveest. $1.8M
- Magical Princess (opens the Steam store)2026 · 7,728 reviews, 96% positiveest. $1.7M
- Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,003 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.3M
- The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall (opens the Steam store)2026 · 8,291 reviews, 58% positiveest. $1.2M
- Noctuary (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,376 reviews, 94% positiveest. $875k
- NUKITASHI 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,591 reviews, 98% positiveest. $798k
- The NOexistenceN of you AND me (opens the Steam store)2024 · 20,249 reviews, 93% positiveest. $693k
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
- Roguelike + Anime$4,38831 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Sci-fi + Anime$4,24936 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
More with Multiple Endings
pairs with Multiple Endings- Multiple Endings + Dating Sim$6,57961 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + LGBTQ+$5,85936 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Multiple Endings$3,943122 launches priced, 197 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + Immersive Sim$3,52746 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- Romance + Multiple Endings$3,17648 launches priced, 110 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + Female Protagonist$3,11572 launches priced, 122 releases in 12 months
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