Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Arcade / Vehicular Combat
Arcade + Vehicular Combat: 38 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. 2 of 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 65% on the year before: 38 against 23.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 38 23 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 116 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 279 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.
| 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.16% | 14 ranked of 116 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,717 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.79xhits against expected | 0.58x to 1.37x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,143 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
- 44
- Hit rate
- 4.5%0.0% to 12.4%
- Expected rate
- 7.5%
- Against expected
- 0.79x0.58x to 1.37x
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
44 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
- $1,011
- Top tenth
- $33,704
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
- +65%
Parent tags
- ArcadeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Vehicular CombatGenre 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.
- TerraTech Legion (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,126 reviews, 81% positiveest. $401k
- Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks (opens the Steam store)2025 · 495 reviews, 85% positiveest. $200k
- G-Rebels (opens the Steam store)2026 · 267 reviews, 79% positiveest. $162k
- ROGUE FLIGHT (opens the Steam store)2024 · 279 reviews, 96% positiveest. $113k
- XF Extreme Formula (opens the Steam store)2024 · 371 reviews, 90% positiveest. $90k
- Raceborn (opens the Steam store)2024 · 87 reviews, 82% positiveest. $53k
- Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess (opens the Steam store)2024 · 220 reviews, 91% positiveest. $45k
- 1 Million Zombies (opens the Steam store)2023 · 60 reviews, 90% positiveest. $12k
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More with Vehicular Combat
pairs with Vehicular Combat- Action + Vehicular Combat$58330 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Vehicular Combatno price28 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Vehicular Combatno price27 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Vehicular Combatno price23 releases in 12 months
- Combat Racing + Vehicular Combatno price22 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Vehicular Combatno price21 releases in 12 months
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