Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Dungeon Crawler / Loot
Dungeon Crawler + Loot: 44 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. 11 of 41 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 63% on the year before: 44 against 27.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 154 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 309 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 | 0.05% to 0.09% | 15 ranked of 154 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,125 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.69xhits against expected | 1.21x to 2.31x | 41 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #398 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −5%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −39% to +58% | 19 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,599 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +7%review growth against same-age games | −9% to +31% | 19 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #470 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
- 41
- Hit rate
- 26.8%12.7% to 42.3%
- Expected rate
- 12.9%
- Against expected
- 1.69x1.21x to 2.31x
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
41 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
- $133
- Median
- $4,048
- Top tenth
- $874,767
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
- +63%
- Against Steam
- +13%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Dungeon CrawlerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- LootNot 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.
- Path of Exile 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 168,204 reviews, 76% positiveest. $102M
- Fellowship (opens the Steam store)2025 · 15,377 reviews, 74% positiveest. $7.6M
- Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition (opens the Steam store)2026 · 6,025 reviews, 86% positiveest. $4.9M
- Dragonkin: The Banished (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,252 reviews, 72% positiveest. $1.1M
- Erenshor (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,161 reviews, 94% positiveest. $875k
- Megaloot (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,810 reviews, 71% positiveest. $771k
- Deadly Days: Roadtrip (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,882 reviews, 87% positiveest. $766k
- Raiders of Blackveil (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,390 reviews, 61% positiveest. $563k
More with Dungeon Crawler
pairs with Dungeon Crawler- Dungeon Crawler + Character Customization$3,45838 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Dungeon Crawler$2,55377 launches priced, 131 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Turn-Based Combat$2,52649 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Party-Based RPG$2,26559 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Dungeon Crawler$2,062137 launches priced, 266 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Dark Fantasy$2,04340 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
More with Loot
pairs with Loot- Action RPG + Loot$5,00732 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Loot$1,21355 launches priced, 135 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Loot$1,21339 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Loot$1,00233 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Action + Loot$98134 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Loot$76336 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
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