Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Family Friendly / Party Game
Family Friendly + Party Game: 89 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 48 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 345% on the year before: 89 against 20.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 89 20 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 152 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 330 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. | 0.12%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.07% to 0.16% | 6 ranked of 152 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,572 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.80xhits against expected | 0.59x to 1.39x | 48 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,083 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
- 48
- Hit rate
- 4.2%0.0% to 11.5%
- Expected rate
- 6.8%
- Against expected
- 0.80x0.59x to 1.39x
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
48 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
- $1,415
- Top tenth
- $32,257
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
- +345%
Parent tags
- Family FriendlyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Party GameGenre 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.
- Voyagers of Nera (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,029 reviews, 83% positiveest. $1.2M
- Exploding Kittens® 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 452 reviews, 75% positiveest. $114k
- Choppy Cuts (opens the Steam store)2026 · 262 reviews, 75% positiveest. $90k
- Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence (opens the Steam store)2026 · 416 reviews, 73% positiveest. $67k
- Messy Up (opens the Steam store)2024 · 221 reviews, 84% positiveest. $36k
- Deviation Game (opens the Steam store)2025 · 109 reviews, 90% positiveest. $33k
- NiuMa (opens the Steam store)2025 · 263 reviews, 91% positiveest. $32k
- Heave Ho 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 113 reviews, 90% positiveest. $23k
More with Family Friendly
pairs with Family Friendly- Family Friendly + Life Sim$8,09933 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Building + Family Friendly$4,77630 launches priced, 27 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Immersive Sim$1,80036 launches priced, 22 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Family Friendly$1,53183 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cozy$1,39544 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cats$1,33045 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
More with Party Game
pairs with Party Game- Multiplayer + Party Game$1,66842 launches priced, 298 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Party Game$1,19340 launches priced, 460 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Party Game$1,11237 launches priced, 206 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Party Game$1,11243 launches priced, 282 releases in 12 months
- Action + Party Game$98030 launches priced, 278 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Party Gameno price193 releases in 12 months
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