Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Family Friendly / VR
Family Friendly + VR: 12 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 29 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 52% on the year before: 12 against 25.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 12 25 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 38 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 287 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
Matured 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
- 29
- Hit rate
- 6.9%0.0% to 17.3%
- Expected rate
- 11.5%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
29 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
- $1,214
- Top tenth
- $15,625
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
- −52%
Parent tags
- Family FriendlyNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- VRNot 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.
- Maestro (opens the Steam store)2024 · 555 reviews, 96% positiveest. $281k
- I Am Cat (opens the Steam store)2024 · 530 reviews, 67% positiveest. $215k
- Toy Trains (opens the Steam store)2024 · 89 reviews, 95% positiveest. $27k
- The Amusement (opens the Steam store)2026 · 41 reviews, 80% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 41 reviews, 85% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Max Mustard (opens the Steam store)2024 · 38 reviews, 94% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Wild West : The Last Cowboy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 69 reviews, 100% positiveest. $13k
- Placid Plastic Duck VR (opens the Steam store)2025 · 53 reviews, 88% positiveest. $8.6k
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 VR
pairs with VR- Action-Adventure + VR$6,75746 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + VR$1,82133 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + VR$1,51851 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- FPS + VR$1,27432 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + VR$1,21481 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Immersive Sim + VR$1,21455 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
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