Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Fantasy + Physics: 20 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. 5 of 39 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 33% on the year before: 20 against 30.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 69 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 183 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.04% | 8 ranked of 69 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,183 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.31xhits against expected | 0.90x to 2.03x | 39 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,325 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
- 39
- Hit rate
- 12.8%6.8% to 22.3%
- Expected rate
- 8.0%
- Against expected
- 1.31x0.90x to 2.03x
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
39 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
- $243
- Top tenth
- $260,803
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
- −33%
Parent tags
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.
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,062 reviews, 69% positiveest. $2.3M
- Cloudheim (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,825 reviews, 81% positiveest. $1.1M
- Eternal Strands (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,671 reviews, 87% positiveest. $1M
- Arken Age (opens the Steam store)2025 · 676 reviews, 90% positiveest. $547k
- Lay of the Land (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,203 reviews, 79% positiveest. $487k
- Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate (opens the Steam store)2025 · 935 reviews, 96% positiveest. $189k
- Meowgic (opens the Steam store)2026 · 477 reviews, 79% positiveest. $77k
- BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure (opens the Steam store)2024 · 46 reviews, 58% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Fantasy
pairs with Fantasy- Fantasy + Strategy RPG$6,98232 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Multiple Endings$3,03445 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Female Protagonist$2,18571 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Character Customization$2,14452 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Dungeon Crawler$1,86172 launches priced, 121 releases in 12 months
More with Physics
pairs with Physics- Building + Physics$2,16430 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Physics$2,06074 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Physics$1,72852 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Comedy + Physics$1,61742 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
- Sandbox + Physics$1,24262 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Physics$1,11244 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
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