Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Fast-Paced / Shooter
Fast-Paced + Shooter: 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. 8 of 51 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 100% on the year before: 44 against 22.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 139 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 404 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. | 0.33%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.13% to 0.53% | 25 ranked of 139 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #703 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.37xhits against expected | 0.95x to 2.00x | 51 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,094 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| −24%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −45% to +2% | 21 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #2,086 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| +1%review growth against same-age games | −8% to +11% | 21 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,922 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
- 51
- Hit rate
- 15.7%9.6% to 32.1%
- Expected rate
- 9.9%
- Against expected
- 1.37x0.95x to 2.00x
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
51 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
- $101
- Median
- $2,186
- Top tenth
- $210,389
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
- +100%
- Against Steam
- +34%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Fast-PacedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- ShooterGenre 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.
- Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core (opens the Steam store)2026 · 14,134 reviews, 60% positiveest. $8M
- MULLET MADJACK (opens the Steam store)2024 · 8,275 reviews, 97% positiveest. $3.3M
- VOID/BREAKER (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,516 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.5M
- Anger Foot (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,606 reviews, 92% positiveest. $1.5M
- Painkiller (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,096 reviews, 54% positiveest. $888k
- PIGFACE (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,624 reviews, 96% positiveest. $690k
- TRIBES 3: Rivals (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,326 reviews, 61% positiveest. $537k
- Better Than Dead (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,528 reviews, 73% positiveest. $464k
More with Fast-Paced
pairs with Fast-Paced- Action + Fast-Paced$1,41563 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Difficult$1,41537 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Arcade$38436 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Fast-Pacedno price41 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Fast-Pacedno price38 releases in 12 months
- Fast-Paced + Score Attackno price35 releases in 12 months
More with Shooter
pairs with Shooter- Shooter + Cyberpunk$2,57936 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Shooter$2,36739 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Online Co-Op$2,19432 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Shooter$1,82139 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Old School$1,55845 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Gore$1,46646 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
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