Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / First-Person / Hand-drawn
First-Person + Hand-drawn: 26 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. 3 of 38 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 18% on the year before: 26 against 22.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 26 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 57 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 161 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.
| 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 7 ranked of 57 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #7,048 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.13xhits against expected | 0.79x to 1.86x | 38 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,068 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
- 38
- Hit rate
- 7.9%0.0% to 15.9%
- Expected rate
- 6.1%
- Against expected
- 1.13x0.79x to 1.86x
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
38 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
- $161
- Median
- $1,103
- Top tenth
- $36,082
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
- +18%
Parent tags
- First-PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Hand-drawnNot 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.
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire (opens the Steam store)2026 · 14,757 reviews, 93% positiveest. $8.8M
- Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,040 reviews, 97% positiveest. $210k
- Bad Cheese (opens the Steam store)2025 · 610 reviews, 71% positiveest. $160k
- The Star Named EOS (opens the Steam store)2024 · 514 reviews, 94% positiveest. $156k
- TAMASHIKA (opens the Steam store)2026 · 321 reviews, 81% positiveest. $130k
- AeroBird (opens the Steam store)2026 · 86 reviews, 91% positiveest. $70k
- Rodland of Pipes (opens the Steam store)2024 · 262 reviews, 98% positiveest. $48k
- CYBERMATRIX (opens the Steam store)2024 · 128 reviews, 89% positiveest. $31k
More with First-Person
pairs with First-Person- Co-op + First-Person$11,81190 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Economy$9,96156 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- Building + First-Person$7,38241 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Management$7,08093 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Crafting + First-Person$6,99934 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Online Co-Op$5,747102 launches priced, 173 releases in 12 months
More with Hand-drawn
pairs with Hand-drawn- Story Rich + Hand-drawn$5,46489 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- Emotional + Hand-drawn$3,75736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Hand-drawn + Female Protagonist$2,64735 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Hand-drawn$2,418137 launches priced, 233 releases in 12 months
- Hand-drawn + Interactive Fiction$2,02244 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Visual Novel + Hand-drawn$1,84974 launches priced, 139 releases in 12 months
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