Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / First-Person / Idler
First-Person + Idler: 33 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. 0 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 14% on the year before: 33 against 29.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 33 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 61 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 182 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 0.02% | 7 ranked of 61 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,590 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.70xhits against expected | 0.70x to 1.30x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,721 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
- 45
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.0%
- Expected rate
- 2.8%
- Against expected
- 0.70x0.70x to 1.30x
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
45 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
- $76
- Median
- $601
- Top tenth
- $8,766
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
- +14%
Parent tags
- First-PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- IdlerGenre 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.
- Forest Hustle (opens the Steam store)2026 · 580 reviews, 90% positiveest. $59k
- Scratch the Ticket (opens the Steam store)2026 · 190 reviews, 45% positiveest. $38k
- Idea Fix (opens the Steam store)2025 · 130 reviews, 93% positiveest. $26k
- 5 NIGHTS AT SHALUN 4: SCHOOL (opens the Steam store)2024 · 543 reviews, 93% positiveest. $22k
- Madness inside (opens the Steam store)2024 · 77 reviews, 74% positiveest. $11k
- MosGhost (opens the Steam store)2025 · 59 reviews, 67% positiveest. $9.5k
- The Hust Banhmi | Bánh Mì Bách Khoa (opens the Steam store)2026 · 209 reviews, 93% positiveest. $8.4k
- Paperwork (opens the Steam store)2026 · 94 reviews, 95% positiveest. $7.6k
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 Idler
pairs with Idler- Cozy + Idler$3,51835 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Idler$1,77756 launches priced, 144 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Idler$1,66633 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Management + Idler$1,48690 launches priced, 270 releases in 12 months
- Idler + Creature Collector$1,45476 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
- Building + Idler$1,44436 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
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