Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / First-Person / Team-Based
First-Person + Team-Based: 23 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. 4 of 32 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 8% on the year before: 23 against 25.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 23 25 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 132 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 281 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. | 0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.06% to 0.14% | 14 ranked of 133 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,749 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.41xhits against expected | 0.97x to 2.22x | 32 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #960 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| +30%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −14% to +84% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #511 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −11%review growth against same-age games | −24% to +6% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,428 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
- 32
- Hit rate
- 12.5%5.1% to 24.2%
- Expected rate
- 6.1%
- Against expected
- 1.41x0.97x to 2.22x
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
32 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
- $182
- Median
- $992
- Top tenth
- $261,642
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
- −8%
- Against Steam
- −31%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- First-PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Team-BasedNot 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.
- LOCKDOWN Protocol (opens the Steam store)2024 · 16,637 reviews, 86% positiveest. $3.3M
- Forefront (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,939 reviews, 84% positiveest. $1.1M
- TRIBES 3: Rivals (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,326 reviews, 61% positiveest. $537k
- Better Mart Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,248 reviews, 89% positiveest. $379k
- EMPULSE (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,721 reviews, 59% positiveest. $348k
- Cheaters Cheetah (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,406 reviews, 59% positiveest. $284k
- Chained in the Backrooms (opens the Steam store)2025 · 934 reviews, 68% positiveest. $57k
- Subterranauts (opens the Steam store)2024 · 190 reviews, 76% positiveest. $19k
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 Team-Based
pairs with Team-Based- Multiplayer + Team-Based$4,65335 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
- Action + Team-Based$2,97239 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Team-Basedno price79 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Team-Basedno price53 releases in 12 months
- Team-Based + Party Gameno price49 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Team-Basedno price45 releases in 12 months
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