Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Flight + Space Sim: 41 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. 1 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 71% on the year before: 41 against 24.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 41 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 117 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 337 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. | 0.14%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.06% to 0.21% | 15 ranked of 117 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,407 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.55xhits against expected | 0.44x to 0.99x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,439 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
- 2.2%0.0% to 5.7%
- Expected rate
- 9.5%
- Against expected
- 0.55x0.44x to 0.99x
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
- $0
- Median
- $160
- Top tenth
- $14,446
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
- +71%
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.
- Approximately Up (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,038 reviews, 93% positiveest. $525k
- Underspace (opens the Steam store)2024 · 435 reviews, 81% positiveest. $176k
- In The Black (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84 reviews, 72% positiveest. $34k
- Space Gray X (opens the Steam store)2024 · 40 reviews, 80% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Stellar Wanderer DX (opens the Steam store)2026 · 60 reviews, 71% positiveest. $24k
- Alliance Peacefighter (opens the Steam store)2025 · 57 reviews, 84% positiveest. $22k
- StarbaseSim (opens the Steam store)2025 · 47 reviews, 93% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Catharage (opens the Steam store)2025 · 63 reviews, 80% positiveest. $13k
More with Flight
pairs with Flight- Simulation + Flight$30461 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Action + Flight$24265 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Flight$20268 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Flight$16260 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Flight$12153 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Flight$12131 launches priced, 33 releases in 12 months
More with Space Sim
pairs with Space Sim- Exploration + Space Sim$54631 launches priced, 81 releases in 12 months
- Space + Space Sim$40446 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Space Sim$36360 launches priced, 131 releases in 12 months
- Action + Space Sim$32334 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Sci-fi + Space Sim$22230 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Space Sim$15136 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
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