Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
FPS + Demons: 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. 2 of 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 23% on the year before: 23 against 30.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 23 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 46 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 167 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.
| 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.17% | 7 ranked of 46 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,091 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.84xhits against expected | 0.61x to 1.45x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,864 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
- 44
- Hit rate
- 4.5%0.0% to 9.4%
- Expected rate
- 6.8%
- Against expected
- 0.84x0.61x to 1.45x
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
44 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
- $18
- Median
- $606
- Top tenth
- $4,144
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
- −23%
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.
- Painkiller (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,096 reviews, 54% positiveest. $888k
- The Other Side (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,191 reviews, 93% positiveest. $337k
- Hellbreach: Vegas (opens the Steam store)2024 · 504 reviews, 74% positiveest. $153k
- Metal: Hellsinger VR (opens the Steam store)2024 · 107 reviews, 68% positiveest. $65k
- BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO (opens the Steam store)2026 · 598 reviews, 98% positiveest. $60k
- Blood Reaver (opens the Steam store)2026 · 158 reviews, 87% positiveest. $48k
- GUTTED: Infested Crypts (opens the Steam store)2026 · 102 reviews, 87% positiveest. $21k
- BLOODKILL (opens the Steam store)2024 · 55 reviews, 74% positiveest. $11k
More with FPS
pairs with FPS- FPS + Online Co-Op$13,34030 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Immersive Sim$3,84453 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Story Rich$3,09340 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Co-op$2,58933 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Boomer Shooter$2,15474 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
More with Demons
pairs with Demons- Dark + Demons$1,21351 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Demons$1,01151 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Demons$85960 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Demons$72751 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Demons$60780 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Demons$60632 launches priced, 25 releases in 12 months
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