Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Gun Customization / Action Roguelike
Gun Customization + Action Roguelike: 22 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 33 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 16% on the year before: 22 against 19.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 22 19 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 77 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 152 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.04% | 8 ranked of 77 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,038 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.26xhits against expected | 0.89x to 2.07x | 33 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,484 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
- 33
- Hit rate
- 9.1%3.0% to 29.6%
- Expected rate
- 5.3%
- Against expected
- 1.26x0.89x to 2.07x
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
33 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
- $101
- Median
- $1,415
- Top tenth
- $95,913
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
- +16%
Parent tags
- Gun CustomizationNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Action RoguelikeGenre 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.
- Wanderburg (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,888 reviews, 78% positiveest. $829k
- NIMRODS (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,786 reviews, 85% positiveest. $361k
- Genome Guardian (opens the Steam store)2024 · 711 reviews, 92% positiveest. $173k
- Genome Guardian 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 414 reviews, 95% positiveest. $134k
- SealChain: Call of Blood (opens the Steam store)2026 · 540 reviews, 55% positiveest. $98k
- Machick 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 610 reviews, 88% positiveest. $86k
- Galactic Vault (opens the Steam store)2026 · 156 reviews, 90% positiveest. $63k
- Time Treker (opens the Steam store)2024 · 400 reviews, 65% positiveest. $57k
More with Gun Customization
pairs with Gun Customization- Action + Gun Customizationno price47 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Gun Customizationno price30 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Gun Customizationno price21 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Gun Customizationno price18 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Gun Customizationno price17 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Gun Customizationno price16 releases in 12 months
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
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