Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Open World / Multiple Endings
Open World + Multiple Endings: 24 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 28 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 50% on the year before: 24 against 16.
- Small sample
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 24 16 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 82 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 175 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.
| 0.15%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.26% | 14 ranked of 82 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,303 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
Matured 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
- 28
- Hit rate
- 7.1%0.0% to 18.2%
- Expected rate
- 8.2%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
28 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
- $14
- Median
- $1,030
- Top tenth
- $35,026
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
- +50%
Parent tags
- Open WorldNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Multiple EndingsNot 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.
- 下一站江湖Ⅱ (opens the Steam store)2024 · 8,529 reviews, 72% positiveest. $2.5M
- Beast Saga (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,736 reviews, 80% positiveest. $687k
- Destiny of Immortal (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,814 reviews, 80% positiveest. $440k
- Svarog's Dream (opens the Steam store)2023 · 893 reviews, 89% positiveest. $380k
- Monster Crown: Sin Eater (opens the Steam store)2026 · 170 reviews, 84% positiveest. $86k
- Venture to the Vile (opens the Steam store)2024 · 148 reviews, 72% positiveest. $75k
- Noreya: The Gold Project (opens the Steam store)2023 · 110 reviews, 78% positiveest. $22k
- TIME TO STARⅡ偶像之路终极版 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 124 reviews, 70% positiveest. $18k
More with Open World
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- Open World + Open World Survival Craft$14,79431 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Life Sim$13,38736 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Crafting$7,48760 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Open World$6,51131 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Building + Open World$5,98741 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
More with Multiple Endings
pairs with Multiple Endings- Multiple Endings + Dating Sim$6,57961 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + LGBTQ+$5,85936 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Anime + Multiple Endings$4,54757 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Multiple Endings$3,943122 launches priced, 197 releases in 12 months
- Multiple Endings + Immersive Sim$3,52746 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- Romance + Multiple Endings$3,17648 launches priced, 110 releases in 12 months
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