Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Point & Click / Isometric
Point & Click + Isometric: 27 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 43 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 23% on the year before: 27 against 22.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 72 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 202 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. | 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.07% | 11 ranked of 72 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,789 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.09xhits against expected | 0.77x to 1.81x | 43 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,275 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
- 43
- Hit rate
- 7.0%0.0% to 11.6%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
- Against expected
- 1.09x0.77x to 1.81x
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
43 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
- $129
- Median
- $1,169
- Top tenth
- $52,917
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
- Point & ClickGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- IsometricNot 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.
- Lost and Found Co. (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,776 reviews, 96% positiveest. $890k
- Rue Valley (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,917 reviews, 69% positiveest. $582k
- Closer the Distance (opens the Steam store)2024 · 254 reviews, 89% positiveest. $103k
- Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 485 reviews, 91% positiveest. $69k
- Sophia the Traveler (opens the Steam store)2024 · 308 reviews, 76% positiveest. $56k
- PC Building Empire (opens the Steam store)2025 · 166 reviews, 83% positiveest. $40k
- Rauniot (opens the Steam store)2024 · 131 reviews, 86% positiveest. $40k
- Murder at the Birch Tree Theater (opens the Steam store)2026 · 125 reviews, 95% positiveest. $38k
Related niches
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- Point & Click + Female Protagonist$3,03141 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Story Rich$2,569170 launches priced, 208 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Mystery$2,426120 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Psychological Horror$2,30264 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Detective$2,10470 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
More with Isometric
pairs with Isometric- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Isometric$3,23843 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Action RPG + Isometric$2,42839 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Isometric$2,42738 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Isometric$2,18650 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Action + Isometric$1,94363 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
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