Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Racing + Automobile Sim: a typical launch earns $404 in its first year

That is the median of 86 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 14 of 197 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 15.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 40% on the year before: 137 against 98.

Price: $404
Price vs a year earlier: −60.0%
Releases, 12 months: 137
Upcoming games: 308
Games on the store: 1,140

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Racing + Automobile Sim on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.42%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.20% to 0.75%	38 ranked of 308 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#4,592 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.92xhits against expected	0.65x to 1.30x	197 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#3,335 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−8%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−25% to +7%	58 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,682 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−6%review growth against same-age games	−15% to +2%	58 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,094 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

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.

Hits: 14
Expected: 15.6

Launches: 197
Hit rate: 7.1%4.7% to 11.3%
Expected rate: 7.9%
Against expected: 0.92x0.65x to 1.30x

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

197 launches

Estimated 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: $606
Top tenth: $44,975

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 137
Prior 12 months: 98

Change: +40%
Against Steam: +2%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

RacingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Automobile SimGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

More with Racing

pairs with Racing

Racing + Realistic$1,56740 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
Racing + Sports$1,314104 launches priced, 147 releases in 12 months
Racing + Multiplayer$60747 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
Racing + Driving$606121 launches priced, 184 releases in 12 months
Racing + PvP$60645 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
Racing + Colorful$60567 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Racing

More with Automobile Sim

pairs with Automobile Sim

First-Person + Automobile Sim$1,89130 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
Realistic + Automobile Sim$1,27437 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
Immersive Sim + Automobile Sim$1,27431 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
Driving + Automobile Sim$97180 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
Simulation + Automobile Sim$97192 launches priced, 151 releases in 12 months
Sports + Automobile Sim$69830 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Automobile Sim

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