Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Relaxing + Logic: a typical launch earns $405 in its first year
That is the median of 119 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 7 of 245 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 8.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 33% on the year before: 176 against 132.
- Price
- $405 median of 119 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −19.8% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 176 132 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 215 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 1,119 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 0.06% | 10 ranked of 215 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,971 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.88xhits against expected | 0.60x to 1.38x | 245 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,541 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −2%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −21% to +25% | 30 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,515 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −4%review growth against same-age games | −17% to +10% | 30 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,010 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 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
- 245
- Hit rate
- 2.9%0.8% to 6.5%
- Expected rate
- 3.4%
- Against expected
- 0.88x0.60x to 1.38x
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
245 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
- $0
- Median
- $283
- Top tenth
- $8,334
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
- +33%
- Against Steam
- −2%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
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.
- Is This Seat Taken? (opens the Steam store)2025 · 9,190 reviews, 97% positiveest. $1.8M
- The Artisan of Glimmith (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,584 reviews, 97% positiveest. $615k
- Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,050 reviews, 98% positiveest. $584k
- Proverbs (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,812 reviews, 96% positiveest. $330k
- LOK Digital (opens the Steam store)2024 · 510 reviews, 99% positiveest. $155k
- Bento Blocks (opens the Steam store)2026 · 375 reviews, 97% positiveest. $114k
- Rise of Industry 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 154 reviews, 55% positiveest. $109k
- Gentoo Rescue (opens the Steam store)2025 · 238 reviews, 99% positiveest. $96k
More with Relaxing
pairs with Relaxing- Relaxing + Economy$7,82849 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Open World$3,43945 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Building + Relaxing$3,39787 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Management$3,154101 launches priced, 233 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Farming Sim$2,87450 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Crafting$2,42950 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
More with Logic
pairs with Logic- Difficult + Logic$1,87747 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Logic$1,13385 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Logic$72833 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Logic$71766 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Logic$60752 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Logic$60681 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
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