Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Relaxing / Procedural Generation
Relaxing + Procedural Generation: 52 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. 4 of 62 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 63% on the year before: 52 against 32.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 52 32 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 99 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 335 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.
| 0.01%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.02% | 5 ranked of 99 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #7,122 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.40xhits against expected | 0.97x to 2.29x | 62 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #986 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| −15%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −43% to +15% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,884 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 | −10% to +3% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,224 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
- 62
- Hit rate
- 6.5%2.8% to 17.0%
- Expected rate
- 3.2%
- Against expected
- 1.40x0.97x to 2.29x
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
62 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
- $728
- Top tenth
- $56,270
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
- +63%
- Against Steam
- +14%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- RelaxingNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Procedural GenerationNot 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.
- Tiny Glade (opens the Steam store)2024 · 22,804 reviews, 97% positiveest. $6.7M
- ISLANDERS: New Shores (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,236 reviews, 96% positiveest. $250k
- SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding (opens the Steam store)2025 · 924 reviews, 96% positiveest. $224k
- Planetary Life (opens the Steam store)2025 · 922 reviews, 94% positiveest. $224k
- Slow Roads (opens the Steam store)2026 · 695 reviews, 96% positiveest. $112k
- Islands & Trains (opens the Steam store)2025 · 555 reviews, 89% positiveest. $79k
- PolyPine (opens the Steam store)2025 · 370 reviews, 95% positiveest. $67k
- RollScape (opens the Steam store)2024 · 371 reviews, 87% positiveest. $60k
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 Procedural Generation
pairs with Procedural Generation- RPG + Procedural Generation$3,94645 launches priced, 69 releases in 12 months
- Perma Death + Procedural Generation$1,51843 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Procedural Generation$1,38572 launches priced, 152 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Procedural Generation$1,36634 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Procedural Generation$1,31697 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Procedural Generation$1,09946 launches priced, 103 releases in 12 months
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