Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelike / Post-apocalyptic
Roguelike + Post-apocalyptic: 43 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 49 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 105% on the year before: 43 against 21.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 43 21 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 129 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 249 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. | 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.09% | 7 ranked of 129 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,418 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 1.54x | 49 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,289 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
- 49
- Hit rate
- 6.1%2.3% to 19.3%
- Expected rate
- 7.1%
- Against expected
- 0.92x0.65x to 1.54x
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
49 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
- $68
- Median
- $1,415
- Top tenth
- $66,040
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
- +105%
Parent tags
- RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Post-apocalypticNot 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.
- LET IT DIE: INFERNO (opens the Steam store)2025 · 794 reviews, 52% positiveest. $402k
- CleanFall (opens the Steam store)2025 · 495 reviews, 92% positiveest. $200k
- Tunnel Escape (opens the Steam store)2024 · 407 reviews, 77% positiveest. $165k
- Dark Light: Survivor (opens the Steam store)2026 · 359 reviews, 76% positiveest. $124k
- The Ember Guardian (opens the Steam store)2026 · 283 reviews, 82% positiveest. $115k
- Tankenstein (opens the Steam store)2025 · 246 reviews, 89% positiveest. $90k
- Frostrain 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 382 reviews, 89% positiveest. $85k
- Doom Sweeper (opens the Steam store)2023 · 783 reviews, 72% positiveest. $79k
More with Roguelike
pairs with Roguelike- Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$17,70935 launches priced, 135 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,25299 launches priced, 221 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Roguelike$4,45040 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Anime$4,38831 launches priced, 48 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Difficult$3,64173 launches priced, 93 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Auto Battler$3,39375 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
More with Post-apocalyptic
pairs with Post-apocalyptic- Survival + Post-apocalyptic$3,39857 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Post-apocalyptic$3,36844 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Post-apocalyptic$1,57662 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Post-apocalyptic$1,20137 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Post-apocalyptic$1,05272 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Post-apocalyptic$1,01950 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
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