Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelike / Procedural Generation
Roguelike + Procedural Generation: a typical launch earns $1,316 in its first year
That is the median of 97 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 14 of 209 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 13.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 33% on the year before: 145 against 109.
- Price
- $1,316 median of 97 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −13.2% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 145 109 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 484 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 1,121 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 | 0.05% to 0.08% | 19 ranked of 484 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,296 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.05xhits against expected | 0.75x to 1.50x | 209 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,476 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −12%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −31% to +14% | 39 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,798 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −14%review growth against same-age games | −25% to 0% | 39 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,455 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
- 209
- Hit rate
- 6.7%4.2% to 13.3%
- Expected rate
- 6.3%
- Against expected
- 1.05x0.75x to 1.50x
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
209 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
- $16
- Median
- $1,133
- Top tenth
- $67,559
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
- −3%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
Magicraft (opens the Steam store)2023 · 15,116 reviews, 92% positiveest. $3.7M
Heroes of Hammerwatch II (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,816 reviews, 82% positiveest. $2.3M
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,323 reviews, 80% positiveest. $1.9M
Tower Dominion (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,154 reviews, 85% positiveest. $1.7M
Sol Cesto (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,891 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.4M
Unrailed 2: Back on Track (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,799 reviews, 88% positiveest. $728k
Pratfall (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,870 reviews, 90% positiveest. $464k
Wall World 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,775 reviews, 73% positiveest. $431k
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 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
- Exploration + Procedural Generation$1,09946 launches priced, 103 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Procedural Generation$1,06733 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
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