Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / RPG / Looter Shooter
RPG + Looter Shooter: 33 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 3.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 18% on the year before: 33 against 28.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 33 28 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 105 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 236 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.
| 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.09% | 7 ranked of 105 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,499 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.97xhits against expected | 0.68x to 1.62x | 49 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,957 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%2.0% to 11.1%
- Expected rate
- 6.5%
- Against expected
- 0.97x0.68x to 1.62x
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
- $0
- Median
- $363
- Top tenth
- $46,552
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
- +18%
Parent tags
- RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Looter ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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
- Dark Hunting Ground (opens the Steam store)2024 · 774 reviews, 92% positiveest. $204k
- Taora : Survival (opens the Steam store)2024 · 354 reviews, 55% positiveest. $100k
- Tankenstein (opens the Steam store)2025 · 246 reviews, 89% positiveest. $90k
- Dreadhunter (opens the Steam store)2023 · 146 reviews, 77% positiveest. $74k
- Dustland (opens the Steam store)2024 · 100 reviews, 69% positiveest. $47k
- Second Sun (opens the Steam store)2025 · 115 reviews, 69% positiveest. $47k
- HOPE 01 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 160 reviews, 93% positiveest. $39k
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More with Looter Shooter
pairs with Looter Shooter- Action + Looter Shooter$17454 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Shooter + Looter Shooter$16765 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Looter Shooterno price59 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Looter Shooterno price50 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Looter Shooterno price45 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Looter Shooterno price41 releases in 12 months
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