Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / RPG / Survival Horror
RPG + Survival Horror: 23 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 46 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 15% on the year before: 23 against 27.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 23 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 119 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 280 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.
| 0.32%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.10% to 0.66% | 22 ranked of 119 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,724 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.03xhits against expected | 0.72x to 1.72x | 46 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,605 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
- 46
- Hit rate
- 6.5%1.9% to 15.9%
- Expected rate
- 6.1%
- Against expected
- 1.03x0.72x to 1.72x
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
46 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
- $55
- Median
- $1,406
- Top tenth
- $45,253
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
- −15%
Parent tags
- RPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Survival HorrorGenre 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.
- Look Outside (opens the Steam store)2025 · 13,793 reviews, 98% positiveest. $2.7M
- Pathologic 3 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,532 reviews, 80% positiveest. $1.8M
- Withering Realms (opens the Steam store)2026 · 378 reviews, 96% positiveest. $153k
- House of Necrosis (opens the Steam store)2025 · 583 reviews, 94% positiveest. $142k
- Peregrino (opens the Steam store)2026 · 174 reviews, 65% positiveest. $60k
- Back (opens the Steam store)2024 · 325 reviews, 77% positiveest. $46k
- Terror At Oakheart (opens the Steam store)2024 · 277 reviews, 85% positiveest. $45k
- Trench Face (opens the Steam store)2025 · 735 reviews, 93% positiveest. $45k
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- RPG + Farming Sim$8,78948 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Difficult$8,09240 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Resource Management$8,05030 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Dating Sim$6,63993 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
More with Survival Horror
pairs with Survival Horror- Co-op + Survival Horror$5,09540 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Survival Horror$4,34762 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Survival Horror$2,87060 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
- Survival Horror + Supernatural$2,54732 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Survival Horror$2,12251 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Survival Horror + Walking Simulator$1,33358 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
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