Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Shooter + Boomer Shooter: a typical launch earns $607 in its first year

That is the median of 107 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 15 of 218 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 11.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 25% on the year before: 163 against 130.

Price: $607
Price vs a year earlier: −78.6%
Releases, 12 months: 163
Upcoming games: 358
Games on the store: 819

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Shooter + Boomer Shooter on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.49%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.19% to 0.84%	53 ranked of 358 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#485 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.24xhits against expected	0.89x to 1.75x	218 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#1,565 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+6%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−13% to +32%	54 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,227 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	−2%review growth against same-age games	−12% to +11%	54 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,130 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 old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 15
Expected: 11.5

Launches: 218
Hit rate: 6.9%4.2% to 10.0%
Expected rate: 5.3%
Against expected: 1.24x0.89x to 1.75x

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

218 launches

Estimated 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: $607
Top tenth: $34,967

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 163
Prior 12 months: 130

Change: +25%
Against Steam: −8%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Boomer ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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