Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Sports / Family Friendly
Sports + Family Friendly: 38 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. 2 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 27% on the year before: 38 against 30.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 38 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 46 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 307 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.72xhits against expected | 0.53x to 1.25x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,597 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| −15%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −45% to +26% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,870 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −23%review growth against same-age games | −35% to −3% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,562 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
- 45
- Hit rate
- 4.4%0.0% to 16.3%
- Expected rate
- 8.7%
- Against expected
- 0.72x0.53x to 1.25x
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
45 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
- $486
- Top tenth
- $11,902
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
- +27%
- Against Steam
- −9%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- SportsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Family FriendlyNot 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.
- TopSpin 2K25 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,047 reviews, 57% positiveest. $786k
- Tour de France 2025 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 182 reviews, 77% positiveest. $147k
- Tour de France 2024 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 114 reviews, 85% positiveest. $92k
- Tour de France 2026 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 68 reviews, 76% positiveest. $55k
- Survivor - Castaway Island (opens the Steam store)2023 · 53 reviews, 37% positiveest. $27k
- Up to Par (opens the Steam store)2024 · 49 reviews, 73% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Pimbolas (opens the Steam store)2026 · 89 reviews, 94% positiveest. $18k
- Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 41 reviews, 85% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Sports
pairs with Sports- Sports + Management$5,80333 launches priced, 98 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Sports$2,42899 launches priced, 158 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Driving$1,82042 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Sports$1,819193 launches priced, 336 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Realistic$1,80150 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Sports$1,79496 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
More with Family Friendly
pairs with Family Friendly- Family Friendly + Life Sim$8,09933 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Building + Family Friendly$4,77630 launches priced, 27 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Immersive Sim$1,80036 launches priced, 22 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Family Friendly$1,53183 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cozy$1,39544 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cats$1,33045 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
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