Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Story Rich / Mythology
Story Rich + Mythology: 17 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 33 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 29% on the year before: 17 against 24.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 17 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 101 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 219 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.
| 0.15%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.27% | 12 ranked of 101 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,277 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.89xhits against expected | 0.62x to 1.46x | 33 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #6,144 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.
| +7%review growth against same-age games | −5% to +21% | 16 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,638 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
- 33
- Hit rate
- 9.1%0.0% to 17.9%
- Expected rate
- 11.4%
- Against expected
- 0.89x0.62x to 1.46x
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
33 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
- $68
- Median
- $1,820
- Top tenth
- $51,285
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
- −29%
Parent tags
- Story RichNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- MythologyNot 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.
- Threefold Recital (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,128 reviews, 98% positiveest. $916k
- Godsworn (opens the Steam store)2024 · 809 reviews, 93% positiveest. $491k
- Svarog's Dream (opens the Steam store)2023 · 893 reviews, 89% positiveest. $380k
- The End of the Sun (opens the Steam store)2025 · 232 reviews, 97% positiveest. $117k
- The Rewinder 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 353 reviews, 60% positiveest. $114k
- Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists (opens the Steam store)2026 · 107 reviews, 84% positiveest. $54k
- Death Relives (opens the Steam store)2025 · 196 reviews, 81% positiveest. $52k
- Mythmatch (opens the Steam store)2026 · 124 reviews, 98% positiveest. $50k
More with Story Rich
pairs with Story Rich- Story Rich + Narrative$13,10440 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Historical$9,68533 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Investigation$8,90370 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Story Rich$8,09741 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Supernatural$5,82533 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dating Sim$5,71476 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
More with Mythology
pairs with Mythology- Adventure + Mythology$1,65838 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Action + Mythology$95032 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Mythologyno price42 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Mythologyno price40 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Mythologyno price40 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Mythologyno price31 releases in 12 months
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