Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Strategy / Shop Keeper
Strategy + Shop Keeper: 85 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 32 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 844% on the year before: 85 against 9.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 85 9 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 151 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 252 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. | 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.04% | 6 ranked of 151 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,239 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.02xhits against expected | 0.75x to 1.74x | 32 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,648 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
- 32
- Hit rate
- 6.3%0.0% to 11.3%
- Expected rate
- 5.9%
- Against expected
- 1.02x0.75x to 1.74x
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
32 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
- $980
- Top tenth
- $13,777
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
- +844%
Parent tags
- StrategyGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Shop KeeperGenre 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.
- BidKing (opens the Steam store)2026 · 22,297 reviews, 33% positiveest. $755k
- Cats & Cups (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,058 reviews, 89% positiveest. $214k
- Internet Cafe Evolution (opens the Steam store)2024 · 608 reviews, 74% positiveest. $185k
- E-Shop Tycoon (opens the Steam store)2026 · 630 reviews, 72% positiveest. $178k
- Football Agent (opens the Steam store)2026 · 116 reviews, 82% positiveest. $28k
- King of Jade: Stone Tycoon (opens the Steam store)2026 · 174 reviews, 75% positiveest. $28k
- Rich List: The Order (opens the Steam store)2026 · 75 reviews, 90% positiveest. $23k
- Tattoo Tycoon (opens the Steam store)2025 · 37 reviews, 62% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Strategy
pairs with Strategy- Strategy + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,599104 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Base Building$6,139160 launches priced, 260 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Turn-Based$5,85566 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Historical$4,25980 launches priced, 157 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Party-Based RPG$3,88255 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Story Rich$3,64284 launches priced, 149 releases in 12 months
More with Shop Keeper
pairs with Shop Keeper- Simulation + Shop Keeper$32,26936 launches priced, 330 releases in 12 months
- Management + Shop Keeper$31,61235 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Shop Keeper$15,12233 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Shop Keeperno price211 releases in 12 months
- Life Sim + Shop Keeperno price136 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Shop Keeperno price107 releases in 12 months
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