Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Stylized / Psychological
Stylized + Psychological: 21 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. 1 of 21 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 133% on the year before: 21 against 9.
- Small sample
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 9 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 49 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 109 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 21
- Hit rate
- 4.8%0.0% to 12.5%
- Expected rate
- 6.8%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
21 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
- $526
- Top tenth
- $12,045
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
- +133%
Parent tags
- StylizedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- PsychologicalNot 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.
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,125 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1.6M
- WISE GUYS (opens the Steam store)2026 · 195 reviews, 90% positiveest. $35k
- Dreams of Another (opens the Steam store)2025 · 17 reviews, 76% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Barbotine (opens the Steam store)2024 · 169 reviews, 90% positiveest. $10k
- The Day Before You Gone (opens the Steam store)2024 · 44 reviews, 70% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Player Non Player (opens the Steam store)2024 · 36 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT (opens the Steam store)2025 · 33 reviews, 66% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Go To Sleep (opens the Steam store)2025 · 34 reviews, 82% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Stylized
pairs with Stylized- Roguelite + Stylized$2,12543 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Stylized$1,48650 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Stylized$1,26334 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Stylized$1,01141 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + Linear$75830 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + 2D Platformer$70731 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
More with Psychological
pairs with Psychological- Psychological + Walking Simulator$1,81661 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Psychological$1,78330 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Psychological$1,57670 launches priced, 122 releases in 12 months
- Psychological + Multiple Endings$1,45530 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Thriller + Psychological$1,37437 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Psychological$1,354130 launches priced, 188 releases in 12 months
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