Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Surreal / Supernatural
Surreal + Supernatural: 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 36 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 11% on the year before: 21 against 19.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 19 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 56 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 139 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. | 0.92xhits against expected | 0.74x to 1.64x | 36 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,328 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
- 36
- Hit rate
- 2.8%0.0% to 19.4%
- Expected rate
- 3.8%
- Against expected
- 0.92x0.74x to 1.64x
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
36 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
- $1,949
- Top tenth
- $48,249
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
- +11%
Parent tags
- SurrealNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- SupernaturalNot 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.
- Mama's Sleeping Angels (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,058 reviews, 93% positiveest. $214k
- Manny's (opens the Steam store)2023 · 673 reviews, 91% positiveest. $109k
- Revenge Of The Colon (opens the Steam store)2023 · 366 reviews, 84% positiveest. $96k
- The Unholy Priest (opens the Steam store)2025 · 373 reviews, 72% positiveest. $75k
- 除邪(CHUXIE) (opens the Steam store)2024 · 918 reviews, 80% positiveest. $71k
- Moonlight Pulse (opens the Steam store)2024 · 201 reviews, 92% positiveest. $49k
- Rodland of Pipes (opens the Steam store)2024 · 262 reviews, 98% positiveest. $48k
- 108 Silly Ways to Die (opens the Steam store)2025 · 116 reviews, 73% positiveest. $26k
More with Surreal
pairs with Surreal- Surreal + Mystery$4,52440 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Story Rich$3,23865 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Psychological Horror$2,906127 launches priced, 153 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Exploration$2,424100 launches priced, 135 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Walking Simulator$1,81971 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Surreal$1,799122 launches priced, 163 releases in 12 months
More with Supernatural
pairs with Supernatural- Thriller + Supernatural$5,86733 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Supernatural$5,82533 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Walking Simulator + Supernatural$3,23435 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Supernatural$2,74350 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Supernatural$2,68995 launches priced, 122 releases in 12 months
- Survival Horror + Supernatural$2,54732 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
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