Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Survival / Arena Shooter
Survival + Arena Shooter: 28 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. 0 of 42 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 0.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 65% on the year before: 28 against 17.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 28 17 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 64 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 207 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. | 0.79xhits against expected | 0.79x to 1.46x | 42 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,157 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
- 42
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 5.1%
- Expected rate
- 1.9%
- Against expected
- 0.79x0.79x 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
42 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
- $684
- Top tenth
- $14,905
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
- +65%
Parent tags
- SurvivalGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Arena ShooterGenre 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.
- Arms of God (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,904 reviews, 88% positiveest. $443k
- FatalZone (opens the Steam store)2023 · 2,127 reviews, 66% positiveest. $280k
- Last Man Sitting (opens the Steam store)2026 · 357 reviews, 78% positiveest. $72k
- Dark Fairy Tale: Dreamland Survivors (opens the Steam store)2025 · 479 reviews, 90% positiveest. $48k
- Antipaint (opens the Steam store)2024 · 265 reviews, 95% positiveest. $43k
- Voids Vigil (opens the Steam store)2024 · 378 reviews, 94% positiveest. $38k
- OPG: Clan Wars (opens the Steam store)2024 · 102 reviews, 74% positiveest. $21k
- Astro Looter: Survivor (opens the Steam store)2024 · 387 reviews, 67% positiveest. $16k
More with Survival
pairs with Survival- Survival + Open World Survival Craft$18,44140 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Colony Sim$9,88130 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Co-op$7,36134 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Base Building$6,75592 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Open World$5,44390 launches priced, 136 releases in 12 months
- Building + Survival$4,85567 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
More with Arena Shooter
pairs with Arena Shooter- Roguelite + Arena Shooter$99052 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
- Arena Shooter + Action Roguelike$97067 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Arena Shooter$50632 launches priced, 82 releases in 12 months
- Bullet Hell + Arena Shooter$44579 launches priced, 141 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Arena Shooter$37270 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Arena Shooter$29336 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
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