Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Beat 'em up
Third Person + Beat 'em up: 44 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 46 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 52% on the year before: 44 against 29.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 96 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 273 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. | 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.14% | 11 ranked of 96 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,935 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.75xhits against expected | 0.61x to 1.36x | 46 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,400 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
- 46
- Hit rate
- 2.2%0.0% to 4.7%
- Expected rate
- 5.0%
- Against expected
- 0.75x0.61x to 1.36x
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
46 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
- $121
- Top tenth
- $3,136
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
- +52%
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Beat 'em upGenre 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.
- KIBORG (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,235 reviews, 84% positiveest. $625k
- UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER – The Feast of the Wolves (opens the Steam store)2023 · 564 reviews, 84% positiveest. $457k
- Fighting Force Collection (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84 reviews, 80% positiveest. $34k
- Gorilla Vs 100 Men (opens the Steam store)2025 · 81 reviews, 70% positiveest. $8.2k
- Total Chaos Against Apathy (opens the Steam store)2026 · 30 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Hockey Club (opens the Steam store)2025 · 9 reviews, 66% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- KartMania Silver (opens the Steam store)2024 · 20 reviews, 85% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Middle Evil: The Priest (opens the Steam store)2024 · 29 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1k to $10k
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- Open World + Third Person$80863 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Third Person$76950 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
Related niches
pairs with Beat 'em up- Beat 'em up + Action Roguelike$1,49632 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Beat 'em up$82946 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- Side Scroller + Beat 'em up$81039 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Combat + Beat 'em up$80933 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Beat 'em up$78964 launches priced, 69 releases in 12 months
- Beat 'em up + Action RPG$60730 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
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