Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Cartoony
Third Person + Cartoony: 43 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. 3 of 57 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases held level on the year before: 43 against 43.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 43 43 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 154 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 393 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 0.05% | 9 ranked of 154 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,764 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.03xhits against expected | 0.72x to 1.74x | 57 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,597 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| +28%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −5% to +81% | 18 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #548 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −5%review growth against same-age games | −14% to +6% | 18 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,313 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 57
- Hit rate
- 5.3%0.0% to 11.2%
- Expected rate
- 4.9%
- Against expected
- 1.03x0.72x 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
57 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
- $101
- Top tenth
- $10,023
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
- 0%
- Against Steam
- −26%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CartoonyNot 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.
- Another Crab's Treasure (opens the Steam store)2024 · 16,920 reviews, 93% positiveest. $9.1M
- Akimbot (opens the Steam store)2024 · 788 reviews, 82% positiveest. $319k
- Croc Legend of the Gobbos (opens the Steam store)2025 · 365 reviews, 91% positiveest. $222k
- Garfield - Escape from Monday (opens the Steam store)2026 · 59 reviews, 88% positiveest. $30k
- Dadish 3D (opens the Steam store)2024 · 93 reviews, 87% positiveest. $28k
- What the Fog (opens the Steam store)2024 · 265 reviews, 72% positiveest. $27k
- Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 49 reviews, 97% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Eggstraction (opens the Steam store)2024 · 101 reviews, 86% positiveest. $12k
More with Third Person
pairs with Third Person- Third Person + Female Protagonist$1,82144 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Psychological Horror$98132 launches priced, 40 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Sci-fi$80943 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Immersive Sim$80943 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- 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
More with Cartoony
pairs with Cartoony- Story Rich + Cartoony$2,42632 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Visual Novel + Cartoony$1,61731 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Cartoony + Cats$78257 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Cartoony + Wholesome$73248 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
- Cartoony + Cozy$70254 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Cartoony$67451 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
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