Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third Person / Military
Third Person + Military: 14 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. 2 of 37 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 44% on the year before: 14 against 25.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 14 25 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 39 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 127 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.
| 0.05%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.11% | 6 ranked of 39 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,446 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.98xhits against expected | 0.72x to 1.69x | 37 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,890 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
- 37
- Hit rate
- 5.4%0.0% to 11.5%
- Expected rate
- 5.7%
- Against expected
- 0.98x0.72x to 1.69x
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
37 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
- $424
- Top tenth
- $14,389
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
- −44%
Parent tags
- Third PersonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- MilitaryNot 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.
- Wild Assault (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,877 reviews, 68% positiveest. $1.1M
- Granvir (opens the Steam store)2025 · 874 reviews, 91% positiveest. $265k
- Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 144 reviews, 59% positiveest. $29k
- Stellar Wanderer DX (opens the Steam store)2026 · 60 reviews, 71% positiveest. $24k
- G-MODEアーカイブス+ ARMORED CORE MOBILE MISSION (opens the Steam store)2025 · 35 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- 英雄竞起:三国 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 79 reviews, 58% positiveest. $6.2k
- Mobile Front (opens the Steam store)2026 · 48 reviews, 77% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins Enhanced (opens the Steam store)2026 · 34 reviews, 76% positiveest. $1k to $10k
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More with Military
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- War + Military$2,15564 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Military$1,45661 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Military + Wargame$1,21466 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Military$97133 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Action + Military$80987 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
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