Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Third-Person Shooter / Stylized
Third-Person Shooter + Stylized: 31 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 36 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 11% on the year before: 31 against 28.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 31 28 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 121 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 237 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. | 0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.12% | 13 ranked of 121 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,162 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.09xhits against expected | 0.76x to 1.79x | 36 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,296 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
- 8.3%2.0% to 14.5%
- Expected rate
- 7.0%
- Against expected
- 1.09x0.76x to 1.79x
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
- $485
- Top tenth
- $16,038
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
- Third-Person ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- StylizedNot 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.
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,796 reviews, 64% positiveest. $1.5M
- Children of the Sun (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,010 reviews, 92% positiveest. $610k
- Akimbot (opens the Steam store)2024 · 788 reviews, 82% positiveest. $319k
- Ground Zero (opens the Steam store)2026 · 725 reviews, 88% positiveest. $293k
- Fright Train (opens the Steam store)2026 · 378 reviews, 86% positiveest. $122k
- Automaton Heart (opens the Steam store)2026 · 82 reviews, 95% positiveest. $25k
- The Last Citadel (opens the Steam store)2026 · 71 reviews, 84% positiveest. $22k
- Kid Pilot VR (opens the Steam store)2024 · 26 reviews, 69% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Third-Person Shooter
pairs with Third-Person Shooter- Adventure + Third-Person Shooter$57674 launches priced, 117 releases in 12 months
- Third-Person Shooter + Exploration$55632 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Third-Person Shooter + Action-Adventure$48579 launches priced, 108 releases in 12 months
- Action + Third-Person Shooter$313198 launches priced, 284 releases in 12 months
- Third Person + Third-Person Shooter$303122 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Third-Person Shooter + 3D$303139 launches priced, 173 releases in 12 months
More with Stylized
pairs with Stylized- Roguelite + Stylized$2,12543 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Stylized$1,48650 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
- Surreal + Stylized$1,26334 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Stylized$1,01141 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + Linear$75830 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
- Stylized + 2D Platformer$70731 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
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