Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Zombies / Third Person
Zombies + Third Person: 27 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 2.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 42% on the year before: 27 against 19.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 19 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 80 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 230 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.
| 1.88%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.29% to 3.52% | 11 ranked of 80 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,044 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.95xhits against expected | 0.70x to 1.63x | 37 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,106 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%1.8% to 16.4%
- Expected rate
- 6.1%
- Against expected
- 0.95x0.70x to 1.63x
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
- $242
- Top tenth
- $38,495
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
- +42%
Parent tags
- ZombiesNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Third PersonNot 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.
- Ground Zero (opens the Steam store)2026 · 725 reviews, 88% positiveest. $293k
- Survival Machine (opens the Steam store)2025 · 694 reviews, 69% positiveest. $281k
- Knights Within (opens the Steam store)2024 · 249 reviews, 95% positiveest. $91k
- 7 Days Blood Moons (opens the Steam store)2025 · 419 reviews, 40% positiveest. $85k
- Heavy Metal Death Can (opens the Steam store)2026 · 78 reviews, 92% positiveest. $28k
- The Left Behind (opens the Steam store)2026 · 116 reviews, 23% positiveest. $26k
- TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu (opens the Steam store)2024 · 21 reviews, 76% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Shadows of Duat (opens the Steam store)2023 · 22 reviews, 86% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Zombies
pairs with Zombies- Zombies + Survival$1,81973 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Zombies$1,02234 launches priced, 25 releases in 12 months
- Zombies + Exploration$99132 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- Zombies + Post-apocalyptic$85064 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Zombies + Horror$64881 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Zombies$48533 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
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
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