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Niches / 4 Player Local + Arcade
4 Player Local + Arcade
Games tagged both 4 Player Local and Arcade: 85 indie paid launches, 2 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 4 Player Local + Arcade priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails 4 Player Local and is level with Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it is level with 4 Player Local and trails Arcade.
The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.
4 Player Local + Arcade is level with 4 Player Local and trails Arcade: 1 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 5.5 in 100 for 4 Player Local and 10.7 in 100 for Arcade.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 18 launches, 1 hits.
Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both 4 Player Local and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 5.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 5.4 for 4 Player Local-only games and 10.9 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is level with 4 Player Local alone and trails Arcade alone.
Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 5.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 18), typical first-year earnings $1,619.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.
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Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.
Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
4 Player Local + Arcade is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view85 of 85 launches | Without the breakout84 of 85 launches | Last 18 months52 of 85 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 852 hits | 852 hits | 841 hits | 521 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 1.2 in 1001 in 83 | 1.9 in 1001 in 53 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $363top tenth $6,069+ | $363 | $363 | $344 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -50.0%1.2 fewer in 100 | -20.8%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -5.2%$19 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 4 Player Local and Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 85 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 85 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, LEGO® Party! (66.9% of the money): 84 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 85.
4 Player Local is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| 4 Player Local | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view224 of 224 launches | Without the breakout223 of 224 launches | Last 18 months122 of 224 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2249 hits | 2249 hits | 2238 hits | 1226 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $16,930+ | $809 | $809 | $606 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -10.0%0.4 fewer in 100 | +22.5%0.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -25.1%$203 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged 4 Player Local, 6 to 30 months old: 224 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 224 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (53.5% of the money): 223 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 122 of 224.
Arcade holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Arcade | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,022 of 4,045 launches | Without the breakout4,044 of 4,045 launches | Last 18 months2,226 of 4,045 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,04599 hits | 4,02297 hits | 4,04498 hits | 2,22657 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $243top tenth $8,098+ | $243 | $243 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +8.3%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -0.4%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 4,045 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 4,045 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (25.5% of the money): 4,044 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,226 of 4,045.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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