Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / 4 Player Local / Split Screen
4 Player Local + Split Screen: 11 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. 0 of 14 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 27% on the year before: 11 against 15.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 11 15 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 29 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 133 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
Matured 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
- 14
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.0%
- Expected rate
- 11.2%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
14 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
- $24
- Median
- $1,062
- Top tenth
- $5,009
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
- −27%
Parent tags
- 4 Player LocalNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Split ScreenNot 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.
- Slip & Skid (opens the Steam store)2026 · 147 reviews, 97% positiveest. $39k
- Moorhuhn Kart 4 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 90 reviews, 86% positiveest. $36k
- Welcome to Empyreum (opens the Steam store)2024 · 19 reviews, 78% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Educational Family Games (opens the Steam store)2026 · 10 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Forgotten Playland: Party Edition (opens the Steam store)2026 · 25 reviews, 68% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Ed & Edda: GRAND PRIX – Racing Champions (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- 4 Rush Together (opens the Steam store)2025 · 29 reviews, 86% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Hot Rod Mayhem (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
Related niches
pairs with 4 Player Local- Local Co-Op + 4 Player Local$2,32636 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + 4 Player Local$80957 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
- 4 Player Local + Local Multiplayer$70769 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
- Action + 4 Player Local$70763 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- PvP + 4 Player Local$67746 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + 4 Player Local$52649 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
More with Split Screen
pairs with Split Screen- Casual + Split Screen$16238 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Split Screenno price36 releases in 12 months
- Action + Split Screenno price35 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Split Screenno price28 releases in 12 months
- Local Multiplayer + Split Screenno price26 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Split Screenno price25 releases in 12 months
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