Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Action + Local Multiplayer: a typical launch earns $768 in its first year

That is the median of 84 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 6 of 183 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 9.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 29% on the year before: 147 against 114.

Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
One game dominates the figure

Price: $768
Price vs a year earlier: −20.9%
Releases, 12 months: 147
Upcoming games: 311
Games on the store: 1,508

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Action + Local Multiplayer on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.04% to 0.09%	19 ranked of 311 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#2,280 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. One game dominates the figure Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games	0.73xhits against expected	0.49x to 1.16x	183 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#4,574 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	+20%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−7% to +53%	33 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#750 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	+14%review growth against same-age games	+4% to +25%	33 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#154 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

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.

Hits: 6
Expected: 9.4

Launches: 183
Hit rate: 3.3%1.8% to 5.9%
Expected rate: 5.1%
Against expected: 0.73x0.49x to 1.16x

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

183 launches

Estimated 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: $666
Top tenth: $11,544

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 147
Prior 12 months: 114

Change: +29%
Against Steam: −6%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

ActionNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Local MultiplayerNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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More with Local Multiplayer

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4 Player Local + Local Multiplayer$70769 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
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