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Niches / Board Game + Multiplayer

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Board Game + Multiplayer

Games tagged both Board Game and Multiplayer: 93 indie paid launches, 12 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Board Game + Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Board Game and is about level with Multiplayer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Board Game and is too small to compare with Multiplayer.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

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.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Board Game + Multiplayer is too small to compare with Board Game and is too small to compare with Multiplayer: 3 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.8 in 100 for Board Game and 31.1 in 100 for Multiplayer.

Small sample: 17 launches, 3 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneBoard Game
16.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.8 in 100
$1k+77 in 100
$10k+40 in 100
Launches95 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairBoard Game + Multiplayer
3 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 17 launches
$1k+16 of 17 launches
$10k+6 of 17 launches
Launches17 / 3 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMultiplayer
31.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds31.1 in 100
Typical earnings$28,765
Launches267 / 83 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Multiplayer is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices93 in pairUnder $546 in pair$5 to $1023 in pair$10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Board Game and Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. 3 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 16.7 in 100 for Board Game-only games and 32.0 in 100 for Multiplayer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Board Game alone and is too small to compare with Multiplayer alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 17 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 16 of 17 launches · $10k+ 6 of 17 launches · $100k+ 3 of 17 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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.

3Comparables

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.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

For The King IIleads this pair56.1%
PairFor The King II56.1%
Board GameFor The King II28.5%
MultiplayerPalworld21.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Board Game + Multiplayer

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • For The King II earned 56.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 93 Board Game + Multiplayer launches.
  • It also leads Board Game, with 28.5% of that tag's money.
  • Multiplayer is led by Palworld, with 21.5% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Board Game + Multiplayer is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Board Game + Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view91 of 93 launchesWithout the breakout92 of 93 launchesLast 18 months29 of 93 launches
Launches counted9312 hits9112 hits9211 hits295 hits
Earned $100k+12.9 in 10013.2 in 10012.0 in 1005 of 29too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.2%0.3 more in 100-7.3%0.9 fewer in 100+33.6%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Board Game and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 93 launches.

Launches counted
9312 hits
Earned $100k+
12.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+
23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 93 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9112 hits
Earned $100k+
13.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (56.1% of the money): 92 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9211 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-7.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 93.

Launches counted
295 hits
Earned $100k+
5 of 29too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+33.6%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Board Game and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 93 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 93 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (56.1% of the money): 92 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 93.

Board Game holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Board Game through every lens, all prices
Board GameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view590 of 634 launchesWithout the breakout633 of 634 launchesLast 18 months178 of 634 launches
Launches counted63433 hits59033 hits63332 hits17813 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.6 in 1001 in 185.1 in 1001 in 207.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$175top tenth $14,563+$214$173$214
Chance against standardthe base+7.5%0.4 more in 100-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+40.3%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+22.3%$39 more-1.1%$2 less+22.3%$39 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Board Game, 12 to 36 months old: 634 launches.

Launches counted
63433 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$175top tenth $14,563+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 634 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
59033 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+7.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+22.3%$39 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (28.5% of the money): 633 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
63332 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$173
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 178 of 634.

Launches counted
17813 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+40.3%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+22.3%$39 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Board Game, 12 to 36 months old: 634 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 634 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (28.5% of the money): 633 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 178 of 634.

Multiplayer holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,285 of 1,326 launchesWithout the breakout1,325 of 1,326 launchesLast 18 months382 of 1,326 launches
Launches counted1,326204 hits1,285195 hits1,325203 hits38264 hits
Earned $100k+15.4 in 10015.2 in 10015.3 in 10016.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,243top tenth $335,136+$1,264$1,237$1,414
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100+8.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$21 more-0.5%$6 less+13.8%$171 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,326 launches.

Launches counted
1,326204 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,243top tenth $335,136+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 41 of 1,326 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,285195 hits
Earned $100k+
15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,264
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (21.5% of the money): 1,325 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,325203 hits
Earned $100k+
15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,237
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 382 of 1,326.

Launches counted
38264 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,414
Chance against standard
+8.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.8%$171 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,326 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 41 of 1,326 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (21.5% of the money): 1,325 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 382 of 1,326.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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