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Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer

Games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Multiplayer: 171 indie paid launches, 13 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer 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 beats Local Multiplayer and trails Multiplayer; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer trails both its tags: 5.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 7.1 in 100 for Local Multiplayer and 29.0 in 100 for Multiplayer.

That is 1 in 20, about 0.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagLocal Multiplayer
7.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 14
Typical earnings$4,250
Launches70 / 5 hits
Pair trails by2.0 in 100
3RDThird
This pairLocal Multiplayer + Multiplayer
5.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 20
Typical earnings$3,400
Launches39 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagMultiplayer
29.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.0 in 100
Typical earnings$25,907
Launches300 / 87 hits
Pair trails by23.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Local Multiplayer 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices171 in pairUnder $555 in pair$5 to $1065 in pair$10 to $2039 in pair$20 to $4012 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 39 games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. 5.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9.7 for Local Multiplayer-only games and 32.6 for Multiplayer-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 39 games priced $10 to $20; 5.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 20), typical first-year earnings $3,400.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 39 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.

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

PowerWash Simulator 2leads this pair34.6%
PairPowerWash Simulator 234.6%
Local MultiplayerPowerWash Simulator 231.3%
MultiplayerSchedule I15.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Local Multiplayer + 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

  • PowerWash Simulator 2 earned 34.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 171 Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer launches.
  • It also leads Local Multiplayer, with 31.3% of that tag's money.
  • Multiplayer is led by Schedule I, with 15.9% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Local Multiplayer + Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view168 of 171 launchesWithout the breakout170 of 171 launchesLast 18 months101 of 171 launches
Launches counted17113 hits16813 hits17012 hits1017 hits
Earned $100k+7.6 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.1 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$910top tenth $51,409+$970$910$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.3%0.1 more in 100-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-9.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.6%$60 more0.0%no change-33.3%$303 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 171 launches.

Launches counted
17113 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$910top tenth $51,409+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 171 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16813 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$970
Chance against standard
+1.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.6%$60 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (34.6% of the money): 170 launches left.

Launches counted
17012 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$910
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 101 of 171.

Launches counted
1017 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-9.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-33.3%$303 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 171 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 171 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, PowerWash Simulator 2 (34.6% of the money): 170 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 101 of 171.

Local Multiplayer is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Local Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
Local MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view392 of 397 launchesWithout the breakout396 of 397 launchesLast 18 months224 of 397 launches
Launches counted39719 hits39219 hits39618 hits22410 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 214.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $19,496+$607$607$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-33.4%$203 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 397 launches.

Launches counted
39719 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $19,496+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 397 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39219 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (31.3% of the money): 396 launches left.

Launches counted
39618 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 224 of 397.

Launches counted
22410 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-33.4%$203 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 397 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 397 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, PowerWash Simulator 2 (31.3% of the money): 396 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 224 of 397.

Multiplayer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,465 of 1,500 launchesWithout the breakout1,499 of 1,500 launchesLast 18 months836 of 1,500 launches
Launches counted1,500217 hits1,465209 hits1,499216 hits836109 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.4 in 10013.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,393top tenth $247,963+$1,415$1,335$1,335
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100-10.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+1.6%$22 more-4.2%$58 less-4.2%$58 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,500 launches.

Launches counted
1,500217 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,393top tenth $247,963+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 1,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,465209 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.9% of the money): 1,499 launches left.

Launches counted
1,499216 hits
Earned $100k+
14.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$58 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 836 of 1,500.

Launches counted
836109 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335
Chance against standard
-10.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$58 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,500 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 1,500 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, Schedule I (15.9% of the money): 1,499 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 836 of 1,500.

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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