Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Massively Multiplayer / MMORPG
Massively Multiplayer + MMORPG: 75 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. 4 of 12 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 142% on the year before: 75 against 31.
- Small sample
- Mostly free-to-play
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 75 31 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 228 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 562 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.
| 1.44%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.41% to 2.57% | 26 ranked of 228 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,156 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| 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. | −42%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −58% to −15% | 29 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #2,286 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −9%review growth against same-age games | −16% to +1% | 29 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,232 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 12
- Hit rate
- 33.3%15.2% to 63.8%
- Expected rate
- 17.7%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
12 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
- $415
- Median
- $30,656
- Top tenth
- $2,342,486
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
- +142%
- Against Steam
- +58%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Massively MultiplayerNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- MMORPGGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,835 reviews, 72% positiveest. $3.9M
- The Quinfall (opens the Steam store)2025 · 12,086 reviews, 50% positiveest. $2.4M
- PIONER (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,210 reviews, 62% positiveest. $1.9M
- Age of Water (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,882 reviews, 72% positiveest. $1.8M
- SpiritVale (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,885 reviews, 48% positiveest. $1.4M
- Stars Reach (opens the Steam store)2026 · 331 reviews, 51% positiveest. $201k
- Embers Adrift (opens the Steam store)2025 · 242 reviews, 69% positiveest. $98k
- Scapewatch: Idle MMO (opens the Steam store)2026 · 297 reviews, 86% positiveest. $90k
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