Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Multiplayer + Battle Royale: 33 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. 2 of 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 32% on the year before: 33 against 25.

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

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 33
Upcoming games: 133
Games on the store: 359

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.

Multiplayer + Battle Royale 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.	0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.05% to 0.13%	12 ranked of 133 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,886 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	1.06xhits against expected	0.78x to 1.80x	31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#2,460 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+1%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−29% to +40%	23 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,421 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	−6%review growth against same-age games	−17% to +3%	23 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,338 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: 2
Expected: 1.7

Launches: 31
Hit rate: 6.5%0.0% to 17.7%
Expected rate: 5.6%
Against expected: 1.06x0.78x to 1.80x

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

31 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: $303
Top tenth: $49,966

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: 33
Prior 12 months: 25

Change: +32%
Against Steam: −6%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

MultiplayerNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Battle RoyaleGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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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