4 Player Local + Local Multiplayer: a typical launch earns $707 in its first year

That is the median of 69 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 7 of 128 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 9.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 14% on the year before: 89 against 78.

One game dominates the figure

Price: $707
Price vs a year earlier: −27.2%
Releases, 12 months: 89
Upcoming games: 185
Games on the store: 905

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.

4 Player Local + 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.	Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games.
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. One game dominates the figure	0.83xhits against expected	0.56x to 1.28x	128 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#3,923 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period.
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window.

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: 7
Expected: 9.1

Launches: 128
Hit rate: 5.5%2.2% to 8.6%
Expected rate: 7.1%
Against expected: 0.83x0.56x to 1.28x

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

128 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: $707
Top tenth: $19,865

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: 89
Prior 12 months: 78

Change: +14%

Parent tags

4 Player LocalNot 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.

Related niches

pairs with 4 Player Local

Local Co-Op + 4 Player Local$2,32636 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
Multiplayer + 4 Player Local$80957 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
Action + 4 Player Local$70763 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
PvP + 4 Player Local$67746 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
Arcade + 4 Player Local$52649 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
Casual + 4 Player Local$50652 launches priced, 76 releases in 12 months

Every pair with 4 Player Local

More with Local Multiplayer

pairs with Local Multiplayer

Local Co-Op + Local Multiplayer$1,61847 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
Multiplayer + Local Multiplayer$93984 launches priced, 142 releases in 12 months
Funny + Local Multiplayer$91940 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
Action + Local Multiplayer$76884 launches priced, 147 releases in 12 months
Arcade + Local Multiplayer$65754 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
PvP + Local Multiplayer$60667 launches priced, 137 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Local Multiplayer

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