Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / 4 Player Local / Party Game
4 Player Local + Party Game: 63 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. 3 of 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 250% on the year before: 63 against 18.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 63 18 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 121 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 284 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. | 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.
| 1.08xhits against expected | 0.76x to 1.79x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,344 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 oldMatured 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
- 44
- Hit rate
- 6.8%4.6% to 18.9%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
- Against expected
- 1.08x0.76x to 1.79x
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
44 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
- $0
- Median
- $809
- Top tenth
- $62,014
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
- +250%
Parent tags
- 4 Player LocalNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Party GameGenre 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.
- LEGO® Party! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,128 reviews, 87% positiveest. $913k
- Walk of Life (opens the Steam store)2025 · 902 reviews, 94% positiveest. $365k
- DOKAPON! Sword of Fury (opens the Steam store)2025 · 357 reviews, 85% positiveest. $181k
- Choppy Cuts (opens the Steam store)2026 · 262 reviews, 75% positiveest. $90k
- Ultimate Sheep Raccoon (opens the Steam store)2025 · 206 reviews, 46% positiveest. $83k
- Slip & Skid (opens the Steam store)2026 · 147 reviews, 97% positiveest. $39k
- Heave Ho 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 113 reviews, 90% positiveest. $23k
- Pimbolas (opens the Steam store)2026 · 89 reviews, 94% positiveest. $18k
Related niches
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- Multiplayer + 4 Player Local$80957 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
- 4 Player Local + Local Multiplayer$70769 launches priced, 89 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
More with Party Game
pairs with Party Game- Multiplayer + Party Game$1,66842 launches priced, 298 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Party Game$1,19340 launches priced, 460 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Party Game$1,11237 launches priced, 206 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Party Game$1,11243 launches priced, 282 releases in 12 months
- Action + Party Game$98030 launches priced, 278 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Party Gameno price193 releases in 12 months
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