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Niches / Local Multiplayer + Physics

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Local Multiplayer + Physics

Games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Physics: 43 indie paid launches, 2 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Local Multiplayer + Physics priced under $5, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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?Under $5

Local Multiplayer + Physics is too small to compare with Local Multiplayer and is too small to compare with Physics: 0 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 157 launches for Local Multiplayer and 2 of 656 launches for Physics.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 20 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagLocal Multiplayer
0 of 157launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 157 launches
Typical earnings$107
Launches157 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLocal Multiplayer + Physics
0 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 20 launches
$1k+4 of 20 launches
$10k+0 of 20 launches
Launches20 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPhysics
2 of 656launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 656 launches
Typical earnings$126
Launches656 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Local 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices43 in pairUnder $520 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Physics priced under $5. 0 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 137 for Local Multiplayer-only games and 2 of 636 for Physics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Local Multiplayer alone and is too small to compare with Physics alone.

Both: 20 games priced under $5; 0 of 20 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 20 launches · $10k+ 0 of 20 launches · $100k+ 0 of 20 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

DAVIGO: VR vs. PCleads this pair56.5%
PairDAVIGO: VR vs. PC56.5%
Local MultiplayerRivals of Aether II36.2%
PhysicsR.E.P.O.32.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Local Multiplayer + Physics

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

  • DAVIGO: VR vs. PC earned 56.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Local Multiplayer + Physics launches.
  • Local Multiplayer is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 36.2% of its money.
  • Physics is led by R.E.P.O., with 32.0% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Local Multiplayer + Physics is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Local Multiplayer + Physics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 43 launchesWithout the breakout42 of 43 launchesLast 18 months11 of 43 launches
Launches counted432 hits422 hits421 hits110 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 43too few for a rate2 of 42too few for a rate1 of 42too few for a rate0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 44 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100-100.0%4.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted
432 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 44 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
422 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, DAVIGO: VR vs. PC (56.5% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 43.

Launches counted
110 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%4.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 43 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 43 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, DAVIGO: VR vs. PC (56.5% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 43.

Local Multiplayer holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Local Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
Local MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view358 of 364 launchesWithout the breakout363 of 364 launchesLast 18 months98 of 364 launches
Launches counted36417 hits35817 hits36316 hits985 hits
Earned $100k+4.7 in 1001 in 214.7 in 1001 in 214.4 in 1001 in 235.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$658top tenth $21,046+$674$613under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.7%0.1 more in 100-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.4%$16 more-6.8%$45 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 364 launches.

Launches counted
36417 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$658top tenth $21,046+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 364 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
35817 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$674
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.4%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (36.2% of the money): 363 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
36316 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$613
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.8%$45 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 98 of 364.

Launches counted
985 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 364 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 364 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, Rivals of Aether II (36.2% of the money): 363 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 98 of 364.

Physics is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Physics through every lens, all prices
PhysicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,121 of 1,142 launchesWithout the breakout1,141 of 1,142 launchesLast 18 months311 of 1,142 launches
Launches counted1,14275 hits1,12174 hits1,14174 hits31128 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 159.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$398top tenth $32,284+$414$398$465
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100+37.1%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$16 more0.0%no change+16.8%$67 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,142 launches.

Launches counted
1,14275 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$398top tenth $32,284+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,142 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12174 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$414
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+4.0%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (32.0% of the money): 1,141 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,14174 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$398
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 311 of 1,142.

Launches counted
31128 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$465
Chance against standard
+37.1%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.8%$67 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,142 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,142 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, R.E.P.O. (32.0% of the money): 1,141 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 311 of 1,142.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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