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Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics: 48 indie paid launches, 4 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is level with Local Multiplayer and trails Pixel Graphics.

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 + Pixel Graphics is level with Local Multiplayer and trails Pixel Graphics: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.0 in 100 for Local Multiplayer and 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

2NDTied
Tag onemood tagLocal Multiplayer
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$101
Launches173 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 in 100
2NDTied
This pairLocal Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics
0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$162
Launches24 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 125
Typical earnings$182
Launches2,369 / 19 hits
Pair trails by0.8 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices48 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.0 for Local Multiplayer-only games and 0.8 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is level with Local Multiplayer alone and trails Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $162.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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.

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

A Few Quick Matchesleads this pair41.1%
PairA Few Quick Matches41.1%
Local MultiplayerPowerWash Simulator 231.3%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE27.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics

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

  • A Few Quick Matches earned 41.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 48 Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Local Multiplayer is led by PowerWash Simulator 2, with 31.3% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 27.7% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view47 of 48 launchesWithout the breakout47 of 48 launchesLast 18 months25 of 48 launches
Launches counted484 hits474 hits473 hits252 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 128.5 in 1001 in 126.4 in 1001 in 168.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $34,604+$364$332$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.4%0.2 more in 100-22.9%1.9 fewer in 100-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-8.8%$32 less-11.0%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 48 launches.

Launches counted
484 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $34,604+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
474 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Few Quick Matches (41.1% of the money): 47 launches left.

Launches counted
473 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$332
Chance against standard
-22.9%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$32 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 48.

Launches counted
252 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.0%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 48 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 48 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, A Few Quick Matches (41.1% of the money): 47 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 48.

Local Multiplayer is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Local Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
Local MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view392 of 397 launchesWithout the breakout396 of 397 launchesLast 18 months224 of 397 launches
Launches counted39719 hits39219 hits39618 hits22410 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 214.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $19,496+$607$607$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-33.4%$203 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 397 launches.

Launches counted
39719 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $19,496+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 397 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39219 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (31.3% of the money): 396 launches left.

Launches counted
39618 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 224 of 397.

Launches counted
22410 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-6.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-33.4%$203 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Local Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 397 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 397 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, PowerWash Simulator 2 (31.3% of the money): 396 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 224 of 397.

Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launchesWithout the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launchesLast 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches
Launches counted4,188220 hits3,987201 hits4,187219 hits2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,416+$485$485$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.

Launches counted
4,188220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,416+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 201 of 4,188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,987201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.

Launches counted
4,187219 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

Launches counted
2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 201 of 4,188 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, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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