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Niches / Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics

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Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics: 43 indie paid launches, 3 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 + Pixel Graphics priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Local Multiplayer and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics; priced under $5 it has too few launches to read.

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

18 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagLocal Multiplayer
0 of 157launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 157 launches
Typical earnings$107
Launches157 / 0 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairLocal Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches18

18 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 133
Typical earnings$145
Launches2,126 / 16 hits
Pairno reading
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 $518 in pair$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics priced under $5. 0 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 139 for Local Multiplayer-only games and 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Local Multiplayer alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 18 games priced under $5; 0 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 1 of 18 launches · $10k+ 0 of 18 launches · $100k+ 0 of 18 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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 pair48.3%
PairA Few Quick Matches48.3%
Local MultiplayerRivals of Aether II36.2%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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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 48.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Local Multiplayer is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 36.2% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Local Multiplayer + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 43 launchesWithout the breakout42 of 43 launchesLast 18 months10 of 43 launches
Launches counted433 hits423 hits422 hits102 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 43too few for a rate3 of 42too few for a rate2 of 42too few for a rate2 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.4%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-31.7%2.2 fewer in 100+186.7%13.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
433 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
16 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 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
423 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Few Quick Matches (48.3% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
422 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-31.7%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 10 of 43.

Launches counted
102 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+186.7%13.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Multiplayer and Pixel Graphics, 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, A Few Quick Matches (48.3% 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: 10 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.

Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launchesWithout the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launchesLast 18 months1,072 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686206 hits3,492187 hits3,685205 hits1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 195.6 in 1001 in 186.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$449top tenth $31,794+$476$449$383
Chance against standardthe base-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.0%$27 more0.0%no change-14.7%$66 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.

Launches counted
3,686206 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449top tenth $31,794+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,492187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$476
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.0%$27 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685205 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,072 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.7%$66 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 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: 194 of 3,686 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 (23.6% of the money): 3,685 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: 1,072 of 3,686.

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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