Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Massively Multiplayer / PvP
Massively Multiplayer + PvP: 53 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 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 6% on the year before: 53 against 50.
- Mostly free-to-play
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 53 50 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 229 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 566 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. | 0.35%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.10% to 0.64% | 24 ranked of 229 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #665 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.30xhits against expected | 0.91x to 2.12x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,925 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +4%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −24% to +49% | 28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,293 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −19%review growth against same-age games | −28% to −8% | 28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,534 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 9.7%0.0% to 21.2%
- Expected rate
- 5.3%
- Against expected
- 1.30x0.91x to 2.12x
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
31 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
- $323
- Top tenth
- $46,555
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
- +6%
- Against Steam
- −22%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Massively MultiplayerNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- PvPNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- SAND: Raiders of Sophie (opens the Steam store)2026 · 12,588 reviews, 49% positiveest. $6.2M
- The Quinfall (opens the Steam store)2025 · 12,086 reviews, 50% positiveest. $2.4M
- Wild Assault (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,877 reviews, 68% positiveest. $1.1M
- Last Remains (opens the Steam store)2025 · 914 reviews, 51% positiveest. $370k
- Dustland (opens the Steam store)2024 · 100 reviews, 69% positiveest. $47k
- SCP: EVENT CLASSIFIED (opens the Steam store)2024 · 207 reviews, 41% positiveest. $42k
- Source Code (opens the Steam store)2024 · 33 reviews, 60% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Dusty Derby (opens the Steam store)2024 · 66 reviews, 100% positiveest. $13k
More with Massively Multiplayer
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- Strategy + Massively Multiplayerno price49 releases in 12 months
More with PvP
pairs with PvP- RPG + PvP$1,53738 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Funny$1,11269 launches priced, 197 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Party Game$1,11243 launches priced, 282 releases in 12 months
- Sports + PvP$92876 launches priced, 150 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Cute$90972 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + PvP$81051 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
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