Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Multiplayer / Military
Multiplayer + Military: 26 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. 9 of 27 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 4% on the year before: 26 against 25.
- Small sample
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 26 25 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 74 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 312 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.
| 1.13%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.30% to 2.12% | 13 ranked of 74 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,247 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | +50%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −1% to +118% | 36 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #181 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +14%review growth against same-age games | +1% to +39% | 36 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #132 of 2,461pairs on this board |
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
Matured 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
- 27
- Hit rate
- 33.3%17.8% to 52.0%
- Expected rate
- 14.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
27 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
- $101
- Median
- $13,358
- Top tenth
- $660,918
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
- +4%
- Against Steam
- −24%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- MultiplayerNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- MilitaryNot 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.
- WARDOGS (opens the Steam store)2026 · 84,875 reviews, 76% positiveest. $67M
- Bodycam (opens the Steam store)2024 · 63,261 reviews, 80% positiveest. $42M
- GROUND BRANCH (opens the Steam store)2026 · 22,430 reviews, 83% positiveest. $13M
- Gallipoli (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,191 reviews, 77% positiveest. $2.5M
- Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,373 reviews, 68% positiveest. $1.3M
- Wild Assault (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,877 reviews, 68% positiveest. $1.1M
- SimplePlanes 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,381 reviews, 92% positiveest. $559k
- GERONIMO (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,292 reviews, 81% positiveest. $523k
More with Multiplayer
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- Multiplayer + Management$19,88833 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Realistic$17,04044 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Open World + Multiplayer$15,60236 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Immersive Sim$15,00039 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Multiplayer$8,980122 launches priced, 253 releases in 12 months
More with Military
pairs with Military- Simulation + Military$2,91247 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- War + Military$2,15564 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Military$1,45661 launches priced, 118 releases in 12 months
- Military + Wargame$1,21466 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- First-Person + Military$97133 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Action + Military$80987 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
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