Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Multiplayer / Tabletop
Multiplayer + Tabletop: a typical launch earns $303 in its first year
That is the median of 43 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 7 of 74 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 56% on the year before: 78 against 50.
- Price
- $303 median of 43 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −78.6% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 78 50 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 156 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 450 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.20xhits against expected | 0.82x to 1.83x | 74 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,774 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 | −23% to +26% | 17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,572 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | +7%review growth against same-age games | −2% to +15% | 17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #495 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
- 74
- Hit rate
- 9.5%2.5% to 16.5%
- Expected rate
- 7.2%
- Against expected
- 1.20x0.82x to 1.83x
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
74 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
- $769
- Top tenth
- $68,811
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
- +56%
- Against Steam
- +11%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.
- TabletopGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Ark Nova (opens the Steam store)2024 · 833 reviews, 93% positiveest. $388k
- NEW MONOPOLY® (opens the Steam store)2024 · 547 reviews, 36% positiveest. $332k
- Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent (opens the Steam store)2026 · 450 reviews, 75% positiveest. $319k
- Nexus 5X (opens the Steam store)2023 · 886 reviews, 90% positiveest. $269k
- Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? (opens the Steam store)2025 · 458 reviews, 88% positiveest. $232k
- DOKAPON! Sword of Fury (opens the Steam store)2025 · 357 reviews, 85% positiveest. $181k
- Quilts and Cats of Calico (opens the Steam store)2024 · 407 reviews, 93% positiveest. $165k
- Just Xiangqi (opens the Steam store)2024 · 710 reviews, 84% positiveest. $144k
More with Multiplayer
pairs with Multiplayer- Sandbox + Multiplayer$32,53338 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- 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 Tabletop
pairs with Tabletop- Simulation + Tabletop$40443 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Tabletop$35444 launches priced, 103 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Tabletop$25236 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Board Game + Tabletop$202120 launches priced, 223 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Tabletop$20276 launches priced, 192 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Tabletop$20276 launches priced, 130 releases in 12 months
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