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Niches / Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter

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Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter

Games tagged both Multiplayer and Third-Person Shooter: 46 indie paid launches, 9 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 Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter priced $10 to $20.

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?$10 to $20

Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter beats both its tags: 8 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.0 in 100 for Multiplayer and 21.7 in 100 for Third-Person Shooter.

Small sample: 14 launches, 8 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagMultiplayer
29.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.0 in 100
Typical earnings$25,907
Launches300 / 87 hits
Pair leads by28.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMultiplayer + Third-Person Shooter
8 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds8 of 14 launches
Typical earnings$200,375
Launches14 / 8 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoThird-Person Shooter
21.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.7 in 100
Typical earnings$3,035
Launches106 / 23 hits
Pair leads by35.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Multiplayer 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 prices46 in pairUnder $516 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Multiplayer and Third-Person Shooter priced $10 to $20. 57.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.6 for Multiplayer-only games and 16.3 for Third-Person Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 57.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $200,375.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Over The Top: WWIleads this pair35.4%
PairOver The Top: WWI35.4%
MultiplayerSchedule I15.9%
Third-Person ShooterEscape From Duckov35.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter

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

  • Over The Top: WWI earned 35.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 46 Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter launches.
  • Multiplayer is led by Schedule I, with 15.9% of its money.
  • Third-Person Shooter is led by Escape From Duckov, with 35.2% 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

Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter is audience-sensitive: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Multiplayer + Third-Person Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view44 of 46 launchesWithout the breakout45 of 46 launchesLast 18 months27 of 46 launches
Launches counted469 hits449 hits458 hits275 hits
Earned $100k+19.6 in 10020.5 in 10017.8 in 10018.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,010top tenth $305,217+$1,618$909$1,010
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.6%0.9 more in 100-9.2%1.8 fewer in 100-5.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+60.2%$608 more-10.0%$101 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiplayer and Third-Person Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 46 launches.

Launches counted
469 hits
Earned $100k+
19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010top tenth $305,217+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 46 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
449 hits
Earned $100k+
20.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,618
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+60.2%$608 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Over The Top: WWI (35.4% of the money): 45 launches left.

Launches counted
458 hits
Earned $100k+
17.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-9.2%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.0%$101 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 46.

Launches counted
275 hits
Earned $100k+
18.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-5.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiplayer and Third-Person Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 46 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: 2 of 46 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, Over The Top: WWI (35.4% of the money): 45 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 46.

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

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,465 of 1,500 launchesWithout the breakout1,499 of 1,500 launchesLast 18 months836 of 1,500 launches
Launches counted1,500217 hits1,465209 hits1,499216 hits836109 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.4 in 10013.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,393top tenth $247,963+$1,415$1,335$1,335
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100-10.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+1.6%$22 more-4.2%$58 less-4.2%$58 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,500 launches.

Launches counted
1,500217 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,393top tenth $247,963+
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: 35 of 1,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,465209 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.9% of the money): 1,499 launches left.

Launches counted
1,499216 hits
Earned $100k+
14.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$58 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 836 of 1,500.

Launches counted
836109 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335
Chance against standard
-10.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$58 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,500 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: 35 of 1,500 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, Schedule I (15.9% of the money): 1,499 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 836 of 1,500.

Third-Person Shooter holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Third-Person Shooter through every lens, all prices
Third-Person ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view528 of 554 launchesWithout the breakout553 of 554 launchesLast 18 months287 of 554 launches
Launches counted55437 hits52833 hits55336 hits28718 hits
Earned $100k+6.7 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$323top tenth $26,114+$323$321$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick-6.0%0.4 fewer in 100-3.0%0.2 fewer in 100-6.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.6%$2 less+12.7%$41 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third-Person Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 554 launches.

Launches counted
55437 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$323top tenth $26,114+
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: 26 of 554 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52833 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Escape From Duckov (35.2% of the money): 553 launches left.

Launches counted
55336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$321
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 287 of 554.

Launches counted
28718 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.7%$41 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Third-Person Shooter, 6 to 30 months old: 554 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: 26 of 554 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, Escape From Duckov (35.2% of the money): 553 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 287 of 554.

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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