Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Physics / Split Screen
Physics + Split Screen: 8 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. 2 of 12 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 60% on the year before: 8 against 5.
- Small sample
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 8 5 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 25 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 70 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. | 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
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
- 12
- Hit rate
- 16.7%0.0% to 37.5%
- Expected rate
- 10.1%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
12 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
- $107
- Median
- $1,516
- Top tenth
- $181,262
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
- +60%
Parent tags
- PhysicsNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Split ScreenNot 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.
- MotoGP™24 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,001 reviews, 83% positiveest. $811k
- World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 Gold Edition (opens the Steam store)2025 · 246 reviews, 89% positiveest. $199k
- Ultimate Godspeed (opens the Steam store)2024 · 75 reviews, 89% positiveest. $20k
- Lock n Drop Bracket Racing (opens the Steam store)2024 · 17 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- 4 Rush Together (opens the Steam store)2025 · 29 reviews, 86% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Helix Jump (opens the Steam store)2024 · 29 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- UnPlugged (opens the Steam store)2024 · 20 reviews, 75% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Twin Stick Tennis (opens the Steam store)2024 · 8 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
More with Physics
pairs with Physics- Building + Physics$2,16430 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Physics$2,06074 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Physics$1,72852 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Comedy + Physics$1,61742 launches priced, 99 releases in 12 months
- Sandbox + Physics$1,24262 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Physics$1,11244 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
More with Split Screen
pairs with Split Screen- Casual + Split Screen$16238 launches priced, 45 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Split Screenno price36 releases in 12 months
- Action + Split Screenno price35 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Split Screenno price28 releases in 12 months
- Local Multiplayer + Split Screenno price26 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Split Screenno price25 releases in 12 months
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