Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

PvP + Party Game: a typical launch earns $1,112 in its first year

That is the median of 43 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 3 of 125 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 422% on the year before: 282 against 54.

Price: $1,112
Price vs a year earlier: −14.1%
Releases, 12 months: 282
Upcoming games: 581
Games on the store: 1,029

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

PvP + Party Game on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.26%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.13% to 0.39%	19 ranked of 583 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#866 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.77xhits against expected	0.54x to 1.32x	125 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#4,319 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−76%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−81% to −70%	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	#2,360 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−13%review growth against same-age games	−22% to −3%	17 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,410 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 old

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.

Hits: 3
Expected: 4.8

Launches: 125
Hit rate: 2.4%0.7% to 4.7%
Expected rate: 3.9%
Against expected: 0.77x0.54x to 1.32x

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

125 launches

Estimated 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: $607
Top tenth: $12,868

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 282
Prior 12 months: 54

Change: +422%
Against Steam: +259%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

PvPNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Party GameGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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More with Party Game

pairs with Party Game

Multiplayer + Party Game$1,66842 launches priced, 298 releases in 12 months
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Action + Party Game$98030 launches priced, 278 releases in 12 months
3D + Party Gameno price193 releases in 12 months
Arcade + Party Gameno price191 releases in 12 months

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