Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Racing / Local Multiplayer
Racing + Local Multiplayer: 27 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. 1 of 35 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 29% on the year before: 27 against 21.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 21 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 38 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 246 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. | 0.01%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.02% | 5 ranked of 38 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,624 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.78xhits against expected | 0.63x to 1.40x | 35 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,219 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| 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
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
- 35
- Hit rate
- 2.9%0.0% to 11.6%
- Expected rate
- 6.0%
- Against expected
- 0.78x0.63x to 1.40x
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
35 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
- $303
- Top tenth
- $21,059
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
- +29%
Parent tags
- RacingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Local MultiplayerNot 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.
- HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged (opens the Steam store)2023 · 955 reviews, 77% positiveest. $773k
- Victory Heat Rally (opens the Steam store)2024 · 605 reviews, 88% positiveest. $245k
- Ultimate Sheep Raccoon (opens the Steam store)2025 · 206 reviews, 46% positiveest. $83k
- Slip & Skid (opens the Steam store)2026 · 147 reviews, 97% positiveest. $39k
- Moorhuhn Kart 4 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 90 reviews, 86% positiveest. $36k
- Hot Lap Racing (opens the Steam store)2024 · 51 reviews, 64% positiveest. $31k
- Star Racer (opens the Steam store)2024 · 59 reviews, 93% positiveest. $12k
- Battle RC (opens the Steam store)2024 · 87 reviews, 87% positiveest. $8.8k
More with Racing
pairs with Racing- Racing + Realistic$1,56740 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Sports$1,314104 launches priced, 147 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Multiplayer$60747 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Driving$606121 launches priced, 184 releases in 12 months
- Racing + PvP$60645 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Colorful$60567 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
More with Local Multiplayer
pairs with Local Multiplayer- Local Co-Op + Local Multiplayer$1,61847 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Local Multiplayer$93984 launches priced, 142 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Local Multiplayer$91940 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Action + Local Multiplayer$76884 launches priced, 147 releases in 12 months
- 4 Player Local + Local Multiplayer$70769 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Local Multiplayer$65754 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
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