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Local Multiplayer + Female Protagonist
Of 61 developers who shipped a Female-Led Local Multiplayer game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 64 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $5.8k, ×12 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $720. Revenue is flat on the market; 64 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $719 (exactly $719) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) |
| Top 25% | $44k (exactly $43,756) |
| Top 5% | $722k (exactly $721,579) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 61 |
| Released games | 236 |
| Announced | 64 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $10.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue flat on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Female Protagonist
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Co-Op, Co-op
- Price point
- $10.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, Colorful, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $10.99.
The top 10 games average 71% positive over 189,769 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $720. 8 in 10 of the 30 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 64 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
It Takes Two 2021 · $262M 
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 2025 · $209M 
Split Fiction 2025 · $118M 
Street Fighter™ 6 2023 · $60M 
Mortal Kombat X 2015 · $24M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | It Takes Two | older | $39.99 | 218,492 95% | 6.6M | $262M (exactly $262,124,852) | Hazelight Studios |
| | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | $69.99 | 99,773 50% | 3.0M | $209M (exactly $209,493,368) | EA Canada, EA Romania | |
| | Split Fiction | $49.99 | 78,378 97% | 2.4M | $118M (exactly $117,543,487) | Hazelight Studios | |
| | Street Fighter™ 6 | older | $39.99 | 49,952 81% | 1.5M | $60M (exactly $59,927,414) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Mortal Kombat X | older | $19.99 | 39,392 88% | 1.2M | $24M (exactly $23,623,382) | NetherRealm Studios, QLOC |
 | SOULCALIBUR VI | older | $59.99 | 9,768 83% | 293k | $18M (exactly $17,579,470) | BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc., Dimps Corpor… (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc., Dimps Corporation) |
 | Skullgirls 2nd Encore | older | $24.99 | 23,071 88% | 692k | $17M (exactly $17,296,329) | Hidden Variable Studios |
 | Street Fighter V | older | $19.99 | 27,820 72% | 835k | $17M (exactly $16,683,654) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
 | THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV | $29.99 | 8,399 83% | 252k | $7.6M (exactly $7,556,580) | SNK CORPORATION | |
 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan | older | $19.99 | 9,244 76% | 277k | $5.5M (exactly $5,543,627) | Supermassive Games |
 | Onirism | $17.99 | 1,337 82% | 40k | $722k (exactly $721,579) | Crimson Tales | |
 | DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round | $39.99 | 550 31% | 17k | $660k (exactly $659,835) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Scott Pilgrim EX | $28.99 | 471 85% | 14k | $410k (exactly $409,629) | Tribute Games Inc. | |
 | Tales of Berseria Remastered | $39.99 | 175 70% | 5.3k | $210k (exactly $209,948) | D.A.G Inc. | |
 | Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown | $19.99 | 333 57% | 10k | $200k (exactly $199,700) | SBN3 | |
 | Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate | $24.99 | 205 84% | 6.2k | $154k (exactly $153,688) | Rocket Panda Games Japan | |
 | THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION | $24.99 | 148 51% | 4.4k | $111k (exactly $110,956) | LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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