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Should I ship a Local Multiplayer Hockey game?

Hockey + Local Multiplayer

Only 11 developers shipped a Local Multiplayer Hockey game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Franchise Hockey Manager 11, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 12 more are announced.

Verdict: strong odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×4.8 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $1.0k. Revenue is flat on the market; 12 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.3 per shipper.

Deciding numbers: median 4.8 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 12 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Hockey + Local Multiplayer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $150 → $3.0k → $479 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Hockey + Local Multiplayer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $1.1k (exactly $1,078)
Median $3.0k (exactly $2,994)
Top 25% $18k (exactly $17,845)
Top 5% $89k (exactly $88,756)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 36
Announced 12
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 125% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Hockey
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Local Multiplayer
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Hockey, Local Multiplayer
Price point
$7.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 81% positive over 493 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.1k, median $3.0k, 1 in 4 over $17k, 1 in 20 over $88k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 12 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Hockey with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + SimulationPoor odds9 devs · median $6.7k · 15 announced
  2. + PvPPoor odds11 devs · median $3.0k · 24 announced
  3. + SportsPoor odds28 devs · median $1.6k · 43 announced
  4. + ActionPoor odds13 devs · median $958 · 21 announced
  5. + PhysicsPoor odds9 devs · median $958 · 20 announced
  6. + ArcadePoor odds17 devs · median $899 · 25 announced

All 6 pairs on the Hockey page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Franchise Hockey Manager 9 2022 · $132k Franchise Hockey Manager 10 2023 · $120k Franchise Hockey Manager 8 2021 · $115k Franchise Hockey Manager 11 2024 · $89k Franchise Hockey Manager 12 2025 · $79k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Franchise Hockey Manager 9 older $19.99 220 83% 6.6k $132k (exactly $131,934) Out of the Park Developments, game54 So… (Out of the Park Developments, game54 Software)
Franchise Hockey Manager 10 older $19.99 200 81% 6.0k $120k (exactly $119,940) Out of the Park Developments, game54 So… (Out of the Park Developments, game54 Software)
Franchise Hockey Manager 8 older $19.99 192 81% 5.8k $115k (exactly $115,142) Out of the Park Developments, Minos Gam… (Out of the Park Developments, Minos Games)
Franchise Hockey Manager 11 $19.99 148 70% 4.4k $89k (exactly $88,756) game54 Software, Out of the Park Develo… (game54 Software, Out of the Park Developments)
Franchise Hockey Manager 12 $19.99 132 78% 4.0k $79k (exactly $79,160) game54 Software, Out of the Park Develo… (game54 Software, Out of the Park Developments)
Floorball League 2010 $9.99 90 90% 2.7k $27k (exactly $26,973) Prodigium Game Studios
Lacrosse 26 $34.99 17 88% 510 $18k (exactly $17,845) Crosse Studios
Wild Ice $19.99 17 100% 510 $10k (exactly $10,195) Journey Bound Games
Canvas Hockey older $9.99 34 91% 1.0k $10k (exactly $10,190) Brandon Alexander Holt
Hoser Hockey older $3.99 44 75% 1.3k $5.3k (exactly $5,267) Sam
World Hockey '88 $12.99 12 83% 360 $4.7k (exactly $4,676) Phantasma Digital
Dyebreaker $4.99 20 100% 600 $3.0k (exactly $2,994) running jump
Sokker $2.99 29 86% 870 $2.6k (exactly $2,601) Sokpop Collective
Casual Sport Series: Hockey $5.99 6 33% 180 $1.1k (exactly $1,078) Revulo Games
Mini AirHockey $0.99 22 95% 660 $653 (exactly $653) Geert Verhoeff

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.