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Should I ship a Split Screen Party Game?

Split Screen + Party Game

Of 46 developers who shipped a Split Screen Party 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.. 78 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $900, ×1.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $70k, ×112 the market median. Revenue is up 20% on the market; 78 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 20% on the market, 78 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Split Screen + Party Game
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 46
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.2k → $2.4k → $1.2k → $1.2k → $1.8k → $839 (still earning) → $809 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Split Screen + Party Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 46
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $899 (exactly $899)
Top 25% $2.9k (exactly $2,873)
Top 5% $71k (exactly $70,536)
Developers, 2 yr 46
Released games 85
Announced 78
Effort 5 / 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 up 20% on the market, supply 220% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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.

Split Screen
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Split Screen, Party Game; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Multiplayer, PvP
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Cute, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 1,329 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $900, 1 in 4 over $2.8k, 1 in 20 over $70k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 78 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Automobile SimStrong odds25 devs · median $5.5k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair54 devs · median $6.0k · 56 announced
  3. + Immersive SimFair12 devs · median $6.0k · 14 announced
  4. + HorrorFair16 devs · median $4.3k · 18 announced
  5. + SportsFair58 devs · median $4.0k · 52 announced
  6. + RPGFair28 devs · median $450 · 31 announced
  7. + Score AttackLong shot23 devs · median $300 · 24 announced
  8. + CollectathonPoor odds10 devs · median $38k · 16 announced
  9. + Online Co-OpPoor odds30 devs · median $25k · 63 announced
  10. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds15 devs · median $18k · 20 announced
  11. + Open WorldPoor odds20 devs · median $10k · 27 announced
  12. + Tower DefensePoor odds8 devs · median $7.9k · 10 announced

All 84 pairs on the Split Screen page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Party Panic 2017 · $1.5M Heave Ho 2019 · $605k Tools Up! 2019 · $496k Crumble 2020 · $306k DunHero 2026 · $143k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Party Panic older $16.99 2,886 76% 87k $1.5M (exactly $1,470,994) Everglow Interactive Inc.
Heave Ho older $9.99 2,019 91% 61k $605k (exactly $605,094) Le Cartel Studio
Tools Up! older $19.99 827 78% 25k $496k (exactly $495,952) The Knights of Unity
Crumble older $14.99 681 89% 20k $306k (exactly $306,246) BRUTE FORCE
DunHero $8.99 530 89% 16k $143k (exactly $142,941) Dev Kacper
Mini Motor Racing X older $14.99 261 87% 7.8k $117k (exactly $117,372) The Binary Mill
Head's Adventures:chibichibi $7.99 334 97% 10k $80k (exactly $80,060) ManaWanderer
Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC $12.99 181 95% 5.4k $71k (exactly $70,536) German Bandera
Slip & Skid $12.99 141 97% 4.2k $55k (exactly $54,948) NHOGS Interactive
Papa's Quiz older $12.99 120 90% 3.6k $47k (exactly $46,764) Old Apes
Drunken FC · EA $6.99 71 80% 2.1k $15k (exactly $14,889) Sloppy Games, Red Herring Labs
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! $29.99 11 81% 330 $9.9k (exactly $9,897) Old Skull Games
Educational Family Games $24.99 10 100% 300 $7.5k (exactly $7,497) Crazysoft Limited
Forgotten Playland: Party Edition $9.99 25 68% 750 $7.5k (exactly $7,492) Duckland Games
Grizzy and the Lemmings - Crazy Party $39.99 6 100% 180 $7.2k (exactly $7,198) Balio Studio
Goo Goo Grapplers $7.99 20 100% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) Both Good

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