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4 Player Local + Local Co-Op

Games tagged both 4 Player Local and Local Co-Op: 66 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 4 Player Local + Local Co-Op priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 4 Player Local and trails Local Co-Op; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

4 Player Local + Local Co-Op trails both its tags: 1 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 5.5 in 100 for 4 Player Local and 15.7 in 100 for Local Co-Op.

Small sample: 24 launches, 1 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag one4 Player Local
5.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 18
Typical earnings$5,767
Launches55 / 3 hits
Pair trails by1.3 in 100
3RDThird
This pair4 Player Local + Local Co-Op
1 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$6,072
Launches24 / 1 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagLocal Co-Op
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches83 / 13 hits
Pair trails by11.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Local Co-Op is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices66 in pairUnder $513 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both 4 Player Local and Local Co-Op priced $10 to $20. 4.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 6.5 for 4 Player Local-only games and 20.3 for Local Co-Op-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 4.2 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 24), typical first-year earnings $6,072.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Scott Pilgrim EXleads this pair26.4%
PairScott Pilgrim EX26.4%
4 Player LocalRivals of Aether II53.5%
Local Co-OpPowerWash Simulator 222.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 4 Player Local + Local Co-Op

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Scott Pilgrim EX earned 26.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 66 4 Player Local + Local Co-Op launches.
  • 4 Player Local is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 53.5% of its money.
  • Local Co-Op is led by PowerWash Simulator 2, with 22.9% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

4 Player Local + Local Co-Op is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

4 Player Local + Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view66 of 66 launchesWithout the breakout65 of 66 launchesLast 18 months33 of 66 launches
Launches counted663 hits663 hits652 hits333 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 223.1 in 1001 in 329.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$2,225top tenth $27,524+$2,225$2,103$1,780
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-31.1%1.4 fewer in 100+102.2%4.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.5%$122 less-20.0%$445 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 4 Player Local and Local Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 66 launches.

Launches counted
663 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225top tenth $27,524+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 66 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
663 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Scott Pilgrim EX (26.4% of the money): 65 launches left.

Launches counted
652 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$2,103
Chance against standard
-31.1%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.5%$122 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 66.

Launches counted
333 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,780
Chance against standard
+102.2%4.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.0%$445 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 4 Player Local and Local Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 66 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 66 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Scott Pilgrim EX (26.4% of the money): 65 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 66.

4 Player Local is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

4 Player Local through every lens, all prices
4 Player LocalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view224 of 224 launchesWithout the breakout223 of 224 launchesLast 18 months122 of 224 launches
Launches counted2249 hits2249 hits2238 hits1226 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254.0 in 1001 in 253.6 in 1001 in 284.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $16,930+$809$809$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-10.0%0.4 fewer in 100+22.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-25.1%$203 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 4 Player Local, 6 to 30 months old: 224 launches.

Launches counted
2249 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $16,930+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 224 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2249 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (53.5% of the money): 223 launches left.

Launches counted
2238 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 122 of 224.

Launches counted
1226 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+22.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-25.1%$203 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 4 Player Local, 6 to 30 months old: 224 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 224 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (53.5% of the money): 223 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 122 of 224.

Local Co-Op holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
Local Co-OpBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view305 of 312 launchesWithout the breakout311 of 312 launchesLast 18 months159 of 312 launches
Launches counted31223 hits30522 hits31122 hits15910 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$1,150top tenth $44,621+$1,150$1,112$1,112
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100-4.1%0.3 fewer in 100-14.9%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-3.3%$38 less-3.3%$38 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 312 launches.

Launches counted
31223 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150top tenth $44,621+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 312 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
30522 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (22.9% of the money): 311 launches left.

Launches counted
31122 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,112
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.3%$38 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 312.

Launches counted
15910 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,112
Chance against standard
-14.9%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.3%$38 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 312 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 312 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (22.9% of the money): 311 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 312.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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