Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Arcade / Online Co-Op
Arcade + Online Co-Op: 47 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. 6 of 48 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 42% on the year before: 47 against 33.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 47 33 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 119 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 303 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. | 0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.12% | 11 ranked of 119 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,233 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.21xhits against expected | 0.83x to 1.85x | 48 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,708 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
- 48
- Hit rate
- 12.5%6.7% to 18.8%
- Expected rate
- 9.2%
- Against expected
- 1.21x0.83x to 1.85x
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
48 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
- $164
- Median
- $1,517
- Top tenth
- $139,416
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
- +42%
Parent tags
- ArcadeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Online Co-OpNot 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.
- REMATCH (opens the Steam store)2025 · 40,975 reviews, 70% positiveest. $25M
- LEGO® Party! (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,128 reviews, 87% positiveest. $913k
- Alien Hominid Invasion (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,570 reviews, 88% positiveest. $636k
- Temtem: Swarm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,492 reviews, 77% positiveest. $630k
- Wild Woods (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,760 reviews, 78% positiveest. $534k
- Professional Fishing 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 440 reviews, 77% positiveest. $223k
- Crashout Crew (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,042 reviews, 93% positiveest. $169k
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (opens the Steam store)2025 · 205 reviews, 84% positiveest. $104k
More with Arcade
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- Arcade + Twin Stick Shooter$1,01169 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Female Protagonist$96168 launches priced, 82 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Local Co-Op$96050 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Anime$91052 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Difficult$80679 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
More with Online Co-Op
pairs with Online Co-Op- FPS + Online Co-Op$13,34030 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Online Co-Op$11,02868 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Online Co-Op$7,08069 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Online Co-Op$6,34186 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Online Co-Op$6,190195 launches priced, 381 releases in 12 months
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