Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Co-op + Local Co-Op: a typical launch earns $2,429 in its first year

That is the median of 59 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 12 of 118 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 12.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 28% on the year before: 92 against 72.

Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games

Price: $2,429
Price vs a year earlier: +50.1%
Releases, 12 months: 92
Upcoming games: 258
Games on the store: 956

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Co-op + Local Co-Op on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.38%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.19% to 0.58%	29 ranked of 258 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#615 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games	1.00xhits against expected	0.71x to 1.44x	118 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#2,781 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	+10%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−18% to +42%	50 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,117 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	+2%review growth against same-age games	−8% to +13%	50 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#720 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 12
Expected: 12.0

Launches: 118
Hit rate: 10.2%6.4% to 16.6%
Expected rate: 10.1%
Against expected: 1.00x0.71x to 1.44x

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

118 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $35
Median: $1,668
Top tenth: $100,085

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 92
Prior 12 months: 72

Change: +28%
Against Steam: −7%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

Co-opNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Local 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 titles

The 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.

More with Co-op

pairs with Co-op

Co-op + PvE$16,63155 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
Co-op + First-Person$11,81190 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
Survival + Co-op$7,36134 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
Horror + Co-op$7,08089 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
Simulation + Co-op$6,44568 launches priced, 108 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Co-op

More with Local Co-Op

pairs with Local Co-Op

Adventure + Local Co-Op$3,64135 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
Local Co-Op + Multiplayer$3,24638 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
Local Co-Op + 4 Player Local$2,32636 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
Action + Local Co-Op$2,10359 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
Local Co-Op + Local Multiplayer$1,61847 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
Local Co-Op + Family Friendly$1,04236 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Local Co-Op

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