Niche

Co-op + Local Co-Op

Games tagged both Co-op and Local Co-Op: 115 indie paid launches, 13 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Co-op + Local Co-Op priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Co-op and beats Local Co-Op; priced $10 to $20 it trails Co-op and is about level with Local Co-Op.

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

Co-op + Local Co-Op trails Co-op and is about level with Local Co-Op: 18.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 36.4 in 100 for Co-op and 18.5 in 100 for Local Co-Op.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner

Tag oneCo-op

36.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds36.4 in 100

Typical earnings$36,127

Launches162 / 59 hits

Pair trails by17.7 in 100

TIETied

This pairCo-op + Local Co-Op

18.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.8 in 100

$1k+84 in 100

$10k+53 in 100

Launches32 / 6 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagLocal Co-Op

18.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.5 in 100

$1k+88 in 100

$10k+49 in 100

Launches81 / 15 hits

A tie, apart by0.2 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices115 in pair Under $542 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $409: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Co-op and Local Co-Op priced $10 to $20. 18.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 40.8 in 100 for Co-op-only games and 18.4 in 100 for Local Co-Op-only games, so the mix trails Co-op alone and is about level with Local Co-Op alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 18.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 53 in 100 · $100k+ 19 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

Absolumleads this pair41.6%

PairAbsolum41.6%

Co-opPalworld28.0%

Local Co-OpPowerWash Simulator 223.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Co-op + 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

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The leaders, in words

Absolum earned 41.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 115 Co-op + Local Co-Op launches.
Co-op is led by Palworld, with 28.0% of its money.
Local Co-Op is led by PowerWash Simulator 2, with 23.6% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Co-op + Local Co-Op holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Co-op + Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view110 of 115 launches	Without the breakout114 of 115 launches	Last 18 months27 of 115 launches
Launches counted	11513 hits	11012 hits	11412 hits	274 hits
Earned $100k+	11.3 in 100	10.9 in 100	10.5 in 100	4 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,379top tenth $193,605+	$1,435	$1,379	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-3.5%0.4 fewer in 100	-6.9%0.8 fewer in 100	+31.1%3.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+4.1%$56 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 115 launches.

Launches counted: 11513 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,379top tenth $193,605+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 115 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 11012 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,435
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.1%$56 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (41.6% of the money): 114 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 11412 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,379
Chance against standard: -6.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 115.

Launches counted: 274 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +31.1%3.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 115 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 115 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, Absolum (41.6% of the money): 114 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 115.

Co-op is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Co-op through every lens, all prices
Co-op	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view678 of 698 launches	Without the breakout697 of 698 launches	Last 18 months212 of 698 launches
Launches counted	698137 hits	678133 hits	697136 hits	21249 hits
Earned $100k+	19.6 in 100	19.6 in 100	19.5 in 100	23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,890top tenth $752,573+	$3,939	$3,867	$6,084
Chance against standard	the base	-0.1%no change	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+17.8%3.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.3%$49 more	-0.6%$23 less	+56.4%$2,194 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Co-op, 12 to 36 months old: 698 launches.

Launches counted: 698137 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,890top tenth $752,573+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 20 of 698 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 678133 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,939
Chance against standard: -0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +1.3%$49 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 697 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 697136 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,867
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.6%$23 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 212 of 698.

Launches counted: 21249 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,084
Chance against standard: +17.8%3.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +56.4%$2,194 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Co-op, 12 to 36 months old: 698 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 20 of 698 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, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 697 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 212 of 698.

Local Co-Op is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
Local Co-Op	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view309 of 316 launches	Without the breakout315 of 316 launches	Last 18 months82 of 316 launches
Launches counted	31626 hits	30924 hits	31525 hits	829 hits
Earned $100k+	8.2 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.9 in 1001 in 13	11.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,170top tenth $57,472+	$1,170	$1,091	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-5.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-3.5%0.3 fewer in 100	+33.4%2.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-6.8%$79 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 316 launches.

Launches counted: 31626 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,170top tenth $57,472+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 316 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 30924 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,170
Chance against standard: -5.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (23.6% of the money): 315 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 31525 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,091
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.8%$79 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 316.

Launches counted: 829 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +33.4%2.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 316 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 316 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 (23.6% of the money): 315 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 316.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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