Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Co-op / Top-Down Shooter
Co-op + Top-Down Shooter: 21 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. 2 of 29 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 75% on the year before: 21 against 12.
- Small sample
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 12 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 46 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 183 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. | 0.05%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.09% | 7 ranked of 46 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,442 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 29
- Hit rate
- 6.9%0.0% to 15.2%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
29 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
- $32
- Median
- $1,214
- Top tenth
- $28,888
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
- +75%
Parent tags
- Co-opNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Top-Down ShooterGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Zombieville USA 3D (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,190 reviews, 92% positiveest. $443k
- Phantom Squad (opens the Steam store)2025 · 418 reviews, 80% positiveest. $118k
- Extremely Powerful Capybaras (opens the Steam store)2023 · 904 reviews, 60% positiveest. $110k
- The Horde Wants You Dead (opens the Steam store)2025 · 270 reviews, 64% positiveest. $55k
- Kritter: Defend Together (opens the Steam store)2026 · 111 reviews, 85% positiveest. $22k
- ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives (opens the Steam store)2024 · 128 reviews, 44% positiveest. $16k
- Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef (opens the Steam store)2024 · 69 reviews, 81% positiveest. $14k
- The Last Game (opens the Steam store)2023 · 81 reviews, 88% positiveest. $11k
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
More with Top-Down Shooter
pairs with Top-Down Shooter- Roguelite + Top-Down Shooter$1,010116 launches priced, 189 releases in 12 months
- Top-Down Shooter + Twin Stick Shooter$90973 launches priced, 113 releases in 12 months
- Top-Down Shooter + Bullet Hell$809179 launches priced, 260 releases in 12 months
- Action RPG + Top-Down Shooter$72833 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Top-Down Shooter + Action Roguelike$687150 launches priced, 242 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Top-Down Shooter$443111 launches priced, 155 releases in 12 months
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