Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Fantasy / Local Co-Op
Fantasy + Local Co-Op: 10 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 10 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 25% on the year before: 10 against 8.
- Small sample
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 10 8 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 38 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 100 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.
| 0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.17% | 8 ranked of 38 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,696 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
- 10
- Hit rate
- 20.0%0.0% to 41.7%
- Expected rate
- 15.3%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
10 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
- $822
- Median
- $3,186
- Top tenth
- $598,905
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
- +25%
Parent tags
- FantasyNot 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 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.
- Absolum (opens the Steam store)2025 · 9,457 reviews, 91% positiveest. $4.6M
- Wargroove 2 (opens the Steam store)2023 · 405 reviews, 69% positiveest. $164k
- SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure (opens the Steam store)2025 · 519 reviews, 71% positiveest. $158k
- The Awakener: Battle Tendency (opens the Steam store)2026 · 236 reviews, 73% positiveest. $72k
- Folk Hero (opens the Steam store)2023 · 181 reviews, 81% positiveest. $55k
- Winx Club: The Magic is Back (opens the Steam store)2026 · 87 reviews, 37% positiveest. $53k
- Hand In Hand (opens the Steam store)2023 · 92 reviews, 89% positiveest. $22k
- Slime Heroes (opens the Steam store)2025 · 31 reviews, 67% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Fantasy
pairs with Fantasy- Fantasy + Strategy RPG$6,98232 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Multiple Endings$3,03445 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Female Protagonist$2,18571 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Character Customization$2,14452 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Dungeon Crawler$1,86172 launches priced, 121 releases in 12 months
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
- Co-op + Local Co-Op$2,42959 launches priced, 92 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
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