Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

FPS + Online Co-Op: a typical launch earns $13,340 in its first year

That is the median of 30 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 17 of 60 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 6.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 47% on the year before: 50 against 34.

Price: $13,340
Price vs a year earlier: −51.9%
Releases, 12 months: 50
Upcoming games: 187
Games on the store: 419

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.

FPS + Online 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.	0.48%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.22% to 0.75%	30 ranked of 187 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#499 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	2.08xhits against expected	1.55x to 2.73x	60 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#123 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−12%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−40% to +21%	28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,797 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−8%review growth against same-age games	−21% to +4%	28 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,202 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: 17
Expected: 6.6

Launches: 60
Hit rate: 28.3%17.9% to 39.7%
Expected rate: 11.0%
Against expected: 2.08x1.55x to 2.73x

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

60 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: $119
Median: $8,447
Top tenth: $2,574,342

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: 50
Prior 12 months: 34

Change: +47%
Against Steam: +4%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

FPSGenre 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 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.

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