Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Local Co-Op / Colorful
Local Co-Op + Colorful: 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. 1 of 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 5% on the year before: 21 against 22.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 21 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 48 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 186 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.67xhits against expected | 0.54x to 1.20x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,877 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| 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
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured 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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 3.2%0.0% to 8.0%
- Expected rate
- 9.5%
- Against expected
- 0.67x0.54x to 1.20x
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
31 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
- $0
- Median
- $1,274
- Top tenth
- $23,674
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
- −5%
Parent tags
- Local Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- ColorfulNot 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.
- Platypus Reclayed (opens the Steam store)2025 · 644 reviews, 99% positiveest. $195k
- Surmount (opens the Steam store)2024 · 126 reviews, 83% positiveest. $38k
- Ready, Steady, Ship! (opens the Steam store)2024 · 103 reviews, 66% positiveest. $31k
- All Hands on Deck (opens the Steam store)2025 · 90 reviews, 71% positiveest. $24k
- Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (opens the Steam store)2023 · 25 reviews, 64% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Slime Heroes (opens the Steam store)2025 · 31 reviews, 67% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Storm Lancers (opens the Steam store)2025 · 40 reviews, 62% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Use Your Words 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 52 reviews, 82% positiveest. $16k
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
More with Colorful
pairs with Colorful- Colorful + Cozy$3,63859 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Colorful$3,39962 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Visual Novel + Colorful$2,68975 launches priced, 112 releases in 12 months
- Colorful + Emotional$2,00335 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- Colorful + Life Sim$1,85851 launches priced, 69 releases in 12 months
- Magic + Colorful$1,66832 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
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