Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

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Game Market DataSteam market, quoted daily
Live games
191,514
on 30 Sep 2026

Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Niches / Local Co-Op / Pixel Graphics

Local Co-Op + Pixel Graphics: 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. 4 of 48 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 36% on the year before: 21 against 33.

Price
n/a
under 30 launches
Price vs a year earlier
n/a
no price
Releases, 12 months
21
33 the year before
Upcoming games
83
coming soon on Steam
Games on the store
363
carrying both tags

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.

Local Co-Op + Pixel Graphics on each board
BoardValueIntervalSampleStanding
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.0.01%share of upcoming wishlist heat0.01% to 0.02%6 ranked of 83 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026#3,717 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.1.10xhits against expected0.76x to 1.78x48 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)#2,208 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
  • One game dominates the figure
+98%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam+32% to +189%19 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months#10 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
  • One game dominates the figure
  • Listed after unflagged rows on this board
0%review growth against same-age games−6% to +8%19 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025#1,970 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
4
Expected
3.4
Launches
48
Hit rate
8.3%1.7% to 20.5%
Expected rate
7.0%
Against expected
1.10x0.76x to 1.78x

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

48 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
$40
Median
$808
Top tenth
$63,765

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
21
Prior 12 months
33
Change
−36%
Against Steam
−49%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

  • Local Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
  • Pixel GraphicsNot 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.

More with Local Co-Op

pairs with Local Co-Op
Every pair with Local Co-Op

More with Pixel Graphics

pairs with Pixel Graphics
Every pair with Pixel Graphics

Verdicts

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Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.