Niche

Local Co-Op + Platformer

Games tagged both Local Co-Op and Platformer: 40 indie paid launches, 2 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $5 to $10

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$5 to $10

Showing Local Co-Op + Platformer priced $5 to $10.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$5 to $10

Local Co-Op + Platformer is too small to compare with Local Co-Op and is too small to compare with Platformer: 1 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 4 of 96 launches for Local Co-Op and 1.8 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 15 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagLocal Co-Op

4 of 96launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 96 launches

Typical earnings$1,135

Launches96 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairLocal Co-Op + Platformer

1 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 15 launches

Typical earnings$270

Launches15 / 1 hits

Expected3.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPlatformer

1.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 54

Typical earnings$766

Launches597 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 30), typical $1,106, from 6,975 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10Local Co-Op is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices40 in pair Under $511 in pair $5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Local Co-Op and Platformer priced $5 to $10. 1 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 81 for Local Co-Op-only games and 1.7 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Local Co-Op alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 15 games priced $5 to $10; 1 of 15 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $270.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

PICO PARK 2leads this pair55.8%

PairPICO PARK 255.8%

Local Co-OpBopl Battle16.3%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Local Co-Op + Platformer

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

PICO PARK 2 earned 55.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Local Co-Op + Platformer launches.
Local Co-Op is led by Bopl Battle, with 16.3% of its money.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 64.8% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Local Co-Op + Platformer is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Local Co-Op + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view40 of 40 launches	Without the breakout39 of 40 launches	Last 18 months11 of 40 launches
Launches counted	402 hits	402 hits	391 hits	110 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 40too few for a rate	2 of 40too few for a rate	1 of 39too few for a rate	0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,135top tenth $24,729+	$1,135	$850	$5,857
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-48.7%2.4 fewer in 100	-100.0%5.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-25.1%$285 less	+416.0%$4,722 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Co-Op and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,135top tenth $24,729+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,135
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, PICO PARK 2 (55.8% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 391 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $850
Chance against standard: -48.7%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -25.1%$285 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 40.

Launches counted: 110 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $5,857
Chance against standard: -100.0%5.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +416.0%$4,722 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Co-Op and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, PICO PARK 2 (55.8% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 40.

Local Co-Op is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
Local Co-Op	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view301 of 308 launches	Without the breakout307 of 308 launches	Last 18 months79 of 308 launches
Launches counted	30824 hits	30122 hits	30723 hits	795 hits
Earned $100k+	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.5 in 1001 in 13	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$1,065top tenth $45,437+	$1,065	$1,063	$1,721
Chance against standard	the base	-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100	-3.9%0.3 fewer in 100	-18.8%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-0.2%$2 less	+61.6%$656 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 308 launches.

Launches counted: 30824 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,065top tenth $45,437+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 308 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 30122 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,065
Chance against standard: -6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bopl Battle (16.3% of the money): 307 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 30723 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,063
Chance against standard: -3.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$2 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 308.

Launches counted: 795 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,721
Chance against standard: -18.8%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +61.6%$656 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 308 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 308 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Bopl Battle (16.3% of the money): 307 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 308.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches	Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches	Last 18 months636 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted	2,40085 hits	2,35378 hits	2,39984 hits	63624 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$283top tenth $11,251+	$284	$283	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.1%no change	+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$1 more	0.0%no change	-19.1%$54 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted: 2,40085 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $283top tenth $11,251+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,35378 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $284
Chance against standard: -6.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.4%$1 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,39984 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $283
Chance against standard: -1.1%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 636 of 2,400.

Launches counted: 63624 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -19.1%$54 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 636 of 2,400.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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