Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Online Co-Op / Action Roguelike
Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike: a typical launch earns $7,946 in its first year
That is the median of 36 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 21 of 78 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 8.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 76% on the year before: 72 against 41.
- Price
- $7,946 median of 36 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −80.8% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 72 41 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 212 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 404 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. | 0.33%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.19% to 0.56% | 32 ranked of 213 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #702 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 2.18xhits against expected | 1.66x to 2.82x | 78 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #97 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| −19%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −39% to +8% | 27 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,964 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −1%review growth against same-age games | −18% to +21% | 27 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,034 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 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
- 78
- Hit rate
- 26.0%19.4% to 36.8%
- Expected rate
- 10.3%
- Against expected
- 2.18x1.66x to 2.82x
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
77 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
- $202
- Median
- $8,901
- Top tenth
- $1,079,939
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
- +76%
- Against Steam
- +22%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Online Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Action RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Content Warning (opens the Steam store)2024 · 72,658 reviews, 93% positiveest. $12M
- Windblown (opens the Steam store)2024 · 9,092 reviews, 88% positiveest. $4.3M
- The Spell Brigade (opens the Steam store)2024 · 14,815 reviews, 80% positiveest. $3.3M
- Crime Boss: Rockay City (opens the Steam store)2024 · 8,627 reviews, 68% positiveest. $3.2M
- Lost Castle 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 10,933 reviews, 78% positiveest. $2.6M
- Abyssus (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5,064 reviews, 84% positiveest. $2.5M
- SWORN (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,803 reviews, 80% positiveest. $2.3M
- LORT (opens the Steam store)2026 · 3,963 reviews, 77% positiveest. $1.2M
More with Online Co-Op
pairs with Online Co-Op- FPS + Online Co-Op$13,34030 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Online Co-Op$11,02868 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Online Co-Op$7,08069 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Online Co-Op$6,34186 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Online Co-Op$6,190195 launches priced, 381 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Online Co-Op$5,819120 launches priced, 169 releases in 12 months
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
- Difficult + Action Roguelike$2,42672 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
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