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Niches / Online Co-Op + Simulation

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Online Co-Op + Simulation

Games tagged both Online Co-Op and Simulation: 129 indie paid launches, 33 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Online Co-Op + Simulation priced $10 to $20.

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?$10 to $20

Online Co-Op + Simulation beats both its tags: 40.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 35.0 in 100 for Online Co-Op and 21.5 in 100 for Simulation.

That is about 2.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
35.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds35.0 in 100
Typical earnings$38,456
Launches177 / 62 hits
Pair leads by5.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pairOnline Co-Op + Simulation
40.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds40.5 in 100
Typical earnings$57,674
Launches42 / 17 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoSimulation
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$14,573
Launches1,006 / 216 hits
Pair leads by19.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both Online Co-Op and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 40.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 33.3 for Online Co-Op-only games and 20.6 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 40.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $57,674.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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

REMATCHleads this pair34.0%
PairREMATCH34.0%
Online Co-OpR.E.P.O.15.1%
SimulationSchedule I15.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Online Co-Op + Simulation

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

  • REMATCH earned 34.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 129 Online Co-Op + Simulation launches.
  • Online Co-Op is led by R.E.P.O., with 15.1% of its money.
  • Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Online Co-Op + Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Online Co-Op + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view125 of 129 launchesWithout the breakout128 of 129 launchesLast 18 months76 of 129 launches
Launches counted12933 hits12531 hits12832 hits7618 hits
Earned $100k+25.6 in 10024.8 in 10025.0 in 10023.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$12,561top tenth $901,536+$11,936$12,561$11,936
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.1%0.8 fewer in 100-2.3%0.6 fewer in 100-7.4%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-5.0%$625 less0.0%no change-5.0%$625 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Online Co-Op and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 129 launches.

Launches counted
12933 hits
Earned $100k+
25.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$12,561top tenth $901,536+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 129 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
12531 hits
Earned $100k+
24.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,936
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.0%$625 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (34.0% of the money): 128 launches left.

Launches counted
12832 hits
Earned $100k+
25.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$12,561
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 76 of 129.

Launches counted
7618 hits
Earned $100k+
23.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,936
Chance against standard
-7.4%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.0%$625 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Online Co-Op and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 129 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 129 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, REMATCH (34.0% of the money): 128 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 76 of 129.

Online Co-Op holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Online Co-Op through every lens, all prices
Online Co-OpBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view777 of 795 launchesWithout the breakout794 of 795 launchesLast 18 months439 of 795 launches
Launches counted795153 hits777148 hits794152 hits43973 hits
Earned $100k+19.2 in 10019.0 in 10019.1 in 10016.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$4,451top tenth $630,183+$4,451$4,451$3,641
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.0%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100-13.5%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-18.2%$810 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 795 launches.

Launches counted
795153 hits
Earned $100k+
19.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451top tenth $630,183+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 795 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
777148 hits
Earned $100k+
19.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (15.1% of the money): 794 launches left.

Launches counted
794152 hits
Earned $100k+
19.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451
Chance against standard
-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 439 of 795.

Launches counted
43973 hits
Earned $100k+
16.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,641
Chance against standard
-13.5%2.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.2%$810 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Online Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 795 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 795 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, R.E.P.O. (15.1% of the money): 794 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 439 of 795.

Simulation holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Simulation through every lens, all prices
SimulationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launchesWithout the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launchesLast 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted5,285435 hits5,023411 hits5,284434 hits3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 127.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$982top tenth $69,988+$1,012$982$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.1%$30 more0.0%no change-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted
5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982top tenth $69,988+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,012
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted
5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted
3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 262 of 5,285 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, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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