Niche

2D + Local Co-Op

Games tagged both 2D and Local Co-Op: 70 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

Under $5

Showing 2D + Local Co-Op priced under $5.

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?Under $5

2D + Local Co-Op is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Local Co-Op: 0 of its 33 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.4 in 100 for 2D and 0 of 111 launches for Local Co-Op.

Small sample: 33 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tag2D

0.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 276

Typical earnings$117

Launches4,961 / 18 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2D + Local Co-Op

0 of 33launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 33 launches

$1k+3 of 33 launches

$10k+1 of 33 launches

Launches33 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagLocal Co-Op

0 of 111launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 111 launches

Typical earnings$146

Launches111 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $52D 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices70 in pair Under $533 in pair $5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both 2D and Local Co-Op priced under $5. 0 of 33 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 in 100 for 2D-only games and 0 of 78 for Local Co-Op-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Local Co-Op alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 0 of 33 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 3 of 33 launches · $10k+ 1 of 33 launches · $100k+ 0 of 33 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Feed the Cupsleads this pair56.0%

PairFeed the Cups56.0%

2DHollow Knight: Silksong40.1%

Local Co-OpBopl Battle14.1%

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 2D + Local Co-Op

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

Feed the Cups earned 56.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 70 2D + Local Co-Op launches.
2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 40.1% of its money.
Local Co-Op is led by Bopl Battle, with 14.1% 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

2D + Local Co-Op is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D + Local Co-Op through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view68 of 70 launches	Without the breakout69 of 70 launches	Last 18 months18 of 70 launches
Launches counted	704 hits	683 hits	693 hits	181 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 70too few for a rate	3 of 68too few for a rate	3 of 69too few for a rate	1 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 39 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-22.8%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-23.9%1.4 fewer in 100	-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
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 2D and Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 70 launches.

Launches counted: 704 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 70too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 39 in 100
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: 2 of 70 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 683 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 68too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -22.8%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Feed the Cups (56.0% of the money): 69 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 693 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 69too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.9%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 70.

Launches counted: 181 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -2.8%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 70 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: 2 of 70 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, Feed the Cups (56.0% of the money): 69 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: 18 of 70.

2D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D through every lens, all prices
2D	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launches	Without the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launches	Last 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches
Launches counted	8,243270 hits	7,744248 hits	8,242269 hits	2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+	3.3 in 1001 in 31	3.2 in 1001 in 31	3.3 in 1001 in 31	3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$291top tenth $13,367+	$307	$291	$268
Chance against standard	the base	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.5%$16 more	0.0%no change	-7.9%$23 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.

Launches counted: 8,243270 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $291top tenth $13,367+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,744248 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $307
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.5%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 8,242269 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $291
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.

Launches counted: 2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: +11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -7.9%$23 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 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: 499 of 8,243 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 (40.1% of the money): 8,242 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: 2,301 of 8,243.

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 view302 of 309 launches	Without the breakout308 of 309 launches	Last 18 months80 of 309 launches
Launches counted	30926 hits	30224 hits	30825 hits	806 hits
Earned $100k+	8.4 in 1001 in 12	7.9 in 1001 in 13	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,171top tenth $60,583+	$1,207	$1,171	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-5.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-3.5%0.3 fewer in 100	-10.9%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.1%$36 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
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: 309 launches.

Launches counted: 30926 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,171top tenth $60,583+
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 309 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 30224 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,207
Chance against standard: -5.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.1%$36 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bopl Battle (14.1% of the money): 308 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 30825 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,171
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 309.

Launches counted: 806 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -10.9%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 12 to 36 months old: 309 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 309 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 (14.1% of the money): 308 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: 80 of 309.

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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