Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Action / Co-op Campaign
Action + Co-op Campaign: 20 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 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 9% on the year before: 20 against 22.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 86 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 193 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.
| 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.10% | 7 ranked of 86 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,199 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.11xhits against expected | 0.77x to 1.74x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,161 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 12.9%3.8% to 22.6%
- Expected rate
- 10.7%
- Against expected
- 1.11x0.77x to 1.74x
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
31 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
- $0
- Median
- $1,415
- Top tenth
- $118,418
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
- −9%
Parent tags
- ActionNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Co-op CampaignNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- Crime Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 6,291 reviews, 82% positiveest. $1.8M
- Salt and Sacrifice (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,746 reviews, 62% positiveest. $707k
- Tank Squad (opens the Steam store)2025 · 855 reviews, 70% positiveest. $346k
- First Dwarf (opens the Steam store)2024 · 314 reviews, 76% positiveest. $159k
- Phantom Squad (opens the Steam store)2025 · 418 reviews, 80% positiveest. $118k
- Bish Bash Bots (opens the Steam store)2023 · 146 reviews, 76% positiveest. $59k
- Broventure: The Wild Co-op (opens the Steam store)2025 · 399 reviews, 71% positiveest. $40k
- Let's Cook Together 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 37 reviews, 75% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Action
pairs with Action- Action + Mechs$7,85932 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Action + Bullet Heaven$6,31331 launches priced, 177 releases in 12 months
- Action + Co-op$3,733172 launches priced, 259 releases in 12 months
- Action + Team-Based$2,97239 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Action + Metroidvania$2,893107 launches priced, 128 releases in 12 months
- Action + Fighting$2,52840 launches priced, 34 releases in 12 months
More with Co-op Campaign
pairs with Co-op Campaign- Co-op + Co-op Campaignno price28 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Co-op Campaignno price25 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Co-op Campaignno price22 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Co-op Campaignno price19 releases in 12 months
- Local Co-Op + Co-op Campaignno price18 releases in 12 months
- Puzzle + Co-op Campaignno price16 releases in 12 months
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