Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Co-op / Co-op Campaign
Co-op + Co-op Campaign: 28 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. 6 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 3% on the year before: 28 against 29.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 28 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 104 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 263 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. | 0.17%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.08% to 0.26% | 15 ranked of 104 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,211 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.17xhits against expected | 0.80x to 1.78x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,895 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
- 45
- Hit rate
- 13.3%6.7% to 22.5%
- Expected rate
- 10.5%
- Against expected
- 1.17x0.80x to 1.78x
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
45 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
- $129
- Median
- $4,388
- Top tenth
- $111,861
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
- −3%
Parent tags
- Co-opNot 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.
- Escape Simulator 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,415 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.7M
- 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
- WheelMates (opens the Steam store)2026 · 582 reviews, 74% positiveest. $236k
- DuneCrawl (opens the Steam store)2026 · 573 reviews, 74% positiveest. $232k
- Together: Moon Escape (opens the Steam store)2026 · 881 reviews, 90% positiveest. $178k
- Storebound (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,057 reviews, 76% positiveest. $171k
- Phantom Squad (opens the Steam store)2025 · 418 reviews, 80% positiveest. $118k
More with Co-op
pairs with Co-op- Co-op + PvE$16,63155 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + First-Person$11,81190 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Survival + Co-op$7,36134 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Co-op$7,08089 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Co-op$6,44568 launches priced, 108 releases in 12 months
More with Co-op Campaign
pairs with Co-op Campaign- Online Co-Op + Co-op Campaignno price25 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Co-op Campaignno price22 releases in 12 months
- Action + Co-op Campaignno price20 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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