Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Co-op / Party Game
Co-op + Party Game: 102 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 47 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 629% on the year before: 102 against 14.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 102 14 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 246 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 406 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.
| 0.49%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.19% to 0.92% | 20 ranked of 246 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #4,525 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.19xhits against expected | 0.82x to 1.92x | 47 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,819 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
- 47
- Hit rate
- 8.5%1.8% to 17.1%
- Expected rate
- 6.2%
- Against expected
- 1.19x0.82x to 1.92x
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
47 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
- $145
- Median
- $2,023
- Top tenth
- $86,089
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
- +629%
Parent tags
- Co-opNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Party GameGenre 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.
- Voyagers of Nera (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,029 reviews, 83% positiveest. $1.2M
- Machine Party (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,502 reviews, 87% positiveest. $670k
- Walk of Life (opens the Steam store)2025 · 902 reviews, 94% positiveest. $365k
- NEW MONOPOLY® (opens the Steam store)2024 · 547 reviews, 36% positiveest. $332k
- Climber Animals: Together (opens the Steam store)2024 · 6,072 reviews, 73% positiveest. $285k
- SUPER CRAZY RHYTHM CASTLE (opens the Steam store)2023 · 384 reviews, 78% positiveest. $155k
- Feather Party (opens the Steam store)2024 · 552 reviews, 87% positiveest. $100k
- Choppy Cuts (opens the Steam store)2026 · 262 reviews, 75% positiveest. $90k
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 Party Game
pairs with Party Game- Multiplayer + Party Game$1,66842 launches priced, 298 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Party Game$1,19340 launches priced, 460 releases in 12 months
- Funny + Party Game$1,11237 launches priced, 206 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Party Game$1,11243 launches priced, 282 releases in 12 months
- Action + Party Game$98030 launches priced, 278 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Party Gameno price193 releases in 12 months
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