Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Co-op + Psychological Horror: a typical launch earns $5,481 in its first year

That is the median of 40 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 13 of 74 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 20% on the year before: 49 against 41.

Price: $5,481
Price vs a year earlier: −82.5%
Releases, 12 months: 49
Upcoming games: 186
Games on the store: 373

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Co-op + Psychological Horror on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.35%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.16% to 0.62%	25 ranked of 186 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#4,687 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	2.21xhits against expected	1.59x to 3.07x	74 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#87 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	+15%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−20% to +52%	42 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#920 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	0%review growth against same-age games	−13% to +13%	42 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#827 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 13
Expected: 4.2

Launches: 74
Hit rate: 17.6%6.6% to 28.7%
Expected rate: 5.7%
Against expected: 2.21x1.59x to 3.07x

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

74 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $214
Median: $5,621
Top tenth: $149,781

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 49
Prior 12 months: 41

Change: +20%
Against Steam: −13%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

Co-opNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Psychological HorrorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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

Every pair with Co-op

More with Psychological Horror

pairs with Psychological Horror

Psychological Horror + Cinematic$5,00947 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
Psychological Horror + Online Co-Op$4,64950 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
Psychological Horror + Multiplayer$4,45153 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
Psychological Horror + Story Rich$3,335269 launches priced, 401 releases in 12 months
Psychological Horror + Female Protagonist$2,91976 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
Surreal + Psychological Horror$2,906127 launches priced, 153 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Psychological Horror

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