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Niches / Co-op + PvE

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Co-op + PvE

Games tagged both Co-op and PvE: 91 indie paid launches, 22 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Co-op + PvE priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Co-op and is too small to compare with PvE.

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?$10 to $20

Co-op + PvE is too small to compare with Co-op and is too small to compare with PvE: 10 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 36.4 in 100 for Co-op and 13.6 in 100 for PvE.

Small sample: 24 launches, 10 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCo-op
36.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds36.4 in 100
Typical earnings$36,127
Launches162 / 59 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCo-op + PvE
10 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds10 of 24 launches
$1k+24 of 24 launches
$10k+16 of 24 launches
Launches24 / 10 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagPvE
13.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,595
Launches198 / 27 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2.5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20PvE 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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Co-op and PvE priced $10 to $20. 10 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 35.5 in 100 for Co-op-only games and 9.8 in 100 for PvE-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Co-op alone and is too small to compare with PvE alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 10 of 24 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 24 of 24 launches · $10k+ 16 of 24 launches · $100k+ 10 of 24 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Killing Floor 3leads this pair22.2%
PairKilling Floor 322.2%
Co-opPalworld28.0%
PvEGray Zone Warfare21.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Co-op + PvE

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

  • Killing Floor 3 earned 22.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 91 Co-op + PvE launches.
  • Co-op is led by Palworld, with 28.0% of its money.
  • PvE is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 21.2% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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

Co-op + PvE 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.

Co-op + PvE through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view89 of 91 launchesWithout the breakout90 of 91 launchesLast 18 months36 of 91 launches
Launches counted9122 hits8921 hits9021 hits3610 hits
Earned $100k+24.2 in 10023.6 in 10023.3 in 10027.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+52 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-2.4%0.6 fewer in 100-3.5%0.8 fewer in 100+14.9%3.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 91 launches.

Launches counted
9122 hits
Earned $100k+
24.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+
52 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 in 100
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: 2 of 91 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8921 hits
Earned $100k+
23.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (22.2% of the money): 90 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9021 hits
Earned $100k+
23.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 91.

Launches counted
3610 hits
Earned $100k+
27.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+14.9%3.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 91 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 91 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, Killing Floor 3 (22.2% of the money): 90 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: 36 of 91.

Co-op is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Co-op through every lens, all prices
Co-opBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view678 of 698 launchesWithout the breakout697 of 698 launchesLast 18 months212 of 698 launches
Launches counted698137 hits678133 hits697136 hits21249 hits
Earned $100k+19.6 in 10019.6 in 10019.5 in 10023.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,890top tenth $752,573+$3,939$3,867$6,084
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100+17.8%3.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.3%$49 more-0.6%$23 less+56.4%$2,194 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Co-op, 12 to 36 months old: 698 launches.

Launches counted
698137 hits
Earned $100k+
19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,890top tenth $752,573+
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: 20 of 698 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
678133 hits
Earned $100k+
19.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,939
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+1.3%$49 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 697 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
697136 hits
Earned $100k+
19.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,867
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$23 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 212 of 698.

Launches counted
21249 hits
Earned $100k+
23.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,084
Chance against standard
+17.8%3.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+56.4%$2,194 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Co-op, 12 to 36 months old: 698 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: 20 of 698 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, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 697 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: 212 of 698.

PvE is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvEBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,338 of 1,360 launchesWithout the breakout1,359 of 1,360 launchesLast 18 months405 of 1,360 launches
Launches counted1,36072 hits1,33868 hits1,35971 hits40528 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 196.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$402top tenth $29,739+$411$390$363
Chance against standardthe base-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100+30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.2%$9 more-3.0%$12 less-9.7%$39 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 launches.

Launches counted
1,36072 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$402top tenth $29,739+
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: 22 of 1,360 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,33868 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$411
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.2%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (21.2% of the money): 1,359 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,35971 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.0%$12 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 405 of 1,360.

Launches counted
40528 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$363
Chance against standard
+30.6%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.7%$39 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,360 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: 22 of 1,360 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, Gray Zone Warfare (21.2% of the money): 1,359 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: 405 of 1,360.

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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