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Niches / Co-op + PvP

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Co-op + PvP

Games tagged both Co-op and PvP: 114 indie paid launches, 3 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 + PvP priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Co-op + PvP is too small to compare with Co-op and is too small to compare with PvP: 0 of its 74 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 245 launches for Co-op and 2 of 514 launches for PvP.

Small sample: 74 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCo-op
4 of 245launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 245 launches
Typical earnings$244
Launches245 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCo-op + PvP
0 of 74launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 74 launches
$1k+11 in 100
$10k+2 of 74 launches
Launches74 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPvP
2 of 514launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 514 launches
Typical earnings$109
Launches514 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5PvP 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices114 in pairUnder $574 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 74 games tagged both Co-op and PvP priced under $5. 0 of 74 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 171 for Co-op-only games and 2 of 440 for PvP-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Co-op alone and is too small to compare with PvP alone.

Both: 74 games priced under $5; 0 of 74 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 74 launches · $100k+ 0 of 74 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 74 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

Liar's Barleads this pair76.3%
PairLiar's Bar76.3%
Co-opPalworld28.0%
PvPSoulmask11.4%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Co-op + PvP

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

  • Liar's Bar earned 76.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 114 Co-op + PvP launches.
  • Co-op is led by Palworld, with 28.0% of its money.
  • PvP is led by Soulmask, with 11.4% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + PvP is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Co-op + PvP through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view112 of 114 launchesWithout the breakout113 of 114 launchesLast 18 months25 of 114 launches
Launches counted1143 hits1123 hits1132 hits251 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 114too few for a rate3 of 112too few for a rate2 of 113too few for a rate1 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$218top tenth $18,396+$214$214under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.8%no change; too few to tell-32.7%0.9 fewer in 100+52.0%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-1.8%$4 less-1.8%$4 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 114 launches.

Launches counted
1143 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 114too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$218top tenth $18,396+
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 114 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1123 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 112too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+1.8%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-1.8%$4 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Liar's Bar (76.3% of the money): 113 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1132 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 113too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-32.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$4 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 114.

Launches counted
251 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+52.0%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Co-op and PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 114 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 114 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, Liar's Bar (76.3% of the money): 113 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: 25 of 114.

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.

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

PvP through every lens, all prices
PvPBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,033 of 1,058 launchesWithout the breakout1,057 of 1,058 launchesLast 18 months296 of 1,058 launches
Launches counted1,05868 hits1,03366 hits1,05767 hits29621 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 167.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$488top tenth $36,673+$488$488$643
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+10.4%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change+31.8%$155 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 1,058 launches.

Launches counted
1,05868 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488top tenth $36,673+
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: 25 of 1,058 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03366 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Soulmask (11.4% of the money): 1,057 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,05767 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 296 of 1,058.

Launches counted
29621 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+10.4%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+31.8%$155 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 1,058 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: 25 of 1,058 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, Soulmask (11.4% of the money): 1,057 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: 296 of 1,058.

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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