Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Local Co-Op / Roguelite
Local Co-Op + Roguelite: 16 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. 2 of 25 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 14% on the year before: 16 against 14.
- Small sample
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 16 14 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 64 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 171 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. | 0.01%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.02% | 7 ranked of 64 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,663 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 25
- Hit rate
- 8.0%0.0% to 15.5%
- Expected rate
- 10.5%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
25 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
- $109
- Median
- $4,345
- Top tenth
- $44,950
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
- +14%
Parent tags
- Local Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- RogueliteGenre 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.
- Absolum (opens the Steam store)2025 · 9,457 reviews, 91% positiveest. $4.6M
- Lost Castle 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 10,933 reviews, 78% positiveest. $2.6M
- Doomsday Paradise (opens the Steam store)2023 · 185 reviews, 89% positiveest. $56k
- Folk Hero (opens the Steam store)2023 · 181 reviews, 81% positiveest. $55k
- Keep Keepers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 135 reviews, 87% positiveest. $49k
- BattleCap (opens the Steam store)2024 · 159 reviews, 96% positiveest. $39k
- Vortica (opens the Steam store)2026 · 93 reviews, 83% positiveest. $28k
- Rogue Fist (opens the Steam store)2024 · 93 reviews, 89% positiveest. $17k
More with Local Co-Op
pairs with Local Co-Op- Adventure + Local Co-Op$3,64135 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Local Co-Op + Multiplayer$3,24638 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Local Co-Op$2,42959 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
- Local Co-Op + 4 Player Local$2,32636 launches priced, 37 releases in 12 months
- Action + Local Co-Op$2,10359 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Local Co-Op + Local Multiplayer$1,61847 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
More with Roguelite
pairs with Roguelite- Roguelite + Bullet Heaven$12,77652 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Roguelike Deckbuilder$9,65574 launches priced, 161 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Roguelite$4,52138 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Female Protagonist$4,27345 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
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