Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Online Co-Op + PvE: a typical launch earns $5,260 in its first year

That is the median of 63 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 28 of 114 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 11.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 33% on the year before: 100 against 75.

Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games

Price: $5,260
Price vs a year earlier: −51.0%
Releases, 12 months: 100
Upcoming games: 432
Games on the store: 747

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.

Online Co-Op + PvE 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.	1.48%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.86% to 2.23%	67 ranked of 432 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#160 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games	2.21xhits against expected	1.72x to 2.79x	114 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#89 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+1%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−20% to +24%	45 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,400 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	−2%review growth against same-age games	−11% to +6%	45 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#2,112 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: 28
Expected: 11.1

Launches: 114
Hit rate: 24.6%15.7% to 33.1%
Expected rate: 9.7%
Against expected: 2.21x1.72x to 2.79x

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

114 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: $161
Median: $7,637
Top tenth: $1,120,185

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: 100
Prior 12 months: 75

Change: +33%
Against Steam: −3%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

Online Co-OpNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
PvENot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.

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More with PvE

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