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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Co-op 6DOF game?

Co-op + 6DOF

Of 25 developers who shipped a Co-op 6DOF game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.5k, level with the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $720k, ×482 the market median. Revenue is up 115% on the market; 30 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 115% on the market, 30 announced, ×3.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + 6DOF
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 25
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.5k → $390 → $4.8k → $299 → $25k → $449 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + 6DOF: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 25
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $1.5k (exactly $1,498)
Top 25% $25k (exactly $25,187)
Top 5% $721k (exactly $721,439)
Developers, 2 yr 25
Released games 72
Announced 30
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $14.99

momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 115% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 22%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Co-op
effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
6DOF
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Co-op, 6DOF; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Combat, Immersive Sim
Price point
$14.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Realistic, VR
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 6,093 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $1.5k, 1 in 4 over $25k, 1 in 20 over $720k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 7 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Co-op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + SuperheroFair9 devs · median $11k · 17 announced
  2. + Boomer ShooterFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  3. + GamblingFair22 devs · median $4.4k · 32 announced
  4. + NinjaFair13 devs · median $4.2k · 13 announced
  5. + TypingLong shot16 devs · median $810 · 13 announced
  6. + Word GameLong shot23 devs · median $267 · 23 announced
  7. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds58 devs · median $515k · 127 announced
  8. + World War IIPoor odds12 devs · median $372k · 23 announced
  9. + AutomationPoor odds48 devs · median $369k · 110 announced
  10. + TransportationPoor odds17 devs · median $369k · 25 announced
  11. + JRPGPoor odds15 devs · median $164k · 19 announced
  12. + Turn-BasedPoor odds12 devs · median $131k · 19 announced

All 230 pairs on the Co-op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Raw Data 2017 · $2.4M Angels Fall First 2026 · $2.1M Arizona Sunshine® VR Remake 2024 · $721k Aquanox Deep Descent 2020 · $417k OverDrift Festival 2022 · $331k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Raw Data older $39.99 2,036 81% 61k $2.4M (exactly $2,442,589) Survios
Angels Fall First $17.99 3,835 81% 115k $2.1M (exactly $2,069,749) Strangely Interactive Ltd
Arizona Sunshine® VR Remake $19.99 1,203 88% 36k $721k (exactly $721,439) Vertigo Games
Aquanox Deep Descent older $29.99 463 48% 14k $417k (exactly $416,561) Digital Arrow
OverDrift Festival older $9.99 1,103 79% 33k $331k (exactly $330,569) OverDrift Crew
Firehawk: FPV Drone Shooter $19.99 494 91% 15k $296k (exactly $296,252) TruePlayers
Descent older $19.99 462 96% 14k $277k (exactly $277,061) Parallax
Guardians Frontline older $24.99 287 83% 8.6k $215k (exactly $215,164) VirtualAge
Ultrawings older $14.99 378 88% 11k $170k (exactly $169,987) Bit Planet Games, LLC
Virtual Hunter $24.99 173 71% 5.2k $130k (exactly $129,698) Korpi Games Oy
Real VR Fishing $19.99 184 73% 5.5k $110k (exactly $110,345) Devs United Games, Inc
Titan Isles $24.99 40 95% 1.2k $30k (exactly $29,988) Psytec Games Ltd
Dance Eden $19.99 42 85% 1.3k $25k (exactly $25,187) DigiEden
Blood Night · EA $1.99 109 95% 3.3k $6.5k (exactly $6,507) Team
Another Door: Escape Room $19.99 8 87% 240 $4.8k (exactly $4,798) SKONEC Entertainment, YOUCANSTAR
Horror Simulator VR $14.99 5 80% 150 $2.2k (exactly $2,248) Suplife Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.