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Local Co-Op + Card Game
Only 18 developers shipped a Local Co-Op Card Game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Keep the Heroes Out, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 27 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $390; 1 in 20 cleared $20k, ×44 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 27 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $390 (exactly $390) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $6.5k (exactly $6,475) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,990) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 52 |
| Announced | 27 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 down 30% on the market, supply 160% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Co-Op
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Card Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · rules engine and card data
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Co-Op, Card Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Online Co-Op, Strategy, Co-op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Hand-drawn
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 178 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $390. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Local Co-Op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Wingspan 2020 · $5.9M 
One Step From Eden 2020 · $3.6M 
HELLCARD 2024 · $2.5M 
Talisman: Digital Classic Edition 2014 · $1.2M 
Spirit Island 2020 · $1.2M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Wingspan | older | $19.99 | 9,807 94% | 294k | $5.9M (exactly $5,881,258) | Monster Couch |
| | One Step From Eden | older | $19.99 | 6,039 94% | 181k | $3.6M (exactly $3,621,588) | Thomas Moon Kang |
| | HELLCARD | older | $24.99 | 3,368 86% | 101k | $2.5M (exactly $2,524,990) | Thing Trunk |
| | Talisman: Digital Classic Edition | older | $6.99 | 5,557 80% | 167k | $1.2M (exactly $1,165,303) | Nomad Games |
| | Spirit Island | older | $24.99 | 1,545 91% | 46k | $1.2M (exactly $1,158,286) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
 | Ticket to Ride® | older | $14.99 | 1,057 69% | 32k | $475k (exactly $475,333) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
 | THE GAME OF LIFE | older | $6.49 | 2,215 73% | 66k | $431k (exactly $431,260) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
 | Sentinels of the Multiverse | older | $9.99 | 1,201 92% | 36k | $360k (exactly $359,940) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
 | One Deck Dungeon | older | $9.99 | 783 81% | 23k | $235k (exactly $234,665) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
 | Aeon's End | older | $14.99 | 438 82% | 13k | $197k (exactly $196,969) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
 | Keep the Heroes Out | $19.99 | 35 60% | 1.1k | $21k (exactly $20,990) | Brueh Games, YarnCat Games | |
 | Ragtag Heroes : CO-OP Deckbuilder | · EA | $14.99 | 37 62% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $16,639) | Ragtag Heroes Team |
 | Duo Quest | $14.99 | 26 65% | 780 | $12k (exactly $11,692) | 1+1 Studios | |
 | Forest of Deceit | $9.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Ghost Camp | |
 | Yesterday's News | $11.99 | 18 83% | 540 | $6.5k (exactly $6,475) | Rooibos Games | |
 | Hard Edge - War Zone | $15.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) | SUNSOFT | |
 | Vulcard | · EA | $11.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Goblin Games Studio |
 | The Ultimate Collector | · EA | $8.99 | 7 42% | 210 | $1.9k (exactly $1,888) | StariStudios |
 | Republic of Jungle | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Gerdoo Games | |
 | Deckception | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | Spritz Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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