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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Co-op Character Action Game?

Character Action Game + Co-op

Only 6 developers shipped a Co-op Character Action 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, Valkyrie of Phantasm, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced, ×4.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.

Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $75k against a market of $1.5k. 13 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 50.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 1395% on the market, 13 announced, ×4.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Character Action Game + Co-op
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 6

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Character Action Game + Co-op: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 6
Bottom 30% $6.9k (exactly $6,893)
Median $75k (exactly $74,925)
Top 25% $488k (exactly $487,556)
Top 5% $500k (exactly $500,233)
Developers, 2 yr 6
Released games 44
Announced 13
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 1395% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 14%, 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.

Character Action Game
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Co-op
effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Character Action Game, Co-op
Price point
$14.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 80% positive over 36,664 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $6.9k, median $75k, 1 in 4 over $480k, 1 in 20 over $500k.

3 in 10 developers made under $6.9k. 13 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Character Action Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Sci-fiPoor odds12 devs · median $305k · 30 announced
  2. + Action RPGPoor odds14 devs · median $105k · 55 announced
  3. + ShooterPoor odds14 devs · median $84k · 47 announced
  4. + Action-AdventurePoor odds23 devs · median $58k · 93 announced
  5. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds14 devs · median $58k · 43 announced
  6. + Spectacle fighterPoor odds22 devs · median $58k · 44 announced
  7. + Hack and SlashPoor odds27 devs · median $58k · 80 announced
  8. + Beat 'em upPoor odds12 devs · median $58k · 37 announced
  9. + AdventurePoor odds28 devs · median $29k · 100 announced
  10. + ActionPoor odds54 devs · median $20k · 188 announced
  11. + Action RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  12. + RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 16 announced

All 39 pairs on the Character Action Game page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced 2023 · $16M Evil West 2022 · $15M Redeemer: Enhanced Edition 2017 · $949k The Wonderful 101: Remastered 2020 · $677k Mighty Goose 2021 · $566k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced older $29.99 18,217 81% 547k $16M (exactly $16,389,835) Gearbox Software, Blind Squirrel Games
Evil West older $49.99 10,215 74% 306k $15M (exactly $15,319,436) Flying Wild Hog
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition older $11.99 2,637 87% 79k $949k (exactly $948,529) Sobaka Studio
The Wonderful 101: Remastered older $39.99 564 84% 17k $677k (exactly $676,631) PlatinumGames Inc.
Mighty Goose older $19.99 943 86% 28k $566k (exactly $565,517) Blastmode, MP2 Games
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile older $9.99 1,776 95% 53k $532k (exactly $532,267) Ska Studios
Valkyrie of Phantasm $29.99 556 86% 17k $500k (exactly $500,233) AREAZERO
GODBREAKERS $19.99 813 70% 24k $488k (exactly $487,556) To The Sky
GOCCO OF WAR older $19.99 805 89% 24k $483k (exactly $482,758) peakvox, O-TWO inc.
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop older $39.99 138 64% 4.1k $166k (exactly $165,559) TAITO CORP.
Hangtime! $9.99 250 77% 7.5k $75k (exactly $74,925) Leo Langlois
Fizz Quiz $14.99 20 50% 600 $9.0k (exactly $8,994) Moon
VEX MAGE $9.99 23 95% 690 $6.9k (exactly $6,893) Nervous Systems
Maki: Paw of Fury $11.99 16 75% 480 $5.8k (exactly $5,755) Bacord

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