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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cyberpunk Co-op game?

Co-op + Cyberpunk

Of 38 developers who shipped a Cyberpunk Co-op 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.. 116 more are announced, ×6.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $5.5k, ×3.7 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $2.2M, ×1472 the market median. Revenue is down 85% on the market; 116 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.7 times the market baseline, revenue down 85% on the market, 116 announced, ×6.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + Cyberpunk
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 38
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.6k → $390 → $179 → $8.1k → $9.6k → $25k → $5.4k (still earning) → $59 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + Cyberpunk: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 38
Bottom 30% $899 (exactly $899)
Median $5.5k (exactly $5,539)
Top 25% $28k (exactly $27,586)
Top 5% $2.2M (exactly $2,205,049)
Developers, 2 yr 38
Released games 143
Announced 116
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 85% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 23%, 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
Cyberpunk
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; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, RPG, Shooter
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Isometric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 54% positive over 22,814 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $900, median $5.5k, 1 in 4 over $27k, 1 in 20 over $2.2M.

3 in 10 developers made under $900. 8 in 10 of the 29 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 116 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.8 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Co-op with a different setting or mood, 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

Watch Dogs®: Legion 2023 · $21M Killing Floor 3 2025 · $20M The Ascent 2021 · $17M RAGE 2 2019 · $17M DAEMON X MACHINA 2020 · $9.3M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Watch Dogs®: Legion older $59.99 11,891 56% 357k $21M (exactly $21,400,233) Ubisoft Toronto
Killing Floor 3 $39.99 16,493 46% 495k $20M (exactly $19,786,652) Tripwire Interactive
The Ascent older $29.99 19,235 74% 577k $17M (exactly $17,305,730) Neon Giant
RAGE 2 older $39.99 14,019 64% 421k $17M (exactly $16,818,594) id Software, Avalanche Studios
DAEMON X MACHINA older $49.99 6,172 85% 185k $9.3M (exactly $9,256,148) Marvelous Inc.
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition older $29.99 9,352 86% 281k $8.4M (exactly $8,413,994) Crytek Studios
Wolfenstein: Youngblood older $19.99 12,702 43% 381k $7.6M (exactly $7,617,389) MachineGames, Arkane Studios
The Surge 2 older $29.99 7,477 75% 224k $6.7M (exactly $6,727,057) Deck13
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising older $19.99 10,111 94% 303k $6.1M (exactly $6,063,567) Flow Fire Games
Operation: Tango older $19.99 7,167 86% 215k $4.3M (exactly $4,298,050) Clever Plays
ZEPHON $39.99 1,838 83% 55k $2.2M (exactly $2,205,049) Proxy Studios
Neon Abyss 2 · EA $19.99 1,968 68% 59k $1.2M (exactly $1,180,210) Veewo Games
Meta Ghost: Breaking Show $17.99 1,497 72% 45k $808k (exactly $807,931) Scarecrow Studio
CyberCorp $14.99 351 75% 11k $158k (exactly $157,845) Megame LLC
Head's Adventures:chibichibi $7.99 334 97% 10k $80k (exactly $80,060) ManaWanderer
Bounty Brawl: Most Wanted $15.99 138 84% 4.1k $66k (exactly $66,199) Nanuq
Anima Flux $19.99 69 78% 2.1k $41k (exactly $41,379) Avantaj Prim
Shell Runner $14.99 80 57% 2.4k $36k (exactly $35,976) Reija
Band Space $19.99 46 78% 1.4k $28k (exactly $27,586) Smartmelon Games

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