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Co-op + Incremental
Of 29 developers who shipped a Co-op Incremental 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.. 60 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×0.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $240k, ×165 the market median. Revenue is up 195% on the market; 60 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $3.8k (exactly $3,774) |
| Top 5% | $247k (exactly $247,045) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 70 |
| Announced | 60 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 195% on the market, supply 135% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 31%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Incremental
- effort 1 / 10 · high · formulas and upgrade tables
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Incremental; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Online Co-Op, Collectathon
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $8.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $8.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 3,189 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 60 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Q-UP 2025 · $337k 
Time Warpers 2020 · $296k 
Data Center 2026 · $247k 
Tap Tap Loot 2026 · $171k 
Let's Minesweeper 2024 · $117k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Q-UP | $9.99 | 1,126 93% | 34k | $337k (exactly $337,462) | Everybody House Games | |
| | Time Warpers | older | $19.99 | 493 82% | 15k | $296k (exactly $295,652) | Proton Studio Inc |
| | Data Center | $8.99 | 916 76% | 27k | $247k (exactly $247,045) | Waseku | |
| | Tap Tap Loot | $6.99 | 815 76% | 24k | $171k (exactly $170,906) | Turtle Knight Games | |
| | Let's Minesweeper | older | $4.99 | 780 76% | 23k | $117k (exactly $116,766) | SUNJOY GAME |
 | Tumbleweed Destiny | older | $2.99 | 352 95% | 11k | $32k (exactly $31,574) | KIMIDORI SOFT |
 | CyberTD | older | $19.99 | 50 66% | 1.5k | $30k (exactly $29,985) | Clockwork Origins |
 | WHERE the F$CK is my BITCOIN ⁉️ | $6.99 | 113 61% | 3.4k | $24k (exactly $23,696) | Bin Juice Games | |
 | Dig for TCG Cards With Your Friends | $6.99 | 77 44% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $16,147) | 3 Rare Devs | |
 | Galactic Simulator | $4.99 | 46 76% | 1.4k | $6.9k (exactly $6,886) | PcZ Games | |
 | Beat Paws Odyssey | $6.99 | 26 88% | 780 | $5.5k (exactly $5,452) | mindora games | |
 | 100 Cats Lost In World Find & Color | $4.99 | 28 96% | 840 | $4.2k (exactly $4,192) | Two Cats Games | |
 | Shelf Happens | $5.99 | 21 47% | 630 | $3.8k (exactly $3,774) | NurRam | |
 | Shake it Co! | $4.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | Zero Task |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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