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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Co-op Point & Click game?

Co-op + Point & Click

Of 30 developers who shipped a Co-op Point & Click 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.. 39 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $740k, ×498 the market median. Revenue is up 605% on the market; 39 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 605% on the market, 39 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 30
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.6k → $629 → $719 → $899 → $1.7k → $449 → $3.7k (still earning) → $2.0k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 30
Bottom 30% $299 (exactly $299)
Median $1.7k (exactly $1,676)
Top 25% $10k (exactly $10,074)
Top 5% $746k (exactly $745,952)
Developers, 2 yr 30
Released games 88
Announced 39
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $5.99

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 605% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 19%, 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
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high 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, Point & Click; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Online Co-Op, Adventure, Puzzle
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Atmospheric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 9,667 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 $1.7k, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $740k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 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

Escape Simulator 2021 · $9.9M The Past Within 2022 · $2.6M Escape Simulator 2 2025 · $2.6M Tick Tock: A Tale for Two 2019 · $1.8M At Dead Of Night 2020 · $1.6M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Escape Simulator older $19.99 16,496 94% 495k $9.9M (exactly $9,892,651) Pine Studio
The Past Within older $5.99 14,673 94% 440k $2.6M (exactly $2,636,738) Rusty Lake
Escape Simulator 2 $19.99 4,292 92% 129k $2.6M (exactly $2,573,912) Pine Studio
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two older $5.99 10,006 85% 300k $1.8M (exactly $1,798,078) Other Tales Interactive
At Dead Of Night older $15.99 3,289 94% 99k $1.6M (exactly $1,577,733) Baggy Cat Ltd.
The Cave older $14.99 2,483 87% 74k $1.1M (exactly $1,116,605) Double Fine Productions
Approximately Up $24.99 995 93% 30k $746k (exactly $745,952) Approximately Games
Distrust: Polar Survival older $12.99 1,764 73% 53k $687k (exactly $687,431) Cheerdealers
In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure $14.99 1,432 86% 43k $644k (exactly $643,970) Clock Out Games
Unboxing the Cryptic Killer older $5.99 2,354 89% 71k $423k (exactly $423,014) Eleven Puzzles
Rhythia · EA $3.99 2,029 83% 61k $243k (exactly $242,871) Capo Games
Parallel Experiment $9.99 702 84% 21k $210k (exactly $210,389) Eleven Puzzles
Spectator 2 $12.99 33 72% 990 $13k (exactly $12,860) Neko Machine, Minechan
BRELOK -ねずみたちの脱出- $3.99 97 91% 2.9k $12k (exactly $11,611) ひろめてん
Fofumia $15.99 21 85% 630 $10k (exactly $10,074) Actoon Studio
DR Dominoes $5.99 40 100% 1.2k $7.2k (exactly $7,188) Gammes
Beat Paws Odyssey $6.99 26 88% 780 $5.5k (exactly $5,452) mindora games

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