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Co-op + Score Attack
Of 109 developers who shipped a Co-op Score Attack 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.. 151 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, level with the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $420k, ×283 the market median. Revenue is up 25% on the market; 151 games are announced against 70 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 25% | $7.3k (exactly $7,302) |
| Top 5% | $423k (exactly $423,388) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 109 |
| Released games | 342 |
| Announced | 151 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 25% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Score Attack; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Online Co-Op, Arcade
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 24,537 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 50 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 151 games are announced against 70 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
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Vampire Survivors 2022 · $38M 
The Spell Brigade 2026 · $5.7M 
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics 2024 · $3.0M 
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition 2016 · $2.2M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Vampire Survivors | older | $4.99 | 251,686 98% | 7.6M | $38M (exactly $37,677,394) | poncle |
| | The Spell Brigade | $12.99 | 14,731 80% | 442k | $5.7M (exactly $5,740,671) | Bolt Blaster Games | |
| | MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics | older | $49.99 | 1,976 93% | 59k | $3.0M (exactly $2,963,407) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | AudioSurf | older | $9.99 | 8,901 95% | 267k | $2.7M (exactly $2,667,630) | Dylan Fitterer |
| | Wuppo: Definitive Edition | older | $14.99 | 4,949 94% | 148k | $2.2M (exactly $2,225,565) | snekflat |
 | The Typing of The Dead: Overkill | older | $19.99 | 2,782 87% | 83k | $1.7M (exactly $1,668,365) | Modern Dream |
 | Element TD 2 - Tower Defense | older | $14.99 | 2,848 90% | 85k | $1.3M (exactly $1,280,746) | Element Studios |
 | Greedland | $12.99 | 2,919 83% | 88k | $1.1M (exactly $1,137,534) | VaMP He | |
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 | Temtem: Swarm | $12.99 | 2,487 77% | 75k | $969k (exactly $969,184) | Crema, GGTech Studios | |
 | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | $39.99 | 734 85% | 22k | $881k (exactly $880,580) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | |
 | Big Helmet Heroes | $24.99 | 678 78% | 20k | $508k (exactly $508,297) | Exalted Studio | |
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 | Sineus Arena Survivors | $10.99 | 1,150 77% | 35k | $379k (exactly $379,155) | Sineus Games | |
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 | Entropy Survivors | $9.99 | 487 80% | 15k | $146k (exactly $145,954) | Moving Pieces Interactive | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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