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Co-op + Submarine
Only 10 developers shipped a Co-op Submarine 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, Abyssus, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×3.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×2.0 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $3.7M, ×2509 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 21 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $899 (exactly $899) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 25% | $95k (exactly $95,161) |
| Top 5% | $3.8M (exactly $3,758,996) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 100% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Submarine
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 6,574 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $900. 4 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Barotrauma 2023 · $65M 
Abyssus 2025 · $3.8M 
We Need To Go Deeper 2019 · $2.2M 
Wolfpack 2019 · EA · $2.0M 
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet 2019 · $877k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Barotrauma | older | $34.99 | 61,905 94% | 1.9M | $65M (exactly $64,981,678) | FakeFish, Undertow Games |
| | Abyssus | $24.99 | 5,014 84% | 150k | $3.8M (exactly $3,758,996) | DoubleMoose Games | |
| | We Need To Go Deeper | older | $15.99 | 4,652 86% | 140k | $2.2M (exactly $2,231,564) | Deli Interactive LLC |
| | Wolfpack | · EA older | $34.99 | 1,862 88% | 56k | $2.0M (exactly $1,954,541) | Usurpator AB |
| | The Fisherman - Fishing Planet | older | $29.99 | 975 62% | 29k | $877k (exactly $877,208) | Fishing Planet LLC |
 | Line War | older | $24.99 | 1,076 80% | 32k | $807k (exactly $806,677) | Studio Centurion |
 | IronWolf VR | older | $19.99 | 1,087 94% | 33k | $652k (exactly $651,874) | Ionized Studios |
 | Darkwater | $9.99 | 989 77% | 30k | $296k (exactly $296,403) | Targon Studios | |
 | Iron Sea Defenders | older | $14.99 | 305 81% | 9.2k | $137k (exactly $137,158) | Creobit |
 | Subterror | $7.99 | 397 90% | 12k | $95k (exactly $95,161) | Team Monumental | |
 | FULL METAL COFFIN | $4.99 | 137 94% | 4.1k | $21k (exactly $20,509) | Titanite, Mantle Array, Xenith | |
 | Abyss Crew | $9.99 | 10 30% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | PGM Studio, Deep Slap Studio | |
 | Sub Optimal Co. | $3.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | It's A Sidegame | |
 | Depth Diver | · EA | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Nerra Tolstoï, FLaV |
 | Piece of Ship | · EA | $3.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $598 (exactly $598) | r-sky |
 | My Rusty Submarine - New Waters | $1.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $597 (exactly $597) | Sørb | |
 | Catmarine | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | Hex Foundry |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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