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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Vampire Co-op game?

Co-op + Vampires

Only 7 developers shipped a Vampire Co-op 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, Relic Dudes, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced, ×6.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.

Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $11k against a market of $1.5k. 18 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 7.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 95% on the market, 18 announced, ×6.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Co-op + Vampires
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 7

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Co-op + Vampires: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 7
Bottom 30% $2.1k (exactly $2,098)
Median $11k (exactly $11,321)
Top 25% $23k (exactly $22,789)
Top 5% $40k (exactly $39,521)
Developers, 2 yr 7
Released games 30
Announced 18
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 95% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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
Vampires
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
Price point
$5.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $49.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.

The top 10 games average 94% positive over 329,954 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $2.1k, median $11k, 1 in 4 over $22k, 1 in 20 over $39k.

3 in 10 developers made under $2.1k. 18 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.0 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

CODE VEIN 2019 · $83M Vampire Survivors 2022 · $38M Evil West 2022 · $15M The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2013 · $3.5M Redfall 2023 · $3.0M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
CODE VEIN older $59.99 46,315 83% 1.4M $83M (exactly $83,353,106) Bandai Namco Studios
Vampire Survivors older $4.99 251,686 98% 7.6M $38M (exactly $37,677,394) poncle
Evil West older $49.99 10,215 74% 306k $15M (exactly $15,319,436) Flying Wild Hog
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing older $14.99 7,720 83% 232k $3.5M (exactly $3,471,684) NeocoreGames
Redfall older $39.99 2,460 40% 74k $3.0M (exactly $2,951,262) Arkane Austin
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut older $44.99 1,959 76% 59k $2.6M (exactly $2,644,062) NeocoreGames
Apocalypse Party older $9.99 4,658 72% 140k $1.4M (exactly $1,396,003) Breaker Games
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II older $14.99 1,954 70% 59k $879k (exactly $878,714) NeocoreGames
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III older $14.99 1,211 64% 36k $545k (exactly $544,587) NeocoreGames
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile older $9.99 1,776 95% 53k $532k (exactly $532,267) Ska Studios
Relic Dudes $4.99 264 87% 7.9k $40k (exactly $39,521) Achenar Studios, danilomacb
Deadhaus Sonata · EA $19.99 38 68% 1.1k $23k (exactly $22,789) Apocalypse Studios
Cursed Deal $7.99 51 98% 1.5k $12k (exactly $12,225) Massive Crystal Studios
Backrooms: Hide Together $5.99 63 44% 1.9k $11k (exactly $11,321) ICON GAME STUDIO
DEMONK $9.99 7 42% 210 $2.1k (exactly $2,098) VETO GAMES
RELSU $5.99 2 100% 60 $359 (exactly $359) EREVOAM
Vampirates $2.99 3 100% 90 $269 (exactly $269) Abonneer

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