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Local Co-Op + Cooking
Of 22 developers who shipped a Local Co-Op Cooking 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.. 44 more are announced, ×4.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.7k, ×14 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $230k, ×489 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 44 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.7k (exactly $6,736) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $18,473) |
| Top 5% | $232k (exactly $232,495) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 59 |
| Announced | 44 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.79 |
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 65% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Co-Op
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Cooking
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Co-Op, Cooking; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Co-op, Local Multiplayer
- Price point
- $9.79 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Family Friendly, Cute, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.79.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 1,449 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 6 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 44 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Local Co-Op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Overcooked! 2 2018 · $46M 
PlateUp! 2022 · $11M 
Overcooked 2016 · $6.9M 
Overcooked! All You Can Eat 2021 · $6.9M 
Feed the Cups 2024 · EA · $2.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Overcooked! 2 | older | $24.99 | 61,956 90% | 1.9M | $46M (exactly $46,448,413) | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 |
| | PlateUp! | older | $19.99 | 18,500 94% | 555k | $11M (exactly $11,094,450) | It's happening |
| | Overcooked | older | $16.99 | 13,528 89% | 406k | $6.9M (exactly $6,895,222) | Ghost Town Games Ltd. |
| | Overcooked! All You Can Eat | older | $39.99 | 5,744 73% | 172k | $6.9M (exactly $6,891,077) | Team17 Digital, Ghost Town Games |
| | Feed the Cups | · EA older | $15.99 | 4,708 72% | 141k | $2.3M (exactly $2,258,428) | Vambear Games |
 | Cook, Serve, Delicious! | older | $12.99 | 3,713 95% | 111k | $1.4M (exactly $1,446,956) | Vertigo Gaming Inc. |
 | Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! | older | $19.99 | 1,768 93% | 53k | $1.1M (exactly $1,060,270) | Vertigo Gaming Inc. |
 | Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! | older | $14.99 | 2,133 90% | 64k | $959k (exactly $959,210) | Vertigo Gaming Inc. |
 | Kitaria Fables | older | $19.99 | 1,253 73% | 38k | $751k (exactly $751,424) | Twin Hearts, Secret Level Studios |
 | Big Farm Story | older | $19.99 | 1,172 78% | 35k | $703k (exactly $702,848) | Goodgame Studios |
 | Cinnabunny | $24.99 | 403 96% | 12k | $302k (exactly $302,129) | Reky Studios | |
 | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | $14.99 | 517 70% | 16k | $232k (exactly $232,495) | kopiforge | |
 | Diner Bros 2 | $14.99 | 147 87% | 4.4k | $66k (exactly $66,106) | JAYFLGAMES | |
 | Let's Cook Together 2 | $23.99 | 37 75% | 1.1k | $27k (exactly $26,629) | Yellow Dot | |
 | Party Club | $4.99 | 158 72% | 4.7k | $24k (exactly $23,653) | Lucid11 Interactive | |
 | RippleIsland Kyle and Cal’s Restaurant | $27.99 | 22 68% | 660 | $18k (exactly $18,473) | SUNSOFT | |
 | Monster Meals | $6.99 | 79 98% | 2.4k | $17k (exactly $16,566) | Giant Warrior Studio | |
 | The Artifactory | $19.99 | 24 75% | 720 | $14k (exactly $14,393) | Berries Studios | |
 | Uh Oh Airlines | · EA | $17.99 | 26 69% | 780 | $14k (exactly $14,032) | Bomas Game Studio |
 | BunnyBakery | $8.99 | 36 69% | 1.1k | $9.7k (exactly $9,709) | G.J. Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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