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Should I ship a Local Co-Op Deckbuilding?
Local Co-Op + Deckbuilding
Only 14 developers shipped a Local Co-Op Deckbuilding 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, I'm No Demonlord, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.4k, ×7.1 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $720; 1 in 20 cleared $43k, ×93 the market median. Revenue is up 180% on the market; 26 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $719 (exactly $719) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) |
| Top 25% | $17k (exactly $16,639) |
| Top 5% | $44k (exactly $43,961) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 180% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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
- Deckbuilding
- effort 3 / 10 · high · card pools and run logic
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Co-Op, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $11.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 376 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $720. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
One Step From Eden 2020 · $3.6M 
HELLCARD 2024 · $2.5M 
Spirit Island 2020 · $1.2M 
Spellmasons 2023 · $673k 
Ticket to Ride® 2023 · $475k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | One Step From Eden | older | $19.99 | 6,039 94% | 181k | $3.6M (exactly $3,621,588) | Thomas Moon Kang |
| | HELLCARD | older | $24.99 | 3,368 86% | 101k | $2.5M (exactly $2,524,990) | Thing Trunk |
| | Spirit Island | older | $24.99 | 1,545 91% | 46k | $1.2M (exactly $1,158,286) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
| | Spellmasons | older | $19.99 | 1,122 91% | 34k | $673k (exactly $672,863) | Octavia Blue |
| | Ticket to Ride® | older | $14.99 | 1,057 69% | 32k | $475k (exactly $475,333) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
 | Aeon's End | older | $14.99 | 438 82% | 13k | $197k (exactly $196,969) | Handelabra Games Inc. |
 | Charterstone: Digital Edition | older | $19.99 | 235 76% | 7.1k | $141k (exactly $140,930) | Acram Digital |
 | Card Hog | older | $5.99 | 464 93% | 14k | $83k (exactly $83,381) | SnoutUp |
 | Space Food Truck | older | $9.99 | 216 71% | 6.5k | $65k (exactly $64,735) | One Man Left Studios |
 | I'm No Demonlord | $8.99 | 163 84% | 4.9k | $44k (exactly $43,961) | NiaoWu Studio | |
 | Spirit Mancer | $19.99 | 51 72% | 1.5k | $31k (exactly $30,585) | Sunny Syrup Studio | |
 | Keep the Heroes Out | $19.99 | 35 60% | 1.1k | $21k (exactly $20,990) | Brueh Games, YarnCat Games | |
 | Ragtag Heroes : CO-OP Deckbuilder | · EA | $14.99 | 37 62% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $16,639) | Ragtag Heroes Team |
 | Duo Quest | $14.99 | 26 65% | 780 | $12k (exactly $11,692) | 1+1 Studios | |
 | Vinebound: Tangled Together | $4.99 | 43 95% | 1.3k | $6.4k (exactly $6,437) | Riftpoint Entertainment | |
 | Hard Edge - War Zone | $15.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) | SUNSOFT | |
 | Vulcard | · EA | $11.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Goblin Games Studio |
 | Deckception | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | Spritz Studios | |
 | Card Maker Simulator | $7.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | Níkolas Santos |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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