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Should I ship a Modern-Day Local Co-Op game?
Local Co-Op + Modern
Only 11 developers shipped a Modern-Day Local 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, EA SPORTS FC™ 26, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.6k, ×7.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $840. Revenue is up 3375% on the market; 10 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $839 (exactly $839) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.6k (exactly $3,599) |
| Top 25% | $969k (exactly $968,977) |
| Top 5% | $209M (exactly $209,493,368) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 3375% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, 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
- Modern
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Co-Op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 60% positive over 126,108 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $840. 5 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 2025 · $209M 
Rhythm Doctor 2025 · $15M 
Tennis Elbow 4 2026 · $969k 
Ben 10: Power Trip 2020 · $288k 
Tennis World Tour 2 2020 · $242k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | $69.99 | 99,773 50% | 3.0M | $209M (exactly $209,493,368) | EA Canada, EA Romania | |
| | Rhythm Doctor | $19.99 | 25,021 98% | 751k | $15M (exactly $15,005,094) | 7th Beat Games | |
| | Tennis Elbow 4 | $29.99 | 1,077 96% | 32k | $969k (exactly $968,977) | Mana Games | |
| | Ben 10: Power Trip | older | $29.99 | 320 78% | 9.6k | $288k (exactly $287,904) | PHL Collective |
| | Tennis World Tour 2 | older | $39.99 | 202 49% | 6.1k | $242k (exactly $242,339) | Big Ant Studios |
 | Monopoly Madness | older | $29.99 | 94 43% | 2.8k | $85k (exactly $84,572) | Engine Software, Ubisoft |
 | Tour de France 2020 | older | $19.99 | 122 80% | 3.7k | $73k (exactly $73,163) | Cyanide Studio |
 | Truxton Extreme | $24.99 | 93 95% | 2.8k | $70k (exactly $69,722) | Tatsujin | |
 | Dooms Hair Salon | $9.99 | 134 89% | 4.0k | $40k (exactly $40,160) | Slimebox | |
 | Breakout: Recharged | older | $9.99 | 96 81% | 2.9k | $29k (exactly $28,771) | Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox |
 | Rolling Ball: HD Remaster | $59.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $3.6k (exactly $3,599) | SUNYU Games | |
 | Soccer Pro Simulator | · EA | $6.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Super Firefighter | $6.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $839 (exactly $839) | William Giguère | |
 | Godcall Defense Line | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | SEN | |
 | Street Soccer Simulator | · EA | $6.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Hard Shark Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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