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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Superhero Local Co-Op game?

Local Co-Op + Superhero

Only 11 developers shipped a Superhero 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, LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight, 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: long shot, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $18M, ×12234 the market median. Revenue is up 1888200% on the market; 10 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 1888200% on the market, 10 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Local Co-Op + Superhero
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $90 → $11k → $898 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Local Co-Op + Superhero: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $898 (exactly $898)
Top 25% $83k (exactly $83,217)
Top 5% $18M (exactly $18,326,182)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 34
Announced 10
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $12.99

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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 165% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, 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.

Local Co-Op
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Superhero
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Local Co-Op
Price point
$12.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 7 games average 93% positive over 11,184 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $900, 1 in 4 over $83k, 1 in 20 over $18M.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 10 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Local Co-Op with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + LootStrong odds22 devs · median $7.3k · 21 announced
  2. + LGBTQ+Fair11 devs · median $14k · 12 announced
  3. + Artificial IntelligenceFair16 devs · median $11k · 15 announced
  4. + TriviaFair12 devs · median $7.5k · 13 announced
  5. + Action RPGFair68 devs · median $6.0k · 82 announced
  6. + ModernFair11 devs · median $3.6k · 10 announced
  7. + Dark FantasyFair40 devs · median $2.7k · 47 announced
  8. + Board GameFair35 devs · median $2.4k · 41 announced
  9. + Dungeon CrawlerFair49 devs · median $1.8k · 60 announced
  10. + MedievalFair46 devs · median $1.8k · 52 announced
  11. + Immersive SimFair22 devs · median $1.8k · 27 announced
  12. + Point & ClickFair12 devs · median $1.8k · 9 announced

All 151 pairs on the Local Co-Op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Injustice™ 2 2017 · $26M LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight 2026 · $18M LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes 2013 · $14M SpeedRunners 2016 · $10M LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame 2008 · $7.7M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Injustice™ 2 older $49.99 17,445 86% 523k $26M (exactly $26,162,266) NetherRealm Studios, QLOC
LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight $69.99 8,728 95% 262k $18M (exactly $18,326,182) TT Games
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes older $19.99 22,663 95% 680k $14M (exactly $13,591,001) Traveller's Tales
SpeedRunners older $14.99 22,842 94% 685k $10M (exactly $10,272,047) DoubleDutch Games
LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame older $19.99 12,850 89% 386k $7.7M (exactly $7,706,145) Traveller's Tales
LEGO® DC Super-Villains older $39.99 5,798 91% 174k $7.0M (exactly $6,955,861) TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham older $19.99 7,521 88% 226k $4.5M (exactly $4,510,344) TT Games Ltd
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes older $19.99 7,473 94% 224k $4.5M (exactly $4,481,558) TT Games
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2 older $19.99 7,452 86% 224k $4.5M (exactly $4,468,964) TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
LEGO® MARVEL's Avengers older $19.99 5,993 88% 180k $3.6M (exactly $3,594,002) Traveller's Tales, TT Games, Feral Inte… (Traveller's Tales, TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac))
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion $29.99 2,298 88% 69k $2.1M (exactly $2,067,511) Tribute Games Inc.
MARVEL MaXimum Collection $24.99 111 76% 3.3k $83k (exactly $83,217) Limited Run Games
QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger $12.99 27 96% 810 $11k (exactly $10,522) Quadri Team
Basureroes: Invasion $11.99 14 100% 420 $5.0k (exactly $5,036) Javs Game Studios
Super Nova $5.99 5 60% 150 $898 (exactly $898) DIG Games
Max's Jungle Odyssey $8.99 1 100% 30 $270 (exactly $270) Fernando Garrido García-Manso
Off-balance: Balance Party Vol. 2 $29.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) After Work Games
The Supernatural Power Troll $2.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Jack Le Hamster
胜利快打传 Win The Fight Legend 戦いの伝説に勝つ $18.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) ZuoYuanYouYang Co.,Ltd.

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