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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Online Co-Op Logic game?

Online Co-Op + Logic

Of 65 developers who shipped an Online Co-Op Logic 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.. 91 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.0k, ×0.7 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270. 91 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper, while revenue is down 80% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.7 times the market baseline, revenue down 80% on the market, 91 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Online Co-Op + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 65
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $23k → $267k → $5.0k → $4.8k → $5.7k → $1.8k → $599 (still earning) → $180 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Online Co-Op + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 65
Bottom 30% $269 (exactly $269)
Median $1.0k (exactly $1,040)
Top 25% $11k (exactly $11,266)
Top 5% $644k (exactly $643,970)
Developers, 2 yr 65
Released games 151
Announced 91
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $4.99

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 down 80% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, 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.

Online Co-Op
effort 8 / 10 · low · netcode, lobbies and state sync across machines
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
Online Co-Op, Logic; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Co-op, Puzzle, Adventure
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.37 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Atmospheric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $16.37 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 13,579 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $1.0k, 1 in 4 over $11k, 1 in 20 over $640k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 29 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 91 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Online Co-Op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Bullet HeavenStrong odds27 devs · median $9.3k · 38 announced
  2. + Escape RoomFair31 devs · median $14k · 32 announced
  3. + TypingFair16 devs · median $5.0k · 12 announced
  4. + GamblingFair22 devs · median $4.4k · 34 announced
  5. + Point & ClickFair28 devs · median $1.7k · 34 announced
  6. + Extraction ShooterPoor odds29 devs · median $443k · 70 announced
  7. + TransportationPoor odds14 devs · median $369k · 25 announced
  8. + JRPGPoor odds11 devs · median $346k · 16 announced
  9. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds72 devs · median $217k · 139 announced
  10. + World War IIPoor odds10 devs · median $188k · 18 announced
  11. + City BuilderPoor odds32 devs · median $118k · 55 announced
  12. + LGBTQ+Poor odds20 devs · median $95k · 18 announced

All 211 pairs on the Online Co-Op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Alchemy Factory 2026 · $1.4M Good Company 2022 · $1.1M TerraScape 2024 · $930k Guilty as Sock! 2025 · $798k Brickadia 2025 · EA · $761k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Alchemy Factory $17.99 2,529 87% 76k $1.4M (exactly $1,364,901) D5 Copperhead
Good Company older $24.99 1,480 73% 44k $1.1M (exactly $1,109,556) Chasing Carrots
TerraScape older $14.99 2,068 88% 62k $930k (exactly $929,980) Bitfall Studios
Guilty as Sock! $5.50 4,836 89% 145k $798k (exactly $797,940) Demon Max
Brickadia · EA $19.99 1,269 81% 38k $761k (exactly $761,019) Brickadia, LLC
In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure $14.99 1,432 86% 43k $644k (exactly $643,970) Clock Out Games
Main Assembly older $19.99 1,004 83% 30k $602k (exactly $602,099) Bad Yolk Games
SOS OPS! older $4.99 4,000 83% 120k $599k (exactly $598,800) ArtDock
Unboxing the Cryptic Killer older $5.99 2,354 89% 71k $423k (exactly $423,014) Eleven Puzzles
AutoForge · EA older $24.99 439 86% 13k $329k (exactly $329,118) Siege Games
Rhythia · EA $3.99 2,029 83% 61k $243k (exactly $242,871) Capo Games
Tower Networking Inc. · EA $19.99 317 95% 9.5k $190k (exactly $190,105) Pocosia Studios
We Escaped a Twisted Game $4.99 792 94% 24k $119k (exactly $118,562) Deluded Games
How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine $12.99 161 83% 4.8k $63k (exactly $62,742) Breakfirst Games
Inkwellers $9.99 136 88% 4.1k $41k (exactly $40,759) ScrumptiousSprouts sp. z o.o.
Escape From Crimson Manor: Trapped Together $12.99 78 69% 2.3k $30k (exactly $30,397) MediaCity Games

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