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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Online Co-Op Quick-Time Events game?

Online Co-Op + Quick-Time Events

Of 21 developers who shipped an Online Co-Op Quick-Time Events 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.. 50 more are announced, ×3.3 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 $360. 50 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper, while revenue is down 95% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.7 times the market baseline, revenue down 95% on the market, 50 announced, ×3.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Online Co-Op + Quick-Time Events
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $3.1k → $17k → $1.2k → $300 (still earning) → $807 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Online Co-Op + Quick-Time Events: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $358 (exactly $358)
Median $1.0k (exactly $1,015)
Top 25% $5.0k (exactly $5,034)
Top 5% $24k (exactly $23,653)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 37
Announced 50
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $6.99

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 95% on the market, supply 150% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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
Quick-Time Events
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
Online Co-Op, Quick-Time Events; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Co-op
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Funny, Linear
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 3,248 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $360, median $1.0k, 1 in 4 over $5.0k, 1 in 20 over $23k.

3 in 10 developers made under $360. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 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

Resident Evil 6 2013 · $31M Resident Evil 5 2009 · $29M Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition 2014 · $13M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 2025 · $5.2M Prison Life 2 2023 · $28k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Resident Evil 6 older $19.99 51,420 77% 1.5M $31M (exactly $30,836,574) Capcom
Resident Evil 5 older $19.99 48,521 87% 1.5M $29M (exactly $29,098,044) Capcom
Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition older $39.99 11,103 64% 333k $13M (exactly $13,320,269) Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 $59.99 2,879 83% 86k $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) CyberConnect2
Prison Life 2 older $4.99 188 77% 5.6k $28k (exactly $28,144) AO Games
Frog Jump $4.99 158 86% 4.7k $24k (exactly $23,653) SlugShot Games
Monster Meals $6.99 79 98% 2.4k $17k (exactly $16,566) Giant Warrior Studio
A Technician's Nightmare older $1.99 171 78% 5.1k $10k (exactly $10,209) Luzh.
Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary $6.99 47 65% 1.4k $9.9k (exactly $9,856) PlayTogether Studio
2 Bows 1 Arrow $6.99 28 100% 840 $5.9k (exactly $5,872) SKL Games
Mayday Protocol $7.99 21 71% 630 $5.0k (exactly $5,034) Wazang Games
Smoke Town $6.99 9 100% 270 $1.9k (exactly $1,887) TSRV
Car Guys $5.99 9 33% 270 $1.6k (exactly $1,617) Ruben Alcañiz
Dr Voss’ Escape Room $2.99 13 53% 390 $1.2k (exactly $1,166) Vexos Games
Rush Roulette · EA $6.99 5 100% 150 $1.0k (exactly $1,048) Terralithic

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