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Should I ship an Online Co-Op Runner?
Online Co-Op + Runner
Of 40 developers who shipped an Online Co-Op Runner 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.. 64 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×0.6 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300. 64 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper, while revenue is down 15% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) |
| Top 5% | $56k (exactly $55,707) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 40 |
| Released games | 70 |
| Announced | 64 |
| 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 15% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Runner
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Online Co-Op, Runner; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Co-op, Action
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Cartoony, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 1,765 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 7 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 64 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Climber Animals: Together 2024 · $720k 
WASD : The Adventure of Tori 2025 · $87k 
Eggo 2026 · $56k 
Jelly Bubble 2026 · $51k 
NiuMa 2025 · $47k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Climber Animals: Together | older | $3.99 | 6,014 73% | 180k | $720k (exactly $719,876) | Devotion Interactive |
| | WASD : The Adventure of Tori | $3.99 | 730 83% | 22k | $87k (exactly $87,381) | EVNA Games | |
| | Eggo | $5.99 | 310 83% | 9.3k | $56k (exactly $55,707) | 天赋一饼 Meme Crepe | |
| | Jelly Bubble | $9.99 | 170 99% | 5.1k | $51k (exactly $50,949) | BINGOBELL | |
| | NiuMa | $5.99 | 263 91% | 7.9k | $47k (exactly $47,261) | Game Star | |
 | Puppet Team | $4.99 | 112 64% | 3.4k | $17k (exactly $16,766) | Editmode | |
 | Steal The Pig | $4.99 | 74 85% | 2.2k | $11k (exactly $11,078) | BAA Games | |
 | Up N' Down | older | $3.99 | 82 79% | 2.5k | $9.8k (exactly $9,815) | CashcowGames |
 | CashGrab | older | $2.93 | 101 93% | 3.0k | $8.9k (exactly $8,878) | Grabba Guild Games LLC |
 | Quack Quack Up | $7.99 | 35 85% | 1.1k | $8.4k (exactly $8,390) | 顽核社 FuncoreClub | |
 | Sheep Seeker | $9.99 | 22 100% | 660 | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) | Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KI… (Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KIRK, Séverin RICHARD, Matthieu FARROW, François HANUS, Quentin EUNG, Mattéo GLAIRON-MONDET, Lucas RENARD, Céline TRUONG) | |
 | The Backrooms: Rescue Expedition | $9.99 | 21 33% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) | {CRYTIME} | |
 | 2 Bows 1 Arrow | $6.99 | 28 100% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | SKL Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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